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.

Controles#

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.

Controles#

Move Spacebar

Hold to reposition the selection area.

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.

Controles#

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.

Controles#

Move Spacebar

Hold to reposition the selection area.