{"id":3444,"date":"2022-10-06T21:51:43","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T21:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/documentation\/?post_type=manual_documentation&#038;p=3444"},"modified":"2025-06-23T13:17:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T13:17:48","slug":"freeze-menu","status":"publish","type":"manual_documentation","link":"https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/documentation\/manual\/interface-and-navigation\/freeze-menu\/","title":{"rendered":"Freeze"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Sculpt and Paint Room 3DCoat support clipping layer masks as in Photoshop, and also uses Paint Layer Transparency to stand for what black means in regular compositing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>A clipping mask is a group of layers in which a mask is applied to create the effect of one image appearing within another:<br \/><strong>How it works:<\/strong><br \/>A clipping mask creates a shared mask based on the shape of the bottommost layer, or base layer. The base layer defines what area of the layers above it are visible.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>It will translate between Opacity\/Transparency state and Freeze state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Freeze Tool Options &#8211; Sculpt Room<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sculpt room was added the ability Tool Options to save a Freeze Mask to a Paint Layer (the same way you can store a POSE selection to a Paint Layer).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"344\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/freeze_tool_options.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/freeze_tool_options.jpg 344w, https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/freeze_tool_options-300x118.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#f1f1f1\">\n<p>Freeze\/Pose Opacity is only a freezing visualization parameter, it just makes the appearance denser or more transparent, but does not affect the freezing strength of the current stroke.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When the FREEZE tool is active, you will see the Options:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Freeze Mask to Layer:<\/strong> Freeze Mask to Layer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pick to Apply Freeze Selection:<\/strong> Recall the frozen state picking the layer from the scene. Use SHIFT\/CTRL to add\/subtract.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Current Layer Color to Freeze Selection:<\/strong> Recall the frozen state from the current layer&#8217;s opacity. Use SHIFT\/CTRL to Add\/Subtract.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"g063a7e751693\">Freeze Menu commands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image_2024-03-03_140848839.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image_2024-03-03_140848839.png 320w, https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image_2024-03-03_140848839-206x300.png 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Freeze Menu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Activate Freeze Tool:<\/strong>&nbsp;Activates the Paint Room\u2019s Freeze tool.<br \/><strong>Toggle Freeze View:<\/strong>&nbsp;Changes the way that Frozen areas are displayed. Choose between various patterns, black or white.<br \/><strong>Show\/Hide Freeze:<\/strong>&nbsp;Turns the Freeze pattern on\/off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Freeze Painted Pixels:<\/strong>&nbsp;Freeze only pixels that have paint on them.<br \/><strong>Freeze Transparent Pixels:<\/strong>&nbsp;Freeze only pixels that do not have paint on them.<br \/><strong>Freeze Surface:<\/strong>&nbsp;Freezes the entire surface of the selected layer.<br \/><strong>Freeze Border:<\/strong>&nbsp;Freezes only the border of the current Frozen area. Great for painting a selection with the intent of painting only the bordering area.<br \/><strong>Freeze Paint Object:<\/strong>&nbsp;Freeze an entire Paint Object.<br \/><strong>Freeze Surface Material:<\/strong>&nbsp;Freeze an entire Surface Material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Unfreeze Paint Object:<\/strong>&nbsp;Unfreeze an entire Paint Object.<br \/><strong>Unfreeze Surface Material:<\/strong>&nbsp;Unfreeze an entire Surface Material.<br \/><strong>Unfreeze All:<\/strong>&nbsp;Unfreeze everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Invert Freeze\/Selection:<\/strong>&nbsp;Inverts the Frozen area to be Unfrozen and the Unfrozen area to be Frozen.<br \/><strong>Smooth Freezing:<\/strong>&nbsp;Smooths the Frozen area by feathering the pixels on the border.<br \/><strong>Sharpen Freezing:<\/strong>&nbsp;Sharpens or increases the opacity of the Frozen pixels.<br \/><strong>Fill Unfrozen:<\/strong>&nbsp;Fill an Unfrozen area with the current color and Glossiness amount.<br \/><strong>Erase Unfrozen:<\/strong>&nbsp;Erase the Unfrozen areas.<br \/><strong>Hide Frozen Area:<\/strong>&nbsp;Hide only the Frozen areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Expand Frozen Area:<\/strong>&nbsp;Expands the Frozen area by 1 pixel.<br \/><strong>Contract Frozen Area:<\/strong>&nbsp;Contracts the Frozen area by 1 pixel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Store Freezing State:<\/strong> Stores the Frozen state to disk.&nbsp;It can be loaded with the Freeze tool under the Tool Options panel.<br \/><strong>Restore Freezing State:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fill Unfrozen:<\/strong>&nbsp;Fills the Unfrozen areas.<br \/><strong>Fill by Transparency:<\/strong>&nbsp;Fills only the transparent pixels with the current color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"freeze_operations\">Freeze Operations hotkeys<a href=\"https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/dokuwiki\/doku.php?id=general:paint_workspace:paint_menu:freeze_menu#freeze_operations\"><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Alt+F Switch freeze view<br \/>Ctrl+F Show\/hide freeze<br \/>Ctrl+NumPad \/ Freeze border<br \/>Ctrl+NumPad + Expand the frozen area<br \/>Ctrl+NumPad &#8211; Contract frozen area<br \/>Ctrl+D Unfreeze all<br \/>Ctrl+Shift+I Invert freeze\/solution<br \/>Ctrl+NumPad * Smooth freezing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tutorials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Freeze Tool\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dhBCdChIopQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":2065,"menu_order":8,"template":"","manualdocumentationcategory":[9],"manual_doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-3444","manual_documentation","type-manual_documentation","status-publish","hentry","manualdocumentationcategory-manual"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Freeze - 3DCoat Documentation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Shows the main Freeze menu items and their properties. 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