Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
One easy way to create holes in 3D models, is by faking them using a texture. For this, you only need a black and white texture. This is especially useful for cloth objects. However you can also turn it into geometry with thickness for 3D printing, with just a few modifiers.
The black parts indicate where the holes should be.
This texture is then used as the Factor for a Mix Shader.
It mixes a Transparent BSDF with a Principled BSDF node.
You can see the result in Material or Render preview.
The downside of this, is that the holes won't have any thickness.
But that's less of an issue when using this method for holes in cloth objects.
If you want to 3D print the result, you can use the same texture in a Displace modifier instead.
And then use a second object as a Boolean cutter.
You can then use a Remesh modifier to recreate the geometry and a Decimate modifier to reduce the amount of triangles.
Then press Ctrl+A and choose Visual Geometry to Objects to create a duplicate object that has all the modifiers applied.
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One easy way to create holes in 3D models, is by faking them using a texture. For this, you only need a black and white texture. This is especially useful for cloth objects. However you can also turn it into geometry with thickness for 3D printing, with just a few modifiers.
The black parts indicate where the holes should be.
This texture is then used as the Factor for a Mix Shader.
It mixes a Transparent BSDF with a Principled BSDF node.
You can see the result in Material or Render preview.
The downside of this, is that the holes won't have any thickness.
But that's less of an issue when using this method for holes in cloth objects.
If you want to 3D print the result, you can use the same texture in a Displace modifier instead.
And then use a second object as a Boolean cutter.
You can then use a Remesh modifier to recreate the geometry and a Decimate modifier to reduce the amount of triangles.
Then press Ctrl+A and choose Visual Geometry to Objects to create a duplicate object that has all the modifiers applied.
More Blender tips:
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Blender Secrets e-book links:
blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/blender-secrets-e-book?affcode=1618825_crtwigcy (Teachable, recommended)
gumroad.com/a/217304467/IxofeY (Gumroad)
blendersecrets-shop.fourthwall.com/en-eur/products/blender-secrets-e-book (Fourthwall)
superhivemarket.com/products/blender-secrets?ref=227 (Superhive)
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blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/hard-surface-subdivision-modeling?affcode=1618825_crtwigcy (Hard Surface Modeling)
blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/mech-materials?affcode=1618825_crtwigcy (Mech Material Mastery)
blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/anime-character-modeling-in-blender?affcode=1618825_crtwigcy (Character course)
blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/modeling-the-pocket-blender-device?affcode=1618825_crtwigcy (modeling pocket blender device)
The Big Book of Holes:
blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/holes?affcode=1618825_crtwigcy
Save money by getting bundled products:
blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/superbundle?affcode=1618825_crtwigcy (Super Discount Bundle - All my courses and E-book with 40% discount)
blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/complete-hard-surface-bundle?affcode=1618825_crtwigcy (All Hard Surface courses and the E-book)
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