3DCoat 2021 Documentation

Curves

Draw with curves (splines). Add points with LMB, resize with RMB, and delete the last point with BKSP. Press ENTER to draw the curve, then ESC to delete the curve. CTRL+LMB on a ball will join points

script: cmd("$SCULP_CURVES);

Apply

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Apply

Apply_HINT

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(Q)Extrude
Extrude curve from existing curves. Click on curve and drag. Use SHIFT to rotate whole chunks. Use MMB to move vertices

(W)Move
Move vertices. Click to select or drag to move vertex. Use SHIFT to move child curves branch

(R)Rotate
Rotate/twist curve branches. Drag to rotate child curves. Use SHIFT to twist. Use MMB to move vertices. In this mode you can navigate with LMB

(E)Scale
Scale separate point or curve branch. Use SHIFT to scale child curve branch. Click to select or drag to scale groups. Use MMB to move vertices

Filled Inside
Curve will be filled inside like disk

Brush Along Curve
Applies brush along curve with spacing and jitter

Surface Snap
Snaps the points to the object's surface using Move mode

Sharp segments
Add straight line segments by default instead of smoothing them

Symmetry Snap
Snap curve to the symmetry plane

Invert SHIFT Action
Invert SHIFT action to be able to perform global posing without holding down SHIFT

Extrude Same Radius
Extrude tube from the point using the same radius as source point

New Curve

Start a new curve

Remove Profile

Set the tube profile. This option reverts the currently selected curve profile back to the default tube shape

Flip

Flip model used as spline profile

Reset Scale

Reset the scale of the active curve

Reset Angles

Reset the rotation of the active curve

Hardness

This button toggles whether the curve of the spline is softened from point to point

Closed

When enabled, this button automatically closes the spline between the first and last points. Additional points can still be added and subtracted

Del Curve

Delete the currently active curve

Del Point

Delete the currently selected point

Clear All

Clear all curves

Export

Export spline as a polygonal object to be used in other apps

Save

Save curve to File

Load

Load curve from a file

Edit Points

Edit points of the current curve

Profile
Select a profile to apply to the active curve

Profile Scale
This slider adjusts the profile treatment applied to a spline. Arrowheads are lengthened or shortened, tapers are flattened, etc
Default value: 0
Max value: 2

Add Scale
Use this slider to adjust the scale of the entire curve profile. Only the object around the spline is adjusted, not the size of the spline itself
Default value: 0
Max value: 2

Add Rotation
This slider rotates the spline along its long axis. Use it to adjust the orientation of things like chains or wire, etc
Default value: -180
Max value: 180

Transform Whole Curve
Apply rotation/scale/transform to the entire curve. When it is enabled, this toggle allows the entire curve profile to be modified. Otherwise, only the profile adjacent to the selected point is modified

Rotate Along Stroke
This option causes the orientation of the brush to rotate according to the direction of the stroke

Positional Jitter
Scatter points randomly over the surface
Default value: 0
Max value: 2

Jitter Rotation
This option randomly rotates the brush as you draw, using the center of the cursor as a pivot point
Default value: 0
Max value: 360

Jitter Radius
This option randomly varies the radius of the brush as you draw
Default value: 0
Max value: 1

Jitter Depth
This option randomly varies the depth of your stroke as you draw
Default value: 0
Max value: 1