Tool Properties Palette

The Tool Properties palette and the controls that can be found on it are described in the table below. When controls also bring up additional dialogs, these are referenced for more information.

What It Does

The Tool Properties palette displays information about the selected tool.

Tool Properties Palette Fields

Tool	Control	Type	What it does	Opens this dialog box	Notes
	Select > Select \| Facing	dropdown	Sets whether the selection only applies to the Front of the model as you can see it, or if the selection goes Through the model and includes the other side.
	Transform Selected Objects No properties.
	Paint \| Paint	add attribute	Click to add attributes	Add User Attribute
	Paint > Paint \|Description	information	Specifies the tool function.
	Paint > Paint \| Name	information	Specifies the tool name.
	Paint > \| Brush Settings		Brush texture details. See Brush Properties.
	Paint > Paint \| Brush Tip		Brush geometry details. See Brush Properties.
	Blur \| Blur	add attribute	Click to add attributes.	Add User Attribute
	Blur > Blur \| Description	information	Specifies the tool function.
	Blur > Blur \| Name	information	Specifies the tool name.
	Blur > Blur \| Brush settings	add attribute	Brush tip details. See Brush Properties.	Add User Attribute
	Blur >Blur \| Brush Tip	add attribute	Brush texture details. See Brush Properties.	Add User Attribute
	Blur>Blur \| Texture	add attribute	Brush texture details. See Brush Properties.	Add User Attribute
	Paint Buffer Eraser > (Same as Paint)	add attribute	Click to add attributes.	Add User Attributes
	Vector Paint \| Vector Paint	add attribute	Click to add attributes.	Add User Attributes
	Vector Paint>Vector Paint \| Description	information	Specifies the tool function.
	Vector Paint>Vector Paint \| Name	information	Specifies the tool name.
	Vector Paint > Vector Paint \| Brush settings	add attribute	Brush tip details. See Brush Properties.	Add User Attribute
	Vector Paint>Vector Paint\| Brush Tip	add attribute	Brush texture details. See Brush Properties.	Add User Attribute
	Paint Through \| Paint Through	add attribute	Click to add attributes.	Add User Attributes
	Paint Through >Paint Through \| Description	information	Specifies the tool function.
	Paint Through >Paint Through\| Name	information	Specifies the tool name.
	Paint Through > Paint Through \| Brush settings	add attribute	Brush tip details. See Brush Properties.	Add User Attribute
	Paint Through>Paint Through\| Brush Tip	add attribute	Brush texture details. See Brush Properties.	Add User Attribute
	Paint Through>Paint Through\| Texture	add attribute	Brush texture details. See Brush Properties.	Add User Attribute
	Gradient \| Gradient	add attribute	Click to add attributes.	Add User Attributes
	Gradient > Gradient \| Description	information	Specifies the tool function.
	Gradient > Gradient \| Name	information	Specifies the tool name.
	Gradient > Gradient \| Brush settings	add attribute	Brush tip details. See Brush Properties.	Add User Attribute
	Gradient >Gradient \| Brush Tip	add attribute	Brush texture details. See Brush Properties.	Add User Attribute
	Gradient >Gradient \| Texture	add attribute	Brush texture details. See Brush Properties.	Add User Attribute
	Clone Stamp \| Clone Stamp	add attribute	Click to add attributes.	Add User Attributes
	Clone Stamp>Clone Stamp\| Description	information	Specifies the tool function.
	Clone Stamp>Clone Stamp \| Name	information	Specifies the tool name.
	Clone Stamp>Clone Stamp \| Brush settings	add attribute	Brush tip details. See Brush Properties.	Add User Attribute
	Clone Stamp>Clone Stamp\| Brush Tip	add attribute	Brush texture details. See Brush Properties.	Add User Attribute
	Clone Stamp>Clone Stamp\| Texture	add attribute	Brush texture details. See Brush Properties.	Add User Attribute
	Warp \| Warp No properties.	add attribute	Click to add attributes	Add User Attribute
	Slerp \| Slerp No properties.	add attribute	Click to add attributes.	Add User Attribute
	Pinup \| Pinup No properties.	add attribute	Click to add attributes.	Add User Attribute
	Towbrush > Towbrush >Mode	dropdown	Selects the Towbrush mode: • Clone from the selected region to another part of the surface. • Overwrite the selected region with another part of the surface. • Swap the contents of the selected region with another area on the surface.
	Towbrush > Towbrush >Falloff	text field, slider	Sets how sharply the texture blends in from the edges of the selected patch. Higher values have sharper transition to the surrounding texture, lower values blend more smoothly.
	Towbrush > Towbrush >Value	text field, slider	Controls how much of the color of the original patch to preserve. Higher values keep more of the original color, lower values blend the whole patch in with the background as you move it.
	Marquee Select > Marquee Select\| Crawling Ants	checkbox	Controls whether the selection edges are animated. If on, the edges are animated.
	Marquee Select > Marquee Select \| Type	dropdown	The shape of the selection drawn: • Lasso - lets you draw a “free” selection of any shape. • Rectangle - lets you draw a rectangular selection. • Polygonal - lets you draw a polygonal selection of any shape by setting multiple points before closing the selection. • Ellipse - lets you draw an oval selection. • MagicWand - lets you select by color. When you click, Mari creates a selection around the point you clicked. The selection is based on color – areas with a similar color to the original point are selected. You can change the color threshold for the selection.
	Marquee Select > Marquee Select\| Mode	dropdown	How drawing a new selection affects the current marquee selection: • Replace - the new selection replaces the existing selection. • Transform - this lets you move you selection area around (move, rotate, or scale the selection). • Add - the new selection adds onto the existing selection. • Subtract - the new selection removes areas of the existing selection. • Intersect - inverts the existing selection. That is, any areas that were selected become unselected, and any areas that were unselected become selected.
	Marquee Select > Marquee Select\| Fill Selection with Foreground	button	Fills the selected paint buffer area with the current foreground color.
	Marquee Select > Marquee Select\| Invert Marquee Selection	button	Inverts the current selection. Unselected areas become selected, and the other way around.
	Marquee Select > Marquee Select \| Lift Marquee Selection to Paint Buffer	button	Lifts the selected texture and stores it in the paint buffer.
	Marquee Select > Marquee Select\| Clear Marquee Selection	button	Clears the current selection.
	Marquee Select > General \| Enabled	checkbox	Turns the marquee selection on and off.
	Marquee Select > General \| Color Threshold	text field, slider	Sets the color threshold for the marquee selection. Setting a lower value here results in a more accurate color selection. Higher values catch more of the surrounding color.
	Marquee Select > General \| Amount	text field, slider, reset	Sets how much the marquee selection prevents painting outside the selected area. This works as a multiplier to the alpha of paint applied outside the selection: • At 1, only the area inside the selection is paintable. • At 0.5, paint outside the selection applies with an alpha of 0.5.
	Marquee Select > Selection Edge \| Feathering	text field, counter	Controls how sharp the edge of the selection area is. At 0, the selection has a completely sharp edge. As the value rises, the edges become softer.
	Marquee Select > Transform \| Reset Marquee Transform	button	Resets any transformations (moves, rotations, scales) applied to the marquee selection area.
	Marquee Select > Transform \| Center	text field	Sets the center of the marquee selection.		Use the break link button to break the link between the two fields.
	Marquee Select > Transform \| Rotation	text field	Sets the rotation, in degrees, of the marquee selection.
	Marquee Select > Transform \| Scale	text field	Sets the scale of the marquee selection.		1 is the original scale.
	Marquee Select > Transform \| Translation	text field	Sets the translated position onscreen of the marquee selection.
	No properties.
	Zoom Paint Buffer > Zoom Paint Buffer \| Paint Buffer Zoom	information	This tool lets you zoom in and out of the scene with the paint buffer locked to the object and without baking the paint.	Add User Attribute	You can also enable this tool by pressing Z. Zooming can be set to be reset when paint is baked.
	Vector Inspector > Vector Inspector \| InspectorTool	add attribute	Click to add attributes.	Add User Attribute
	Vector Inspector > Vector Inspector \|Spacing	text field, slider	Adjusts the spacing between the directional markers.		Shift+ drag the mouse when the vector inspector is active.
	Vector Inspector > Vector Inspector \| Length	text field, slider	Adjust the length of the directional markers.
	Vector Inspector > Vector Inspector \| Width	text field, slider	Adjust the width of the directional markers.
	Vector Inspector > Vector Inspector \| Start color	swatch	Change the color at the base of the directional markers.
	Vector Inspector > Vector Inspector \| End color	swatch	Change the color at the tip of the directional markers.
	Vector Inspector > Vector Inspector \| Vector Space	dropdown	Set whether the vector inspector operates in ScreenSpace, TangentSpace, or WorldSpace.
	Vector Inspector > Vector Inspector \| Rotation	text field, slider	Adjusts the rotation of the directional markers. This can be changed using the slider, or by entering a specific value.
	Vector Inspector > Vector Inspector \| Translation	text fieldes	The exact location in XY space of the vector inspector. Entering values adjusts the position of the inspector too.
	Eye Dropper > General \| Sample Size	text field, slider	Radius in pixels that the eyedropper uses when sampling colors off the surface of the model.		Range: 1 to 15