Maya sculpt geometry tool

You can push or pull a mesh in a configurable direction in the shape of the tool. The Maximum Displacement option controls how far vertices can get from the reference surface. In this example, the two strokes both raise the surface to the maximum displacement distance, but not beyond it. If you update the reference surface, the current state becomes the reference, and further sculpting will displace vertices from the new base point.

In this example, after the first stroke, the user updates the reference surface. You can update the reference surface manually, or set the Update on Each Stroke option to bake each stroke onto the reference as you finish the stroke.

You can paint over bumps to smooth them out. This smoothing operation works by averaging the position of all features within the brush radius with all other nearby features. You can paint over bumps to relax the most out-of-place surface features.

Unlike smoothing, Relax works by only averaging the largest surface anomalies so that the overall shape is maintained. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type.

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However, when using the Sculpt Geometry Tool , the more polygons a surface has, the more precisely it can deform to the shape of the sculpting brush. The Sculpt Geometry Tool does not create construction history of its own. Smoothing You can paint over bumps to smooth them out. Relaxing You can paint over bumps to relax the most out of place surface features. Pinching You can pull vertices inwards towards the center of the tool cursor.

Note: For more pronounced pinching, adjust the Brush strength slider in the Sculpt Geometry Tool options. Sliding You can slide the vertices in the direction of your stroke, while following the existing shape of the surface.

It is recommended that you turn off Reference Surface: Update on each stroke when Slide is selected, because Slide uses the reference surface as the shape to follow.