--- title: Quad Maker Simplifies Retopology For Tube-Like Shapes description: Quad Maker, a Maya-inspired Blender add-on for creating clean quad-based topology, has received a new feature called Place Ring. This drawing mode lets artists... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/quad-maker-simplifies-retopology-for-tube-like-shapes-g657cl6zi twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Quad Maker Simplifies Retopology For Tube-Like Shapes | daily.dev og:description: Quad Maker, a Maya-inspired Blender add-on for creating clean quad-based topology, has received a new feature called Place Ring. This drawing mode lets artists... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/quad-maker-simplifies-retopology-for-tube-like-shapes-g657cl6zi og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/g657cl6ZI.png og:image:alt: Quad Maker Simplifies Retopology For Tube-Like Shapes og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Quad Maker Simplifies Retopology For Tube-Like Shapes **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Quad Maker, a Maya-inspired Blender add-on for creating clean quad-based topology, has received a new feature called Place Ring. This drawing mode lets artists retopologize tube-like forms (arms, legs, fingers, necks) by placing a few points to define a path, which the tool then uses to fit a curve and generate a sleeve of quads. It offers more precision than free-hand dragging for curved or winding shapes, with controls for ring spacing and loop density. The feature is accessible via the Draw Quads tool by pressing Spacebar to cycle modes. Quad Maker supports Blender 4.2 and above and is available for purchase on the Superhive marketplace. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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