- Show/Hide Modeling Toolkit
- Show or hides the Modeling Toolkit window. See Modeling Toolkit.
Tools
- Append to Polygon
- Lets you add polygons to an existing mesh using a polygon edge as a starting point.
Select Mesh Tools > Append to Polygon >
to set the
Append to Polygon Tool Options.
- Connect
- Lets you connect vertices and/or edges via other edges. See
Add edges between polygon components with the Connect Tool.
Select Mesh Tools > Connect >
to set the
Connect Tool Options.
- Crease
- Lets you crease edges and vertices on a polygon mesh. You can use the Crease Tool to modify your polygonal meshes and obtain shapes that transition between hard and smooth, without unduly increasing the resolution of the base mesh.
Select Mesh Tools > Crease >
to set the
Crease Tool Options.
Tip: Shift + right-click on an object when you are in either edge or vertex selection mode to open the Crease Tool. - Create Polygon
- Lets you create individual polygons by placing vertices in the scene view.
Select Mesh Tools > Create Polygon >
to set the
Create Polygon Tool Options.
- Insert Edge Loop
- Lets you insert one or more edge loops across either a full or partial edge ring on a polygonal mesh. An edge loop is a path of polygon edges that are connected in sequence by their shared vertices.
Select Mesh Tools > Insert Edge Loop >
to set the
Insert Edge Loop Tool Options.
- Make Hole
- Lets you create a hole in a polygon face, optionally in the shape of another face.
Select Mesh Tools > Make Hole >
to set the
Make Hole Options.
- Multi-Cut
- Lets you cut, slice, and insert edge loops. You can extract or delete edges along a cut, insert edge loops and cuts with edge flow and subdivisions, and edit in Smooth Mesh Preview mode.
Select Mesh Tools > Multi-Cut >
to set the
Multi-Cut Tool Options.
- Offset Edge Loop
- Lets you insert two edge loops on either side of any edge(s) you select.
An edge loop is a path of polygon edges that are connected in sequence by their shared vertices. The parallel edge lines formed by an edge loop traverse the extent of the edge selection. Duplicating edges in this fashion is useful when you want to add localized detail to a polygonal mesh on either side of a single edge or line of edges.
Select Mesh Tools > Offset Edge Loop >
to set the
Offset Edge Loop Tool Options.
- Paint Reduce Weights
- Lets you paint a region on the mesh to specify where you want the polygons to be reduced.
Paint Reduce Weights works in conjunction with the command to let you reduce the number of polygons in a mesh while attempting to retain the shape of the original. See Reduce Options.
Select Mesh Tools > Paint Reduce Weights >
to set the
Paint Reduce Weights Tool Options.
- Paint Transfer Attributes
-
Lets you blend between the source and target's attribute values on a per vertex basis to control the influence of either mesh on the resulting deformation. The blending is controlled by an attribute map you paint on the mesh using the Artisan brush tools.
Select Mesh Tools > Paint Transfer Attributes >
to set the
Paint Transfer Attributes Tool Options.
- Quad Draw
- Lets you model in a natural and organic way, using a streamlined, one-tool workflow for retopologizing meshes. The manual retopology process lets you create clean meshes while preserving the shape of your reference surface.
Select Mesh Tools > Quad Draw >
to set the
Quad Draw Tool Options.
- Sculpting Tools
- Lets you sculpt virtual 3D surfaces like you sculpt real 3D objects from clay or other modeling materials. Instead of using clay, the virtual 3D surfaces are constructed using polygons. For a list of the
Sculpting Tools, see
Sculpting shelf.
Select Mesh Tools > Sculting Tools > <tool name> >
to set the corresponding
Sculpting tool settings.
- Slide Edge
-
Lets you reposition a selection of edges or entire edge loops on a polygon mesh.
You can either Shift-select edges individually or double-click an edge to select an entire edge loop, and then middle-drag to slide the selected edges. The vertices associated with the selected edges move along their shared perpendicular edges. Alternately, you can Shift + middle-drag to move the edges/edge loop along each vertex normal.
Select Mesh Tools > Slide Edge >
to set the
Slide Edge Tool Options.
- Target Weld
- Lets you merge vertices or edges to create a shared vertex or edge between them. Components can only be merged if they belong to the same mesh.
Select Mesh Tools > Target Weld >
to set the
Target Weld Tool Options.