I Can Only Select Object Mode?

[JockyRhonson]

Object Mode is selected by default, but if I go to the drop down menu for different modes - no matter what tab i'm under, whether it's layout, modeling, etc... There's no other modes. Just Object Mode. I NEED edit mode, is there something i need to do to get it in the drop down menu?

[YourPeepingTom]

make sure you have the object you want to edit "selected" sometimes it highlights something but if its not the active highlighted object then you can't edit it. Or if you select multiple things at the same time without manually selecting them to edit sometimes it does that as well

[JockyRhonson]

Originally posted by YourPeepingTom:

make sure you have the object you want to edit "selected" sometimes it highlights something but if its not the active highlighted object then you can't edit it. Or if you select multiple things at the same time without manually selecting them to edit sometimes it does that as well

Just double and triple checked. Still no edit mode :/

[YourPeepingTom]

could you maybe post some screen caps?

[*P0P$*FR3$H3NM3Y3R*]

What type of object do you have selected/ if it is multiple type one is the active object?
Some dropdowns are context sensitive depending on the active object type.
Here's a common scenario, the empty being the active object in the selection locking the modes, once the mesh object is active, the dropdown shows all modes.
https://i.imgur.com/4GYkmLa.gif

[JockyRhonson]

Originally posted by *P0P$*FR3$H3NM3Y3R*:

What type of object do you have selected/ if it is multiple type one is the active object?
Some dropdowns are context sensitive depending on the active object type.
Here's a common scenario, the empty being the active object in the selection locking the modes, once the mesh object is active, the dropdown shows all modes.
https://i.imgur.com/4GYkmLa.gif

I have a image selected. I wanted to make it a mesh and make it 3D. Maybe i'm missing something about selecting it using some other tool than simply clicking it

[*P0P$*FR3$H3NM3Y3R*]

Did you add it via -> Add Background/ Reference Image or -> Add Image as Plane.
Background and Reference aren't actually mesh objects but Images parented to an Empty with a Texture.
However Images added as planes, can be edited, extruded etc. as they are actually a Plane Object with a Material and an Image put into the Surface Diffuse Output.

So if you, for instance, dragged and dropped your image into blender, it actually added it as a non-mesh object background image.

[JockyRhonson]

Originally posted by *P0P$*FR3$H3NM3Y3R*:

Did you add it via -> Add Background/ Reference Image or -> Add Image as Plane.
Background and Reference aren't actually mesh objects but Images parented to an Empty with a Texture.
However Images added as planes, can be edited, extruded etc. as they are actually a Plane Object with a Material and an Image put into the Surface Diffuse Output.

So if you, for instance, dragged and dropped your image into blender, it actually added it as a non-mesh object background image.

Yeah, i dragged and dropped it from folder to blender. I'll have to figure out how to add it as a plane object.

Thank you!

[*P0P$*FR3$H3NM3Y3R*]

Originally posted by JockyRhonson:

Originally posted by *P0P$*FR3$H3NM3Y3R*:

Did you add it via -> Add Background/ Reference Image or -> Add Image as Plane.
Background and Reference aren't actually mesh objects but Images parented to an Empty with a Texture.
However Images added as planes, can be edited, extruded etc. as they are actually a Plane Object with a Material and an Image put into the Surface Diffuse Output.

So if you, for instance, dragged and dropped your image into blender, it actually added it as a non-mesh object background image.

Yeah, i dragged and dropped it from folder to blender. I'll have to figure out how to add it as a plane object.

Thank you!

Shift-A Add Image -> Images as Planes ..browse to the location and voilá!