There aren't many stencils available to choose from in Meshmixer, but fortunately, it's easy to add custom stencils to your palette. This makes for a powerful feature that has unlimited potential. In this recipe, we're going to look at how we can make some simple stencils using a freeware program called Paint.NET. Refer to the following screenshot:

In the preceding screenshot, we can see the interface of Paint.NET. You'll find that it has some features that are similar to the Windows Paint accessory, but with a lot of additional features, such as Photoshop, that expensive photo editors will have.