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andmoveagaintodrawconnectedstraight-line
segments.
You c an combine f ree-form and straight-line
sketching freely:
• To append a free-form line to a st r aight-line
segment, release the ALT key and t hen beg in
dragging.
• To append a straig ht-line seg ment to a
free-form line, press and hold ALT as you
drag, and then release the mouse button and
move the mouse.
8. To exit the Sketch tool, right-click in the editor
window.
Inter face
Select by—Lets you choose how to select the
ver t ices to sketch:
•
Pick Selection—Lets you pick the vertices one by
one. When you click OK, a Pick cursor appears
comprising a + sign and the letter P; when the
cursor is over a vertex, the + sign becomes
larger. To finish picking, right-click, and then
drag to sketch. After sketching, you return to
Pick mode, and so on. To exit, rig ht-click.
•
Drag S election—Lets you pick multiple vertices
by dragging. When you click OK, the mouse
cursorappearsasacircle. Afteryoudragto
select vertices, release the mouse button, and
then drag (or A LT +click) to sketch. As with
Pick Selection, the mouse cursor continues
to alternate between Select and Sketch modes
until you ri ght-click to exit.
•
Use Current S election—Uses the current
selection; you cannot change the selection
whileusingthetool.Ifthecurrentselectionis
edges or faces, Sketch uses all vertices attached
to selected sub-objects.
Align To—Lets you choose how to sketch:
•
Fr ee Form —Drag to sketch free form (like
drawing with a pencil), or ALT+click to sketch
connected
•
Line—Drag to sketch a single, strai ght line
segment.
•
Box—Drag diagonally to sketch a rectangle.
•
Circl e—Dra g outward to sketch a circle, and
then move the mouse in a circle to rotate the
circle.
Show Vertex Order—Displays numbered lab els that
indicate the order in which vert ices were selected
andwillspreadoutduringsketching.
Interactive Mode—Shows vertex positioning as you
sketch. Tur n off for faster feedback.
Dra g Cursor S ize—Setsthesizeofthemousecursor
used while
dragging a selection .Default=8.
Range=1 to 15.
OK —Accepts the changes and closes the dialog.
Cance l—Undoes any changes and closes the dialog.
Set As Default—Makes the current s ettings the
defaults for the cu rrent session.
St itch Tool Di alog
Select an object. > Modify panel > Modifier List >
Object-Space M o difiers > U n wrap UVW > Edit button (on
Parameters rollout) > Tools menu > Stitch Selected
After you’ve separated your object’s UVW
coordinates into clusters, either manually or