Blender : Making corners with mirror modifier (similarly to 3dsmax)

Duckmamoll

Hello,

I am trying to learn how to make modular environments, Currently I am working on making simple corridors.
I know that 3ds max has a really handy symmetry modifier to make corners by just rotating. Blender doesn't have this in its mirror modifier, how can I easily do what 3ds max does? (I tried with an array and an empty object as the object offset)

musashidan

Funny, but I was wondering the very same myself today and tried to find a solution. The closest I came was using an empty as the mirror mod axis and rotating it, but unfortunately it doesn't automatically maintain a watertight mesh like Max's Symmetry mod.

Duckmamoll

Is there any plugin that would cover it out? or do i just need to use a mirror and try to remove the geometry that I don't need?

Duckmamoll

Oh I just tried your method, for my simple geometry it seems to work perfectly, thank you  @musashidan

musashidan

Glad it worked. The thing to remember with Blender modifiers is that you often have to add an object(I usually just use an empty) to make it behave a bit like Max's dedicated modifier gizmos. A bit annoying coming from Max, but it is what it is.

xdaniel

I would recomend you looking into the addon "modifier list" https://blenderartists.org/t/modifier-list-1-3-1-improved-lattice-other-stuff/1147752
It allows you to add the modifier with a gizmo on the vertex you have selected much more easily