Where has the surface option gone?

[dummycide]

So today I decided to make a game that has a lot of studs. I open up studio go to models tab but the surface thing has seemed to have disappeared. Does anyone know how to fix this?

[Operatik]

Earlier sometime, there was an announcement of deprecating that feature, because surfaces are probably superseded by another feature, such as attachments and constraints.

Deprecating Surface Tool API

Hi devs, Over the past few years, we’ve been removing the old-style Surface behavior in favor of better methods. Last fall, we removed Hinge and Motor surfaces, and at that point, the Surface tool in the Model tab became solely a visual change. (In case you didn’t see, we recently released a Surface Orientation Indicator to help you quickly identify the front face, since some of you used those surface types to determine “front”). Continuing this evolution away from Surfaces, we are removing th…

[dummycide]

Does that mean I can’t make studded blocks anymore?

[Operatik]

Hmmm, not quite, those surfaces still exist with some API to rebuild. Alternatively, you could opt for a texture instead.

[SneakerDude2 (sneaker)]

Use this plugin called Resurface. It fixes this issue.

Surface Tool - Roblox