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PolyStrips Help
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The PolyStrips tool provides quick and easy ways to map out key face loops for complex models. For example, if you need to retopologize a human face, creature, or any other complex organic or hard-surface object.
PolyStrips works by hand drawing strokes on to the high-resolution source object. The strokes are instantly converted into spline-based strips of polygons.
Any continuous quad strip may be manipulated with PolyStrips via the auto-generated spline handles.
Creating
| :--- | :--- | :--- | | {{ site.data.keymaps.insert }} | : | draw strip of quads | | {{ site.data.keymaps.brush_radius }} | : | adjust brush size | | {{ site.data.keymaps.action }} | : | grab and move selected geometry | | {{ site.data.keymaps.increase_count }} | : | increase segment counts in selected strip | | {{ site.data.keymaps.decrease_count }} | : | decrease segment counts in selected strip |
Selecting
| :--- | :--- | :--- | | {{ site.data.keymaps.select_single }}, {{ site.data.keymaps.select_single_add }} | : | select face | | {{ site.data.keymaps.select_paint }}, {{ site.data.keymaps.select_paint_add }} | : | paint face selection | | {{ site.data.keymaps.select_path_add }} | : | select faces along shortest path | | {{ site.data.keymaps.select_all }} | : | select / deselect all | | {{ site.data.keymaps.deselect_all }} | : | deselect all |
Control Points
The following actions apply to when the mouse is hovering over control points of selected strip.
| :--- | :--- | :--- | | {{ site.data.keymaps.action }} | : | grab and move control point under mouse | | {{ site.data.keymaps.action_alt0 }} | : | grab and move all inner control points around neighboring outer control point | | {{ site.data.keymaps.action_alt1 }} | : | scale strip width by dragging on inner control point |
Transforming
| :--- | :--- | :--- | | {{ site.data.keymaps.action }} | : | grab and move selected geometry under mouse | | {{ site.data.keymaps.grab }} | : | grab and move selected geometry |
Other
| :--- | :--- | :--- | | {{ site.data.keymaps.delete }} | : | delete/dissolve/collapse selected | | {{ site.data.keymaps.rip }} | : | rip selected edge | | {{ site.data.keymaps.rip_fill }} | : | rip and fill selected edge |