.. _operations: ##################################### Operations ##################################### ---------------------------------------------------------------------- .. _add_vertices: --------------------------------- Add Vertices --------------------------------- :ref:`Tool Shortcut`: * ``[Hold V + Left Click]`` While Operation is Active: * ``[Tap F / Up & Down Arrows]``: Change vertex draw spacing .. note:: When using the :ref:`Tool Shortcut`, keep holding V to keep the operation active. .. image:: _static/images/place_points.gif :alt: Create Vertices Plan ahead by placing vertices onto a target surface ready to fill with quads. By clicking and dragging you can also draw multiple vertices at once. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- .. _fill_quads: --------------------------------- Fill Quads --------------------------------- :ref:`Tool Shortcut`: * ``[Hold F + Left Click + Drag]`` .. image:: _static/images/fill_quads.gif :alt: Fill Quads .. image:: _static/images/fill_quads2.gif :alt: Fill Quads Fills in quads between points, edges, and holes in the geometry. .. tip:: Also fills trianglular holes. .. image:: _static/images/fill_tris.gif :alt: Fill Quads ---------------------------------------------------------------------- .. _extend_borders: --------------------------------- Extend Borders --------------------------------- :ref:`Tool Shortcut`: * ``[Hold E and Left Click + Drag]`` While Operation is Active: * ``[Tap Spacebar]``: Change Extend Mode (Single, Loop, Ring) .. note:: When using the :ref:`Tool Shortcut`, keep holding E to keep the operation active. .. image:: _static/images/extrude_edges.gif :alt: Extend Borders Extrude border edges or create new faces from border points. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- .. _extrude_modes: **Extend Modes** .. tip:: Change modes by pressing the spacebar or in the Tool Settings to select different types of edge selections: .. image:: _static/images/extrude_opts_menu.jpg :alt: Extrude Edge Options ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * **Single Mode** - Extrude a single edge. .. image:: _static/images/extrude_edges_single.gif :alt: Extrude Single Edge ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * **Edge Loop Mode** - Extrude a loop of edges. .. image:: _static/images/extrude_edges_loop.gif :alt: Extrude Edge Loop ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * **Edge Ring Mode** - Extrude a ring of edges. .. image:: _static/images/extrude_edges_ring.gif :alt: Extrude Edge Ring .. image:: _static/images/extrude_edge_ring_arm.gif :alt: Extrude Edge Ring ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * **Create Faces** - Click near a vertex to create a face. .. image:: _static/images/create_faces.gif :alt: Create Faces ---------------------------------------------------------------------- .. _quick_cut: --------------------------------- Quick Loop Cut and Slide --------------------------------- :ref:`Tool Shortcut`: * ``[Hold R + Left Click]`` .. image:: _static/images/loop_cut_slide.gif :alt: Loop Cut and Slide Just by holding R and clicking the mouse over the edges. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- .. _draw_quad_strip: --------------------------------- Draw Quads --------------------------------- :ref:`Tool Shortcut`: * ``[Hold D and Left Click + Drag]`` While Operation is Active: * ``[F]``: Enter size adjust mode, then move the mouse to change the strip size. Left click to confirm, right click to cancel. * ``[Up Arrow / Right Bracket]``: Increase strip size by one step * ``[Down Arrow / Left Bracket]``: Decrease strip size by one step * ``[Spacebar]``: Toggle between Strip and Ring mode .. note:: When using the :ref:`Tool Shortcut`, keep holding D to keep the operation active. Draw Quads has two modes, toggled with ``Spacebar``: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- .. _draw_quad_strips_mode: **Strip Mode** .. image:: _static/images/draw_quad_strip.gif :alt: Draw Quad Strips .. note:: *Placeholder: animated GIF showing a freehand quad strip being drawn across a mesh surface.* Click and move the mouse across the mesh to paint a freehand strip of quads onto the surface. Use the mouse wheel to adjust the size of the strip. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- .. _draw_quad_rings_mode: **Ring Mode** .. image:: _static/images/quad_ring_demo1.gif :alt: Draw Quad Rings Build rings of quads that follow the contours of a cylindrical form, ideal for retopologizing arms, legs, fingers, and other tube-like shapes. See :ref:`Draw Quad Rings` for full details. .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 ring_mode ---------------------------------------------------------------------- .. _smooth_verts: --------------------------------- Smooth Vertices --------------------------------- :ref:`Tool Shortcut`: * ``[Hold S and Left Click + Drag]`` While Operation is Active: * ``[Tap F / Up & Down Arrows]``: Change brush size * ``[Shift + Tap F / Tap G / Left & Right Arrows]``: Change brush strength * ``[Tap Spacebar]``: Change vertex relax mode (All, Selected,sssssss Border, Interior, Automatic) .. note:: When using the :ref:`Tool Shortcut`, keep holding S to keep the operation active. .. image:: _static/images/smooth_verts.gif :alt: Smooth Elements Smooth vertices whilst maintaining their projection onto the target surface. .. _smooth_modes: **Smooth Modes** * **All Vertices**: Smooth all vertices. * **Selected Vertices**: Smooth only selected vertices. * **Border Edges**: Smooth only border edge vertices. * **Interior Vertices**: Smooth only interior vertices. * **Automatic**: Automatically smooth vertices based on the initial selection. If the initial selection is an interior vertex, only interior vertices will be relaxed. If the initial selection is a border vertex, only border vertices will be relaxed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- .. _delete_mode: --------------------------------- Delete Mode --------------------------------- :ref:`Tool Shortcut`: * ``[Hold X and Left Click + Drag]`` Delete Faces, Edge Loops, and lone Vertices. Quickly click and drag over a mesh to delete elements by holding X: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * **Delete Faces** - Click and drag over faces to delete them. .. image:: _static/images/delete_faces.gif :alt: Delete Faces ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * **Dissolve/Delete Edge Loops** - Click and drag over edge loops to dissolve them. Boundary edge loops will be deleted. .. image:: _static/images/delete_edge_loops.gif :alt: Dissolve Edge Loops ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * **Delete Lone Vertices** - Click and drag over vertices that have no edges to delete them. .. image:: _static/images/delete_verts.gif :alt: Delete Lone Vertices ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Tweak Elements --------------------------------- :ref:`Tool Shortcut`: * ``[Left Click + Drag]`` .. image:: _static/images/tweak.gif :alt: Tweak Elements Move vertices, edges, and faces along the mesh. ``Hold Alt + Left Click + Drag`` \* to select and move edge loops. .. note:: \* When *Emulate 3 Button Mouse* is selected in preferences and the Alt key is used for the middle mouse, ``Hold Shift + Left Click + Drag`` to select and move edge loops instead. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- .. _pie_menu: ----------------- Pie Menu ----------------- :ref:`Tool Shortcut`: * ``[Press Q]`` A Pie Menu is available either via the right-click Quad Maker edit mode menu or by pressing the *Q key* when using the main tool. This menu gives you quick access to the Quad Maker operations and settings: .. image:: _static/images/pie_menu.jpg :alt: Pie Menu .. important:: Remember when you have finished with each operation, *right-click* again or press the *escape key* to exit. .. tip:: You can bind the pie menu to a short cut by right-clicking the Pie Menu option in the Quad Maker right-click menu and selecting *Assign Shortcut* or clicking on *Add to Quick Favorites* to quickly access it as a Favorite by pressing *Q*. Please note that not all hotkeys work depending on what you are doing in Blender.