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changes it for all contexts. For example, if you set
a preset brush’s size to 11.6, the brush w i ll b e that
size when used with any other tool.
Brush Preset Manager
Brush Presets toolbar (page 3–737 ) >Activateabrush
tool. > Brush Preset Manager
The Brush Preset Manager lists all brush presets,
showing the context-specific settings and lets you
change contexts. It also lets you rename, add,
copy, and delete presets, and set the range for the
depictionofbrushsizesonthetoolbar.Lastly,it
lets you save and load custom collections of brush
presets using the BPR file format.
The Brush Presets feature recognizes four contexts:
•
VertexPaint modifier (page 1–918)
• Paint Deformation (page 1–1065)
(Edit/Editable Poly)
•
Paint S oft Select ion (page 1–948) (Edit/Editable
Poly)
•
Skin modifier (page 1–781)
Procedure
To use the B r ush Preset Ma nager:
1.
Access any of the brush tools listed above.
The tool starts with a default brush.
2. Right-click an empty area on a toolbar, such as
the main toolbar below the Named Selection
Sets drop-down list, and choose Brush Presets.
This opens the Brush Presets toolbar.
3. On the toolbar, click Brush Preset
Manager .
Interfa ce
Co ntext—Choose the context for the settings in the
list window. The Brush Presets feature recognizes
four contexts and shows the current context as
active:
•
VertexPaint (modifier) (p age 1–918)
• PaintDeform (Paint Deformation; Edit/Editable
Poly) (page 1–1065)
• PaintSoftSel (Paint Soft Selection; Edit/Editable
Poly) (page 1–948)
• Paint Skin Weights (Skin modifier) (page
1–781)