PolyStrips Help

Shortcut: 2, Ctrl+Alt+P

The PolyStrips tool provides quick and easy ways to map out key face loops for complex models. For example, if you need to retopologize a human face, creature, or any other complex organic or hard-surface object.

PolyStrips works by hand drawing strokes on to the high-resolution source object. The strokes are instantly converted into spline-based strips of polygons.

Any continuous quad strip may be manipulated with PolyStrips via the auto-generated spline handles.

Creating

Ctrl+LMB, Ctrl+LMB+Double	:	draw strip of quads
F	:	adjust brush size
LMB+Drag	:	grab and move selected geometry
+, =, Shift+ArrowUp, Shift+WheelUp	:	increase segment counts in selected strip
-, Shift+ArrowDown, Shift+WheelDown	:	decrease segment counts in selected strip

Selecting

LMB+Click, Shift+LMB+Click	:	select face
LMB+Drag, Shift+LMB+Drag	:	paint face selection
Ctrl+Shift+LMB+Click	:	select faces along shortest path
A	:	select / deselect all
Alt+A	:	deselect all

Control Points

The following actions apply to when the mouse is hovering over control points of selected strip.

LMB+Drag	:	grab and move control point under mouse
Shift+LMB	:	grab and move all inner control points around neighboring outer control point
Ctrl+Shift+LMB	:	scale strip width by dragging on inner control point

Transforming

LMB+Drag	:	grab and move selected geometry under mouse
G	:	grab and move selected geometry

Other

Backspace, Delete, X	:	delete/dissolve/collapse selected
V	:	rip selected edge
Alt+V	:	rip and fill selected edge