How to Slide Vertices Along Edges in Blender (Includes Merging Vertices)

Learn how to make Blender only move vertices along adjacent edges and how to automatically merge overlapping vertices. Details below...
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When in Vertex select mode within Edit mode, individual vertices can be selected.
Tapping the G key allows for selected vertices to be moved anywhere.
Tapping the G key a second time puts Blender into an edge slide mode where selected vertices can be slid along existing edges. By default, overlapping vertices will not be merged.
In the upper right corner of the 3D Viewport is the "Auto Merge Vertices" button. When active, overlapping vertices (those occupying the same location in 3D space) will be automatically merged.

[@Kyle-qn9ci]

I love this style of tutorial, simple and straightforward, thank you!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks mate. Hope it helps speed things up for you in Blender.

[@Gametime05577]

Thanks you so much for this awesome tutorial for free

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks mate. Happy to have helped you out.

[@rafaelbrustolin4687]

my savior

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you my child ;)

[@saukete6257]

Really nice! I have a question , Is there any option to activate that option constantly (slide vertice mode holded on) ? I mean, to don´t be neccesary to press double G each time I select a vertice to do a Slide Vertex. Thanks a lot!

[@MichaelBullo]

With a vertex selected, pressing G puts you into Move mode. At this point you should see a bunch of options show along the bottom of Blender. G, for Vert/Edge Slide, is just one of those many options. So I'm not sure you could do what you want to do. Best of luck finding a solution.

[@adnaanmashqoor7878]

Is there any way to do this with geometry nodes?

[@MichaelBullo]

Can you be more specific about the result you are trying to achieve?

[@user-wh4wm3mw7l]

In 3ds Max, I click and drag (vertex/edge/face). How do I do this in Blender?

[@MichaelBullo]

I don't understand

[@user-wh4wm3mw7l]

In Blender, you have to select a vertex, then click again to move it. In 3ds Max you can do this with a single click (click and drag). How do I do this in Blender? @@MichaelBullo

[@MattVarner]

Oh, no...this might make me dangerous, lol.

[@MichaelBullo]

Be kind to your meshes ;)