A　novel　and　intuitive　method　for　the　interactive　editing　of　3D　meshes　is　proposed　in　this　paper.　This　method　is　based　on　skeleton.　After　one　region　of　the　model　to　be　deformed　and　several　reference　points　are　determined,　a　skeleton　is　created　implicitly　and　automatically　through　the　reference　points　and　the　screen.　Then　the　vertices　in　the　region　to　be　deformed　are　mapped　onto　the　skeleton.　To　uniformly　distribute　the　distortion　brought　by　the　deformation　and　preserve　the　details　of　the　deformed　region,　the　points　on　the　skeleton　are　represented　by　linear　rotation-invariant　coordinates,　and　the　skeleton　is　deformed　to　the　desired　position　constrained　by　the　target　points　in　the　least-squares　sense.　Deformation　of　the　region　can　be　achieved　by　reverse　mapping　the　skeleton　points　onto　the　region.　The　skeleton　are　also　can　be　used　to　scale　and　twist　the　region　of　the　mesh.　The　interactivity　is　demonstrated　and　the　method　easy　to　be　used　by　the　detail-preserving　editing　of　several　models　with　few　time.　The　new　target　points　for　generating　animation　results　are　acquired　by　interpolating　between　the　reference　points　and　the　target　points.