XGen interactive grooming tool hotkeys

Action

Windows and Linux

Mac OS X

Results

Adjust brush size

B + drag or middle mouse button (MMB)-drag left/right

B + drag or MMB-drag left/right

The tool cursor resizes larger and smaller as you drag.

Adjust brush size from 0

B + MMB-drag left/right or Ctrl + MMB-drag left/right

B + MMB-drag left/right or Ctrl + MMB-drag left/right

The tool cursor resizes larger and smaller as you drag.

Adjust brush strength

M + drag or MMB-drag up/down

M + drag or MMB-drag up/down

The brush strength indicator lengthens or shortens as you drag.

Adjust brush strength from 0

M + MMB-drag up/down or Ctrl + MMB-drag up/down

M + MMB-drag up/down or Ctrl + MMB-drag up/down

The brush strength indicator lengthens or shortens as you drag.

Invert frozen

Ctrl + Shift + I

Ctrl + Shift + I

Reverses the frozen and unfrozen CVs and hairs. Frozen areas display in blue.

Decrease hair density

Ctrl

Ctrl

The Density brush's Paint Operation switches from increasing to decreasing hair density.

Remove a placed hair

Ctrl

Ctrl

The Place brush removes the hairs it added.

Reduce hair length

Ctrl

Ctrl

The Length brush decreases the hair length by the set Increment value.

Smooth hair while lengthening

Shift

Shift

The Length brush's Operation switches from Scale to Smooth.

Reduce hair width

Ctrl

Ctrl

The width brush decreases the hair width by the set Increment value.

Unfreeze frozen hairs

Ctrl

Ctrl

When using the Freeze brush, the strokes unfreeze previously frozen hair CVs.

Change how the Freeze brush applies freezing

Shift

Shift

Switches between freezing and smoothing operations when using the Freeze brush.

Deselect hairs

Ctrl

Ctrl

Switches from selecting hairs to deselecting them when using the Select brush.

Switch the tool's Selection Mode

N

N

If the current tool has a Select Mode setting, the tool toggles between Floating and Locked Selection Mode.

Switch the tool's Brush Mode

N

N

If the current tool has a Brush Mode setting, the tool toggles between Global and Local Brush Mode.

Switch the Density brush's Paint Operation

N

N

Switches between the Density brush's Paint Operation settings, such as Set and Smooth.

Switch to a different Falloff Type

N

N

Toggles between the Screen and Volume Falloff Type when using the Comb and Grab brushes.

Switch to a different Cut mode

N

N

Toggles between the Screen and Volume Cut mode when using the Cut brush.

Change the way hairs get parted

N

N

Toggles between the Along Stroke and Away from Center modes when using the Part brush.

Change how the Select brush selects hairs

N

N

Switches between the Screen, Volume and Surface selection types when using the Select brush.

Switch to Density brush

Ctrl + 1

Ctrl + 1

Activates the Density brush.

(Another interactive grooming tool must already be selected.)

Switch to Comb brush

Ctrl + 2

Ctrl + 2

Activates the Comb brush.

(Another interactive grooming tool must already be selected.)

Switch to Grab brush

Ctrl + 3

Ctrl + 3

Activates the Grab brush.

(Another interactive grooming tool must already be selected.)

Switch to Twist brush

Ctrl + 5

Ctrl + 5

Activates the Twist brush.

(Another interactive grooming tool must already be selected.)

Switch to Smooth brush

Ctrl + 6

Ctrl + 6

Activates the Smooth brush.

(Another interactive grooming tool must already be selected.)

Switch to Noise brush

Ctrl + 7

Ctrl + 7

Activates the Noise brush.

(Another interactive grooming tool must already be selected.)

Switch to Clump brush

Ctrl + 8

Ctrl + 8

Activates the Clump brush.

(Another interactive grooming tool must already be selected.)

Switch to Part brush

Ctrl + 9

Ctrl + 9

Activates the Part brush.

(Another interactive grooming tool must already be selected.)

Switch to Freeze brush

Ctrl + 0

Ctrl + 0

Activates the Freeze brush.

(Another interactive grooming tool must already be selected.)

Interactive grooming tool marking menus

While grooming, right-click to quickly access many of the commonly used tool settings and commands.

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