{"id":2569,"date":"2022-09-26T22:56:44","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T22:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/documentation\/?post_type=manual_documentation&#038;p=2569"},"modified":"2026-03-11T13:52:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:52:42","slug":"surface-custom-tools","status":"publish","type":"manual_documentation","link":"https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/documentation\/manual\/workspaces-rooms\/sculpt\/surface-mode\/surface-custom-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Surface custom tools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the new buildup mechanism for Brush Engine, Buildup and non-Buildup brushes act the same; the difference starts when you will stroke the same place many times. <br \/>Non-buildup reaches some height limit; buildup grows infinitely (but slowly) if the modifier allows.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"122\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-224.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13768\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tool Options<a href=\"https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/dokuwiki\/doku.php?id=general:sculpt_workspace:surface_mode:custom_brush#tool_options\"><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Brush Stroke:<\/strong> <br \/><strong>Misc Settings:<\/strong> Principally new buildup mechanism for Clay Engine. Now buildup and non-buildup brushes act the same; the difference starts when you will stroke the same place many times. Non-buildup reaches some height limit; buildup grows infinitely (but slowly) if the modifier allows.<br \/><strong>Sampling<\/strong>: <br \/><strong>Modifiers<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Base Brush:<\/strong>\u00a0The basic brush for the voxel brushes. Duplicate, give the proper name, and customize it. Press RMB and duplicate this brush to create the new brush.<br \/><strong>Stitches:<\/strong>\u00a0Stitches are the best tool to put stitches along the strokes. Choose stitches from the \u201cStrips\u201d panel. 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