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70 lines
2.4 KiB
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#  Strokes Help
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Shortcut: {{strokes tool}}
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The Strokes tool helps fill in holes in your topology.
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This tool lets you insert edge strips and extruding edges by brushing a stroke on the source.
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## Creating
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| {{insert}} | : | insert edge strip and bridge from selected geometry |
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| {{increase count}} | : | increase span/loop counts in bridge |
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| {{decrease count}} | : | decrease span/loop counts in bridge |
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## Selecting
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| {{select single, select single add}} | : | select edges |
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| {{select smart, select smart add}} | : | smart select loop |
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| {{select paint, select paint add}} | : | paint edge selection |
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| {{select path add}} | : | select edges along shortest path |
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| {{select all}} | : | select / deselect all |
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| {{deselect all}} | : | deselect all |
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## Transforming
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| {{action}} | : | grab and slide selected geometry under mouse |
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| {{grab}} | : | slide selected loop |
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## Other
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| {{delete}} | : | delete/dissolve/collapse selected |
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## Span Insertion Modes
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When extruding a strip, you can specify the number of spans to create using two different modes: Brush Size and Fixed.
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Switch between span insert modes using the Strokes Options, or hold {{pie menu alt0}} to bring up a the Strokes pie menu.
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If the Span Insert Mode is set to Brush Size, the number of spans will be created to have a size approximately the size of the brush.
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This means that a smaller brush will insert more, smaller spans, and a larger brush will insert fewer, larger spans.
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If the Span Insert Mode is set to Fixed, the number of spans will be exactly equal to the number specified by Fixed spans.
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## Tips
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Creating geometry is dependent on your selection:
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- When nothing is selected, a new edge strip is added
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- When an edge strip is selected and stroke is not a loop, the selected edge strip is extruded to the stroke as a span
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- When an edge loop is selected and stroke is a loop, the selected edge loop is extruded to the stroke as a loop
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Note: only edges on boundary of target are considered in selection.
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If stroke starts or ends on existing vertex, the Strokes tool will try to bridge the extruded geometry.
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