# Blockify/voxelize/simplify/smooth meshes with Blender

Take some sphere as example ([<span>https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:115644/files</span>)](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:115644/files))

## Import file into Blender

[![grafik.png](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/xpakmukdcblKRsCA-grafik.png)](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/xpakmukdcblKRsCA-grafik.png)

## Add "remesh" modifier

[![grafik.png](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/a8BRZN73TOorRSvA-grafik.png)](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/a8BRZN73TOorRSvA-grafik.png)

## Play with the settings

Choose "Mode: block" to create voxel-like style and adjust Octree Depth parameter

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-depth-%3D-2-depth-%3D-3-" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 99.9734%; height: 701.399px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 33.289%;"></col><col style="width: 33.289%;"></col><col style="width: 33.289%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 38.1167px;"><td class="align-center" style="height: 38.1167px;">**Depth = 2**</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 38.1167px;">**Depth = 3**</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 38.1167px;">**Depth = 4**</td></tr><tr style="height: 307.083px;"><td class="align-center" style="height: 307.083px;">[![grafik.png](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/f76UsC2GeZ9njfSx-grafik.png)](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/f76UsC2GeZ9njfSx-grafik.png)

</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 307.083px;">[![grafik.png](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/ayHJ2sqGZx9nX5or-grafik.png)](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/ayHJ2sqGZx9nX5or-grafik.png)

</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 307.083px;">[![grafik.png](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/CczW0cJsUYBFvekQ-grafik.png)](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/CczW0cJsUYBFvekQ-grafik.png)

</td></tr><tr style="height: 38.1167px;"><td class="align-center" style="height: 38.1167px;">**Depth = 5**</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 38.1167px;">**Depth = 6**</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 38.1167px;">**Depth = 7**</td></tr><tr style="height: 318.083px;"><td class="align-center" style="height: 318.083px;">[![grafik.png](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/aVeQmG2eeQuNg4P1-grafik.png)](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/aVeQmG2eeQuNg4P1-grafik.png)

</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 318.083px;">[![grafik.png](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/bhUm1esywV3uyr5A-grafik.png)](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/bhUm1esywV3uyr5A-grafik.png)

</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 318.083px;">[![grafik.png](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/0bM6tyEZ0FFFDj0e-grafik.png)](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/0bM6tyEZ0FFFDj0e-grafik.png)

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Choose "Mode: sharp" or "Mode: smooth" (similar but still different) to create simplified model and adjust Octree Depth parameter

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-depth-%3D-1-depth-%3D-2-" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 99.9734%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 33.289%;"></col><col style="width: 33.289%;"></col><col style="width: 33.289%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td class="align-center">**Depth = 1**</td><td class="align-center">**Depth = 2**</td><td class="align-center">**Depth = 3**</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center">[![grafik.png](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/eTADeAXC6HDsRP1Y-grafik.png)](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/eTADeAXC6HDsRP1Y-grafik.png)

</td><td class="align-center">[![grafik.png](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/OlAly74iGFUfFs9z-grafik.png)](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/OlAly74iGFUfFs9z-grafik.png)

</td><td class="align-center">[![grafik.png](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/2SVRmHwqBU5Tvnt6-grafik.png)](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/2SVRmHwqBU5Tvnt6-grafik.png)

</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center">**Depth = 4**</td><td class="align-center">**Depth = 5**</td><td class="align-center">  
</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center">[![grafik.png](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/W4U19yjEwi2gnzlI-grafik.png)](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/W4U19yjEwi2gnzlI-grafik.png)

</td><td class="align-center">[![grafik.png](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/GGVZ5KjekoXOBJuU-grafik.png)](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/GGVZ5KjekoXOBJuU-grafik.png)

</td><td class="align-center">  
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