by Igor-Garcia·Workflow
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Smart Mesh Cleaner Pro earns its place in the Blender extensions library for pairing filter-based cleanup with a soft-delete trash bin and restore, so mistakes can be reversed rather than committed permanently.
Smart Mesh Cleaner Pro is a professional scene cleanup add-on for Blender from developer Igor-Garcia. It offers five smart filters — Name Prefix, Volume, Polygon Count, Distance from Origin, and Empty Geometry — for choosing which objects to act on.
Three action modes cover different levels of caution: Select Only previews the matches, Move to Trash soft-deletes objects to a hidden collection instead of removing them forever, and Delete removes them permanently. Confirmation dialogs prompt before any permanent deletion, and the Restore function returns objects to their exact original collections.
The add-on works from the 3D Viewport sidebar, opened with the N key, under the Clean tab — pick a filter mode and action, then execute. It suits cleaning up imported scenes, removing temporary objects, finding lost meshes far from origin, and trimming high-poly debris. Version 3.5.1 is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer and requires no special permissions.
Smart Mesh Cleaner Pro is best for cleaning up imported scenes, removing temporary objects, finding lost meshes far from origin, and trimming high-poly debris in Blender.
Smart Mesh Cleaner Pro is completely free to download and use.
Smart Mesh Cleaner Pro is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer, which is the minimum version it supports. Once installed, it runs from the 3D Viewport sidebar under the Clean tab, where you choose one of its five smart filters and an action mode. The current release, version 3.5.1, requires no special permissions in Blender, so it operates within the standard add-on environment. If you are on an earlier Blender build, you would need to update before using it.
Smart Mesh Cleaner Pro is used from the 3D Viewport sidebar, opened with the N key, under the Clean tab. From there you pick a filter mode — Name Prefix, Volume, Polygon Count, Distance from Origin, or Empty Geometry — and choose an action, then execute. The three action modes are Select Only for a preview, Move to Trash for a reversible soft-delete, and Delete for permanent removal. This layout keeps the cleanup process inside the viewport panel.
Smart Mesh Cleaner Pro includes a Trash Bin system that soft-deletes objects to a hidden collection instead of removing them forever, so items are not lost immediately. Its Restore function returns objects to their exact original collections, letting you reverse a mistake. For permanent removal, the Delete mode shows confirmation dialogs before any objects are erased. Together these give you a safe path with Move to Trash and a guarded path with Delete.
Smart Mesh Cleaner Pro is listed as free in this catalog and is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. That license governs how the add-on can be used, modified, and redistributed. For the current licensing terms and any updates, check the developer's page. The add-on also requires no special permissions in Blender, and version 3.5.1 has a download size of 7.4 KB.
Smart Mesh Cleaner Pro can be added by dragging and dropping it into Blender, or by downloading the file and using Install from Disk. After installation, it appears in the 3D Viewport sidebar under the Clean tab, reached with the N key. The current version is 3.5.1, updated in March 2026, and it works with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer without requiring special permissions.
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