How to split an edge at an arbitrary location in Blender?

Question

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I just started to master Blender, I already searched through the mana, but I didn’t find what I was looking for. If we select an edge, press "w" and use the "subdivide" tool, the program subdivides the edge into multiples by adding one or more equidistant vertices. But I need to add a new vertex on this edge in an arbitrary place, and not exactly on half of the edge. How the hell do you do it???

Answer 1

Well, in principle, you can do this:
1. Select an edge.
2. subdivide. The vertex will appear in the center.
3. Select the vertex.
4. Press Shift + V (Mesh -> Vertices -> Slide) and drag the vertex to the right place.
I did everything in Blender 2.71.

Answer 2

... I think that subdiv is the most practical tool ...
... but you can cut it right away with a knife in place, then it's unnecessary to drag ..