Command entry:Modeling ribbon
Freeform tab
Paint Deform panel
Enable a tool other than Shift (Push/Pull, Noise, and so on).
This panel opens when Paint Deform tools other than Shift are active, and provides settings for modifying their effects.
NoteOnly Size and Strength settings are available for Relax/Soften, Flatten, Pinch/Spread, Smudge, and Revert; additional settings
are available for the rest. Also, values for any common parameters, such as Size and Strength, are shared among all tools.
To store and restore different combinations of brush settings, use the
Defaults panel.
Interface
- Size
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The radius of the circular deform brush.
NoteWith most brushes, you can change the size interactively by dragging with Ctrl+Shift held down.
- Strength
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The overall rate at which the deform tool deforms an object. For subtler effects, lower the Strength value.
NoteWith most brushes, you can change the strength interactively by dragging with Shift+Alt held down.
- Offset
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The extent by which dragging the brush deforms the mesh.
When Cap Offset is on (see following), repeated passes over the same area without starting a new stroke stop at the Offset
amount.
NoteWhen the modeling ribbon is maximized or the Paint Options panel floats, the following controls appear on the Paint Options
panel expansion.
- Cap Offset
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When on, dragging the brush continously stops deforming at the Offset amount (see preceding). To increase the offset, release
the mouse button and then start again.
When off, dragging the brush continously keeps applying the offset without limit.
- Normal Direction
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Choose the direction in which mesh deformation occurs when painting:
- Refresh Normals
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Resets the brush to use each polygon’s current normal direction when deforming, rather than the original. Available only with
Normal Direction=Original.
When off, painting always deforms in the original direction of the polygon’s normal.
TipFor automatic refreshing of the deform direction, set Normal Direction to Deformed (see preceding).
- Brush Options
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- Noise Options
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These settings apply only to the Noise brush:
- Generates a random starting point for the noise deformation from the number you set. Affects only subsequent painting, not
existing results.
- Sets the size of the noise effect (not strength). Larger values produce smoother noise, lower values more jagged noise.
- Determines the extent of noise variation. Lower values are less rough than higher values.