Gesture Tools¶
Separate from brushes and filters, Sculpt mode also has a set of tools that perform actions to a drawn selection area. These tools are similar to the selection tools (e.g. box selection and lasso selection in other areas of Blender).
These tools do not provide a selection of elements that are then modified, they directly modify the underlying mesh.
Box Gestures¶
Dragging creates a rectangular area defined by where LMB was pressed and where LMB is released.
Controls¶
- Move Spacebar
Hold to reposition the selection area.
Lasso Gestures¶
Dragging creates a freeform area that follows the cursor defined by where LMB was pressed and where LMB is released.
Controls¶
- Move Spacebar
Hold to reposition the selection area.
Tool Settings¶
- Stabilize Stroke
Helps to reduce jitter of the strokes while drawing by delaying and correcting the location of points.
- Radius
Minimum distance from the last point before the stroke continues.
- Factor
A smooth factor, where higher values result in smoother strokes but the drawing sensation feels as if you were pulling the stroke.
Line Gestures¶
Dragging creates a line. The resulting action acts upon everything on the highlighed side of the line. The area acted upon is extended in both directions of the viewport.
Controls¶
- Flip F
Toggles the side of the line that the tool affects.
- Snap Ctrl
Hold to constrain the rotation of the line to user-specified intervals. Defaults to 5 degree increments, customizable via the Snapping menu indicated by the magnet icon in the header.
- Move Spacebar
Hold to reposition the line.
Tool Settings¶
- Limit to Segment
The affected area will not extend the length of the drawn line. This helps defining a smaller area instead of extending the line infinitely long.
Polyline Gestures¶
Clicking places a point in the viewport. Each time LMB is pressed, a new point of the polygon is created. Pressing LMB on the starting point or pressing Return closes the selection area.
Controls¶
- Move Spacebar
Hold to reposition the selection area.