Retopology smooth hotkey?

[Digital Adam]

I'm coming from Maya which had great retopo tools. I also tried messing with Blender; Retopoflow 4, to see how that compares to Maya as well. So far 3DCoat comes closest to the ease-of-use and speed in Maya.

I'm a big fan of Point to Polygons since it's very similar to Maya. Is there a way to set up a hotkey to allow the Tweak > Brush Tool to be used without leaving the Point to Polygons? Holding CTRL makes edge loops which is fantastic, but I'd also like to be able to smooth the mesh as I build. I didn't see that as a choice under the CRTL+Shift option.

Thanks,
Adam

[Elemeno]

2 hours ago, Digital Adam said:

I'm coming from Maya which had great retopo tools. I also tried messing with Blender; Retopoflow 4, to see how that compares to Maya as well. So far 3DCoat comes closest to the ease-of-use and speed in Maya.

I'm a big fan of Point to Polygons since it's very similar to Maya. Is there a way to set up a hotkey to allow the Tweak > Brush Tool to be used without leaving the Point to Polygons? Holding CTRL makes edge loops which is fantastic, but I'd also like to be able to smooth the mesh as I build. I didn't see that as a choice under the CRTL+Shift option.

Thanks,
Adam

no you cant but this would be super helpful , maybe put this in a feature request hopefully if they get time they can add it.

[AbnRanger]

21 hours ago, Digital Adam said:

I'm coming from Maya which had great retopo tools. I also tried messing with Blender; Retopoflow 4, to see how that compares to Maya as well. So far 3DCoat comes closest to the ease-of-use and speed in Maya.

I'm a big fan of Point to Polygons since it's very similar to Maya. Is there a way to set up a hotkey to allow the Tweak > Brush Tool to be used without leaving the Point to Polygons? Holding CTRL makes edge loops which is fantastic, but I'd also like to be able to smooth the mesh as I build. I didn't see that as a choice under the CRTL+Shift option.

Thanks,
Adam

There isn't an option in the drop list menu for the CTRL or CTRL + SHIFT keys (toolbar above the viewport), but you can shoot development an email (support@pilgway.com) to request it. In the mean time, don't forget, you do have Sticky Key functionality and can use that in lieu of the CTRL and CTRL + SHIFT list menus. Assign a hotkey (like CTRL + B ) for the Brush tool and when you want to temporarily use that tool, just press the hotkey and hold it down while you are using it > release the hotkey when you are done and 3DCoat immediately goes back to the last tool you were using. 

 

[Elemeno]

3 hours ago, AbnRanger said:

There isn't an option in the drop list menu for the CTRL or CTRL + SHIFT keys (toolbar above the viewport), but you can shoot development an email (support@pilgway.com) to request it. In the mean time, don't forget, you do have Sticky Key functionality and can use that in lieu of the CTRL and CTRL + SHIFT list menus. Assign a hotkey (like CTRL + B ) for the Brush tool and when you want to temporarily use that tool, just press the hotkey and hold it down while you are using it > release the hotkey when you are done and 3DCoat immediately goes back to the last tool you were using. 

 

I  did not know sticky keys were a thing! , thank you for point this out

[AbnRanger]

29 minutes ago, Elemeno said:

I  did not know sticky keys were a thing! , thank you for point this out

You are very welcome. This video is an old one, but the functionality remains pretty much the same.