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Many organic and man-made objects are constructed to be symmetrical across one or more axes.
3DCoat lets you create and arrange items with this kind of symmetry.
Symmetry is used for drawing, sculpting, or retopologizing objects symmetrically. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This dialog can be invoked in any Workspace where symmetrical functions operate by pressing the \u201cS\u201d key or from Symmetry Menu. By default, symmetry is not activated.<\/p>\n\n\n

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On this panel you can toggle Symmetry on and off, set the symmetry plane to be active for any of the three axes, reset the location of the Symmetry planes, hide the visual display and lock the position of the active plane position to avoid accidentally moving it with these options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enable Symmetry:<\/strong> Toggles Symmetry on\/off.
Show Symmetry Plane:<\/strong> Toggles only the visibility of the symmetry plane.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Symmetry Type<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mirror:<\/strong> Paint, Sculpt or Retopologize across a plane or multiple planes.
Radial Symmetry: <\/strong>Paint, Sculpt or Retopologize radially with as many radial slices as needed. Can create radially and across a symmetry plane simultaneously for more complex procedures if needed. Creates radial objects before the mirrored symmetry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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