How to Bend Objects In Blender | Simple Deform Modifier | All Settings Explained With Examples

[@5MinutesBlender]

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[@peterpan5087]

I have watched many bend tutorials and this is the best. You enter our mind and knows the kind of obstacles we will meet and then you solve it.

[@5MinutesBlender]

Thank you so much! 💝💝

[@FarukAhmet]

6:43 FYI, to copy the rotation info from the object to the empty, you can select the empty first, then the object, then right click on the Rotation box and select "Copy All to Selected". You can click on, say, Z, and choose "Copy Single to Selected" if you want to copy only that value. You can do this with almost any setting in the Properties window. You have 100 cubes and only one of them set to "Viewport Display > Display as : Wire"? Select all, that object last so it's active, right click on that dropdown and choose "Copy to Selected" etc. Or you can click on the option while holding Alt, same thing.

[@5MinutesBlender]

Wow! Thank you so much for sharing this 💝

[@Andrey-kh9ef]

Sweet!

[@electronica009]

T H A N K Y O U !

[@jackrabbitron]

This is an excellent tip -- thanks!

[@Yinky_b]

Honestly, 5 minutes blend is the best. I wish KZbin has a love button for me to press instead of liking this video. I've learnt a lot from you 5MB.

[@5MinutesBlender]

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[@wizlinkx]

Two years fast fast-forward, still very helpful. Thanks.

[@5MinutesBlender]

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[@kakashihatakevlogsegames2.862]

Bro, basically the one of the best tutorials of Blender, i don't needed to watch again to understand how to do it, thank you!

[@5MinutesBlender]

Wow, I'm glad that it helped you! 😊💝💝

[@19CarlosGomez64]

Simple Deform Modifier is everything but "simple", at least for me. This tutorial makes it very easy! Thanks a lot!!!!

[@5MinutesBlender]

Well said! Thank you so much for the appreciations 💝

[@reecefindlater6778]

Best tutorial video I've seen. Set at a good pace for learners. Thank you.

[@5MinutesBlender]

Thank you so much 😊💝💝

[@WarmCatFurniture]

Great video, thank you. I am still new to Blender and there is no way I could have worked this out without your help.

[@5MinutesBlender]

I'm happy to know that it helped! 😊💝💝

[@3dness449]

I always wondered why bending and abject has to be so difficult? But finally found the perfect tutorial for this! Thanks for sharing.

[@5MinutesBlender]

Glad to know that it helped you. Cheers!!

[@macnavi]

You are so right.

[@MrKiraBR]

Finally someone speaking on the video. Thank you!

[@jr8209]

That's exactly what I needed.

[@5MinutesBlender]

Thank you so much 💖💖 I'm glad it helped you 😊

[@mathhenrique9395]

Eu assisti inúmeros vídeos sobre como usar essa ferramenta que sempre me deixava irritado, mas o seu vídeo foi de longe o mais simples e melhor. ❤

[@5MinutesBlender]

Thank you so much for the appreciation ❤️ I'm glad that it helped you! 😊

[@jeeadvanced10]

this is the best video which explains simple deform modifier. good work.

[@5MinutesBlender]

Glad that it worked and you liked the tutorial! 😊💝💝

[@kendragon2012]

Excellent tutorial. Bending a cube was doing my head in. Thanks.

[@5MinutesBlender]

I'm glad to know that it helped you 😊💝💝

[@miguelangelromar]

Thank you very much for your work, your tutorials are very easy to understand and your way of explaining things makes learning easier.

[@5MinutesBlender]

Glad to hear that! Thank you so much 💝💝

[@EvingaAngel]

just came by here today ,guess who is trying to bend stuff on his models allready?

[@5MinutesBlender]

Extremely glad to know that it helped you. And thank you so much for the inspiring words, it means a lot 💝💝

[@5MinutesBlender]

If you need to rotate the object after bending, there are two ways to do that. One approach is to apply the modifiers that you have added. Now you can rotate the object freely, it won't affect the bending since the bending is now permanent. But a better technique would be like this 👉 Add an empty in the world origin. Then add a Copy Location constraint and a Copy Rotation constraint to the empty. Select the flute as the target object for both of these constraints. Now you can add a Simple Deform modifier and use this empty to bend the flute. You can move or rotate the flute as your wish, the bending won't get distorted. You don't need to apply the modifiers in this case, so your design remains flexible.

[@amenic215]

I got lost in a first step :D Video tutorial is VERY(!!!) helpful though. I am cheating by selecting both objects and rotating them together.

[@shaelizadeelizabeth3027]

Please What is the purpose of adding the empty. I bent the scorpion tail i was designing fine without it. I want to know if there's an advantage of adding the empty that I don't know about

[@5MinutesBlender]

@@shaelizadeelizabeth3027 The empty is only required to control the location and the direction of the bend. The empty is needed in most of the cases, but it is not a mandatory thing. If your bend looks ok without the empty, you don't need it. One advantage is, if you rotate or move your object, the bend may change. If you use an empty and rotate or move them together, the bend will still be fine.

[@jfcomposition]

Ok your knowledge is Superman Level.

[@5MinutesBlender]

Thanks bro! 💝💝

[@HC-pw5du]

Thank you for your tutorial, finally know how to bend in easier way.

[@5MinutesBlender]

Glad to know that helped you! 😊💝💝

[@3diva01]

This is very helpful! It would be nice if it had the option to save it to a playlist for future references.

[@5MinutesBlender]

That's a great idea! We'll create a separate playlist clubbing the short tutorials 👍

[@3diva01]

@@5MinutesBlender Thank you so much! That's a huge help! I love being able to find these again later - so having the ability to save them to a playlist is fantastic!

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[@5MinutesBlender]

Thank you! Glad you think our tutorials are useful! I saw your individual comments on each of the beginner's tutorials as you finished each topic. Great going 👍

[@StudioHoekhuis]

This is the best tutorial on the deform modifier I seen so far. Thanks 👍

[@5MinutesBlender]

Thank you so much for the appreciation 💝💝💝

[@TomGeewhiskeytango15511meterDX]

Took a bit but got it to work and after watching your how to animate video I made animation of a bending bar! Couldn't have done this without watching your tutorials.

[@5MinutesBlender]

Wow! Glad that I could help 😊

[@DrMerle-gw4wj]

I'm glad I happened to find this video. It is going to my downloads so that it will be available for future reference. This will be most useful.

[@5MinutesBlender]

Glad it was helpful!

[@StuSutcliffe60]

Again a great tutorial! Always had problems with this modifier. Thanks!

[@5MinutesBlender]

Glad to help! Thank you!

[@Spartan136]

Oh thank god, You finally fixed my problem, I had to bend a sidewalk to a curve and it was giving me all sorts of trouble.

[@5MinutesBlender]

I'm extremely happy to know that our tutorial helped you!

[@Official_HolidayAccelerator]

OMG your the only tutorial that actually helped me! the rest barly told me what to do and even when i did it, it was weird, but this tutorial was straight forward and helped so much! Thanks! Now i can make the front of my dirt bike helmet wrap around the front :)

[@5MinutesBlender]

I'm really glad that this tutorial helped you 😊💝💝

[@shaelizadeelizabeth3027]

3:24 really helped me to bend the tail of a scorpion robot I am modeling. 😊 thank you

[@5MinutesBlender]

Really glad to know that it helped you! 😊

[@paolod853]

Best of the best. Finally i get to love blender

[@5MinutesBlender]

Glad to know that you liked our tutorial 😊💝💝

[@kevingardner7782]

Wow, Simple, Easy and Damn it, you have helped me solve a problem i've had for a while now

[@5MinutesBlender]

Glad to know that our tutorial helped you!

[@valentinzunec9960]

Great tutorial, clear, short, explains all but, how to save bend so that it doesen't disapear when object jooined to another mesh?

[@5MinutesBlender]

Glad it helped! You can make the bend permanent by applying the simple deform modifier. It will permanently bend the object so that you can use it anywhere, move it or merge with another mesh.

[@artbybruno1734]

Great video and really well explained! Thank you!

[@5MinutesBlender]

Glad I could help 😊💝💝

[@michaelpenco546]

Your demonstration was clearly understood. Thanks

[@5MinutesBlender]

Thank you so much 😊

[@iftikharomar5513]

you just earned yourself a subscriber

[@5MinutesBlender]

Glad to know that! Thanks bro 💝

[@daleanderson1727]

Excellent tutorial and thank you very much for the time stamps too!

[@5MinutesBlender]

Glad you found it helpful! 😊💖💖

[@rededwards3479]

Thanks alot. I always thought the modifier was use less..Well done!

[@5MinutesBlender]

Glad that you liked it 👍

[@sozetteslow]

thank you man, you save my time

[@5MinutesBlender]

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[@Andrzej_Misiura]

The best tutorial in topic

[@5MinutesBlender]

Thank you so much for the appreciation 😊💝💝

[@thebigtricky9156]

love this modifier, I use it all the time, its very usable in your projects.

[@jorbedo]

It is possible to stack multiple bend (OR twists) effects with smooth transitions in between? I tried but I got sharp stops between distort effects. Thanks!

[@5MinutesBlender]

Yes it's possible but only in some limited cases, you can check this tutorial 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXfWq6Z9Z6yLZ68 You can also check our product which makes it far easier 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZyrhYimfMSbiaM

[@jorbedo]

@@5MinutesBlender thanks. I will check it.

[@TonyStark-zw1hn]

Blender is rage inducing

[@COCBugsGlitches]

but the blender community is great

[@hungrysquishybrain]

Haha, it sure is!

[@moshibars]

You said it fr

[@AngelOfDeath19em]

Oh my gawd, such an underrated comment 😂

[@COOLACADEMYFORPHYSICSANDMATH]

i was facing this problem now clear, thanks jeet

[@5MinutesBlender]

Always welcome 💝

[@CarlyTho]

I love this tutorial! Thank you.

[@5MinutesBlender]

Glad it was helpful! 😊

[@rivers8517]

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[@5MinutesBlender]

Awesome, thank you too! 😊💝💝

[@arakoabs]

Thanks!

[@Mocorn]

Instructional video. Well done. Having said that the video also demonstrates how difficult it can be to bend things in blender. Trial and error with three fields and three axis as well as matching all the necessary data from the origin object to simply bend something? Bending things shouldn't be this hard.

[@5MinutesBlender]

I tend to agree with you on this 👍 I also understand the difficulties in its development. In my opinion, a better tradeoff would be to give an option in the bend modifier, where it shows pictorial options of how something is bent. The user can comfortably choose what he sees. The system can easily do this by computing various results with all possible options. So the system displays, hey look, I can bend it in these available ways, which one do you think looks correct? And the user simply selects the one he needs. That will remove the difficulties on the part of the user, and also the code implementation is very simple. The UI will be little heavy, although manageable. But I think Blender UI is not like this yet.

[@Mocorn]

@@5MinutesBlender interesting idea. I had something similar in mind actually. One day perhaps :)

[@lm3273]

Excellent video.

[@5MinutesBlender]

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[@samanthaalbergottie]

Super helpful! Thank you!!

[@5MinutesBlender]

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[@kidtune]

Another amazing tutorial! Thank you so much

[@5MinutesBlender]

Thank you bro 💝

[@josephvanwyk2088]

The end part with the flute, can one solve this issue by simply ctrl+A apply all transformations - so that it's 1.0 ; would the bend then work perfectly?

[@5MinutesBlender]

No, I don't think that will work. However, you can do one thing to make life easier. Add an empty in the world origin. Then add a Copy Location constraint and a Copy Rotation constraint to the empty. Select the flute as the target object for both these constraints. And you are done! Now you can add a Simple Deform modifier and use the empty to bend the flute. The underlying principle still remains same, but this approach has big advantages on the UX front. You can move or rotate the flute at your will, the bending won't get distorted.

[@macnavi]

@@5MinutesBlender Maybe update this tutorial with that info. That suggestion is preferable, in my opinion.

[@5MinutesBlender]

@@macnavi Very true, but KZbin does not allow us to update the video once published. I will add it as a comment at the top, hope that will help. Thanks for this suggestion 👍

[@moonpowerofficial]

Thank you!! This helped me so much. But just a question, do you know how to fix deformation? Because when I move mine it will become distorted or weird.

[@5MinutesBlender]

Hi, please check the pinned comment for the movement. You can move it without any deformation.

[@moonpowerofficial]

@@5MinutesBlender Ok Ty!!

[@jbanimations8475]

Wonderful tutorial, helped me a lot! Thanks!

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[@5MinutesBlender]

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[@markokovacevic3225]

Wonderful tutorial! Thanks for sharing!

[@5MinutesBlender]

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[@querewedan180]

thank you , you help me so much . . . . . . good luck

[@5MinutesBlender]

Happy to help bro 😊

[@andrewphoto4750]

Yea this is my favorite blender vid

[@5MinutesBlender]

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[@DH-lf9ng]

Is there any way to prevent the object from rotating while using the restrictions? I just want to control the spot of bending, what basically the restrictions look good for. But the object rotation makes it useless for me.

[@5MinutesBlender]

At least I don't know if there is a way to stop that rotation. This is the reason we have added the option of similar restrictions in our Easy Bend add-on. You can use it for bending any object far more easily, no abrupt rotations. I am not trying to advertise anything here, but I don't think Blender supports that functionality natively. If you are interested in our Add-on, please check the pinned comment for a tutorial and the links. Thank you!

[@DH-lf9ng]

Thanks a lot for the fast reply and for providing a possible solution! Much appreciated !! Thanks!@@5MinutesBlender

[@mattholland6292]

How can I bend a flat model as is around a ball to make part of a shell for something like directional force field models?

[@5MinutesBlender]

I could not perfectly visualize what you are trying to create, specially the later half. Are you trying to wrap a flat plane around a spherical structure? Something like this 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqK9k42nm7Vnosk ?

[@Ganon616]

This tutorial is amazing. Just how they should be. Thanks!

[@5MinutesBlender]

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[@Dante_number1]

and you sir have earned a subscriber

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[@tristafrog]

You are such a beast bro

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Very, very useful content. Keep it up!

[@5MinutesBlender]

I'm glad that it helped! Cheers!

[@trik3002]

Thanks a ton mate ❤

[@5MinutesBlender]

I'm glad it helped! 😊💝💝

[@heartbrave4834]

Is there a way to reduce the number of vertices after applying the modifier?

[@5MinutesBlender]

You can use a Decimate modifier, to reduce the number of vertices for any object.

[@heartbrave4834]

@@5MinutesBlender That worked! Thank you.

[@jesseburson]

works great tut but can't save it crashes.

[@5MinutesBlender]

That's weird. But whenever Blender crashes, it saves some information about the crash. Look for a file named blender.crash.txt in your tmp directory. It can give us some valuable information about what made it crash.

[@GIGACHAD2424]

Perfect Explanation!!

[@5MinutesBlender]

Glad you think so!

[@KingDanielJ]

Thank you very helpful!!!

[@5MinutesBlender]

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Bro thanks so much!!!! Awesome tutorial!!!!

[@5MinutesBlender]

Glad it helped you!

[@eyeofsolomon]

Excellent tutorial. Thank you for posting it, very helpful.

[@5MinutesBlender]

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[@5MinutesBlender]

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[@timmythicc8040]

Thanks! Helped a lot!

[@5MinutesBlender]

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[@naner_lab2562]

very nice tutorial, guy! Thanks!

[@5MinutesBlender]

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[@5MinutesBlender]

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[@2nzzz]

Great!! You are the best

[@5MinutesBlender]

Thank you so much 😊

[@iamvartist]

great thanks when you hit apply for the modifyer of simpledeform it turns flat - why

[@5MinutesBlender]

Please check if you have another modifier or some transformations which are not applied. If you can't figure out what is causing this issue, you can send your blend file to us. I will investigate and let you know. Our contact details are given in the About section of this channel. Thanks!

[@CarlyTho]

FYI, to copy the rotation info from the Object to the Empty, you can select the Empty first, then Shift Select the Object, then right click on the Rotation Box and select "Copy All to Selected".

[@5MinutesBlender]

Thanks for sharing this tip! 👍

[@proffesor8882]

very helpful!

[@5MinutesBlender]

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[@GSAji-el7dz]

Thankyou great tutorial !!

[@5MinutesBlender]

Thank you too!

[@wesleytillman9774]

Thumbs up. Very helpful.

[@5MinutesBlender]

Thank you so much!

[@wesleytillman9774]

@@5MinutesBlender You're welcome, these are a great service to Blender novices like me.

[@georgetherat3345]

Wow! This really helps.

[@5MinutesBlender]

Thank you bro!

[@TimeForTowels]

Where do you get the flute?

[@5MinutesBlender]

I made it myself 😃 Not very difficult, take a cylinder and reduce its radius, then take another cylinder, use it along with a boolean modifier to cut holes through the first one. Done!

[@TimeForTowels]

@@5MinutesBlender Thanks! Love the channel!

[@5MinutesBlender]

@@TimeForTowels Thank you. If you are actually creating that flute, don't forget to add a solidify modifier at the end to add some thickness. And in the boolean modifier, you may need to use some special options like Self Intersection etc if otherwise the result is incorrect.

[@blendwithnuke]

Ohh man really i was so exhausted

[@5MinutesBlender]

Glad that you found it useful!

[@levinhnhan11588]

Very good.

[@5MinutesBlender]

Many many thanks 💝💝💝

[@leptopython]

nice. but what if loaction or rotation have been applied before bend?

[@5MinutesBlender]

Usually that should not create any problem if you are using an empty for the bending. However, if you still discover that the bend is not working as intended, you can "undo" the application of location by setting the origin of your object to its geometry.

[@kiwifruit3d]

Thank you, very helpful

[@5MinutesBlender]

Glad to hear that! Cheers!!

[@tuanle8791]

Greate, thank you very much 👍

[@5MinutesBlender]

Glad you liked it bro! 💖💖

[@TuanNguyen-bn3dj]

Can you show me the tutorial for making the flute? Thank you!

[@5MinutesBlender]

Hi, we did not as such create a tutorial for the flute. It is rather easy to make. Take a cylinder and reduce its diameter. Add more subdivisions if you want. Then take one more cylinder for the hole. It should have smaller diameter than the flute cylinder. Now create an array of this second cylinder, place them on the flute. Add a boolean modifier to the flute cylinder and subtract this array. You'll get the required hole and the flute will be ready.

[@Atherin1337]

Your freekin awesome. thank you

[@5MinutesBlender]

Glad to help!

[@mrcrumb4302]

'm following this along with a similar shape but when I add the SimpleDeform modifier, it will only Bend on the Z axis. Nothing happens on both X and Y. Anyone got a clue what I'm doing wrong?

[@5MinutesBlender]

You need to have enough subdivisions along the X or the Y axis in order to have a bend effect in those directions (assuming you have placed the empty etc perfectly).

[@matneu27]

Very good explanation, personally I prefer to bend part of the object by bend tool in editing mode. Bend modifier is sure better when you want to bend complex objects. Anyway, after watching you great geometry node introduction, I wonder if we can bend there? Especially when you can apply (as I learn in the video) on different vertrex groups.

[@5MinutesBlender]

Thanks for liking our tutorials 💝 As far as I know, bending of objects is still not possible using geometry nodes, but I'm sure it is on the way. And I totally agree with you, it will be super fun to work on bending within geometry nodes!

[@matejivi]

thanks. well explained.

[@5MinutesBlender]

Happy to know that you found it useful 😊

[@DarioVenturini-photography]

Perfect tut

[@5MinutesBlender]

Thank you for the appreciation! 😊💝💝

[@hritankarbasu7594]

Very nice

[@5MinutesBlender]

Thank you so much 💖💖

[@TruthSurge]

candy cane flute! I dont understand the necessity of using an empty with one object.

[@5MinutesBlender]

The empty controls the bend direction, with respect to the object that you're bending. It could have been done without an empty, but Blender has implemented it this way. In our Easy Bend add-on we have removed the need of this empty.

[@TruthSurge]

@@5MinutesBlender I got add-ons coming out every orifice. Haha. I have a confusing mess of blend files and addons. I made some myself copying tutorials. It's a lot to know

[@ihaventforgotten.3332]

When i move the bended object it only rotates. How can i fix this?

[@5MinutesBlender]

It is rotating because the empty which you used for bending operation stays in its original position, so it is influencing the bending such that the object is rotating instead of moving. Parent your object to the empty i.e. make your object as parent for the empty. Now if you move the object, the empty will move along with it and everything will work without any problem. Just in case it does not solve the issue, please let me know.

[@ihaventforgotten.3332]

@@5MinutesBlender Thank you! This worked. EDIT: Ive also realized this works with rotation,scale so thank you even more!

[@SwaroopShendurnikar]

Tysm brooo😢😢

[@5MinutesBlender]

Glad it helped! 😊💝💝 But why sad?

[@Spenelo]

Thanks so much for this!

[@5MinutesBlender]

I'm glad that you found it useful!