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PolyStrips Help
Shortcut: {{polystrips tool}}
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
| {{insert}} | : | draw strip of quads |
| {{brush radius}} | : | adjust brush size |
| {{action}} | : | grab and move selected geometry |
| {{increase count}} | : | increase segment counts in selected strip |
| {{decrease count}} | : | decrease segment counts in selected strip |
Selecting
| {{select single, select single add}} | : | select face |
| {{select paint, select paint add}} | : | paint face selection |
| {{select path add}} | : | select faces along shortest path |
| {{select all}} | : | select / deselect all |
| {{deselect all}} | : | deselect all |
Control Points
The following actions apply to when the mouse is hovering over control points of selected strip.
| {{action}} | : | grab and move control point under mouse |
| {{action alt0}} | : | grab and move all inner control points around neighboring outer control point |
| {{action alt1}} | : | scale strip width by dragging on inner control point |
Transforming
| {{action}} | : | grab and move selected geometry under mouse |
| {{grab}} | : | grab and move selected geometry |
Other
| {{delete}} | : | delete/dissolve/collapse selected |
| {{rip}} | : | rip selected edge |
| {{rip fill}} | : | rip and fill selected edge |