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Any setting to allow me to start a draw stroke while the cursor is off the modle

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#1

I would like to be abel to sometimes left click to start a sculpt stroke while the cursor is off the model, and then drag my brush into the model. But if you do this you get a rotate until your cursor hits the model. I thought right click navigation might be the answer but when you enable right click navigation you still have left click rotate when your cursor is off the model. Any ideas on how to achieve this, is there some way to turn off left click rotate?

Thanks

#2

You can for masking, then drag with space bar held down.
See this thread>> http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?190393-Disabling-Left-Click-Free-Rotate&p=1115795&viewfull=1#post1115795

#3

I want to do this with the sculpting brushes. Its weird that when you turn on right click navigation the left click navigation free rotate still stays on. hish I could turn it off

#4

There’s a way you can do this. It’s not ideal but it is a solution:

  1. Set up your model so that it is positioned how you want.
  2. In the Document palette, go to the ZAppLink Properties sub-palette and press the “Front” button. This stores the current view of your model.
  3. Press Ctrl+F on the keyboard. This will fill the canvas. Your model will disappear but don’t worry, we’re going to bring it back in the next steps.
  4. Click and drag downwards on the canvas to draw out your model (don’t worry about how large it is or its position) then press “T” on the keyboard to enter Edit mode.
  5. Press the “Front” button in ZAppLink Properties. This will restore your model’s position.

Filling the background like that will allow you to start a sculpting stroke off the model. You can rotate and reposition the model if you want by using Right+click navigation or click+dragging outside the white line canvas frame.

To get rid of the background and return to normal sculpting simply press Ctrl+N on the keyboard.

HTH,

#5

Thanks for that technique Marcus.