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Mesh - Sculpt mode - Mask menu

Contains legacy operators also found the in the toolshelf as modal operations.

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Contains legacy operators also found the in the toolshelf as modal operations.

Entry	What it does
Box mask	Select a part of the mesh by box select.
Lasso Mask	Select a part of the mesh by lasso select.
Mask by Color	Select a part of the mesh by its color. Note that this does not work with a multiresolution modifier at the mesh. You will get a warning that multires is not supported.

Entry	What it does
Invert Mask	Inverts the mask.
Fill Mask	Fills the mask with a given value, or inverts its values.
Clear Mask	Clears the mask.
Smooth Mask	Smoothens the mask selection.
Sharpen Mask	Sharpens the mask selection.
Grow Mask	Grows the mask
Shrink Mask	Shrinks the mask.
Increase Contrast	Increases the contrast between masked parts and not masked parts.
Decrease Contrast	Decreases the contrast between masked parts and not masked parts.
Expand Mask by Topology	Expands the mask from the initial active vertex under the mouse. Starts with a new mask. Watch the tool tip in the footer for further instructions.
Expand Mask by Curvature	Expands the mask from the initial active vertex under the mouse. Keeps the previous mask. Watch the tool tip in the footer for further instructions.

Creates a new object out of the masked mesh part.

This operation cannot be undone!

Entry	What it does
Threshold	The sharpness of the mask border.
Add Boundary Loop	Add a boundary loop at the border of the new created geometry. This can help to make the geometry more stable.
Smooth Iterations	How many iterations to smooth the new created geometry.
Project to Sculpt	Project the extracted mesh into the original sculpt.
Extract as Solid	Extract the new created mesh as a solid mesh.
OK	Apply the Mask Extract tool.

Slices the paint mask from the mesh.

Entry	What it does
Mask Slice and fill Holes	Slices the paint mask from the mesh. And fills existing holes.
Mask Slice to new Object	Slices the paint mask from the mesh, and creates a new object out of it.

Creates a mask based on cavity and pointiness of the mesh.

Creates a mask along the topological boundaries of the mesh—edges where geometry ends or is disconnected.

Defines how the mask interacts with existing masks. Controls how the new mask blends with any existing mask (e.g. Mix, Add, Subtract).

Controls blending strength.

Either Face Sets mode or Boundary mode.

Determines how far the mask spreads from the boundary.

Generates a mask along the boundaries between face sets—regions defined by sculpting tools or manual assignment.

Masks out random parts of the mesh by the chosen method.

Sculpt Mode - Mask Menu