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Patch Functions
A list of the functions for working with patches, including copying, mirroring, and transforming patches, can be found in the table below.
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Function |
How to access it |
What it does |
Opens this dialog box |
Notes |
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Extract patch |
• Menubar | Patches > Extract Selected • Right-click | canvas > Patches > Extract |
Extracts the selected patches as images, and displays them in the Image Manager Palette. |
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You can only extract images up to 8K in |
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Select patches by number |
• Menubar | Patches > Select Range • Right-click | canvas > Patches > Select Range |
Lets you enter a series of patch numbers in order to select those patches. |
Select |
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Copy selected patches to |
• Menubar | Patches > Copy Indexes to • Right-click | canvas > Patches > Copy Indexes to Clipboard • Right-click | Patches Palette > Copy Indexes to Clipboard |
Copies selected patch IDs to the system |
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Copies the UDIM of the selected patch(es) to the system clipboard, for use in other applications. |
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Paste selected patch |
• Menubar | Patches > Quick Paste • Right-click | canvas > Patches > Quick Paste • Keyboard | Ctrl/Cmd+V |
Pastes a copied patch (from the clipboard). |
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Copy selected patch |
Menubar | Patches > Quick Copy Right-click | canvas > Patches > Quick Copy Keyboard | Ctrl/Cmd+C |
Copies the selected patch. |
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Only copies the paint baked onto the patch (does not copy unbaked paint). |
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Copy textures |
• Menubar | Patches > Copy Textures • Right-click | canvas > Patches > Copy |
Copies multiple |
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Copy the patch mask |
• Menubar | Patches > UV Mask to Image • Right-click | canvas > Patches > UV Mask to Image Manager • Right-click | patch in Patches Palette > UV Mask to Image |
Copies the outline (mask) of the UVs on the patch to the Image Manager. |
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Copy the patches |
• Menubar | Patches > UV Wireframe to Image Manager • Right-click | canvas > Patches > UV |
Copies the wireframe of the UVs on the patch to the Image Manager. |
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Extend the patch bleed area |
• Menubar | Patches > Bleed Patch Edges • Right-click | canvas > Patches > Bleed Patch Edges • Right-click | in Patches Palette > Bleed Patch Edges |
Extends the bleed area at the edges of the UV patches out to the edge of the entire patch. |
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Flip patch |
• Menubar | Patches > Transform > Flip • Right-click | canvas > Patches > Transform > Flip Vertical |
Flips the paint on the selected patch(es) |
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Flip patch |
• Menubar | Patches > Transform > Flip • Right-click | canvas > Patches > Transform > Flip Horizontal |
Flips the paint on the selected patch(es) |
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Rotate patch 90 degrees counterclockwise |
• Menubar | Patches > Transform > Rotate 90 CCW • Right-click | canvas > Patches > Transform > Rotate 90 CCW |
Rotates the paint on the selected patch(es) 90 degrees |
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Rotate patch 90 degrees |
• Menubar | Patches > Transform > Rotate 90 CW • Right-click | canvas > Patches > Transform > Rotate 90 CW |
Rotates the paint on the selected patch(es) 90 degrees clockwise. |
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Rotate patch 180 degrees |
• Menubar | Patches > Transform > Rotate 180 • Right-click | canvas > Patches > Transform > Rotate 180 |
Rotates the paint on the selected patch(es) 180 degrees. |
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Mirror patch from left to right |
• Menubar | Patches > • Right-click | canvas > Patches > Mirror > |
Mirrors the paint on the selected patch(es) from left to right. |
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Mirror patch from right to left |
• Menubar | Patches > • Right-click | canvas > Patches > Mirror > |
Mirrors the paint on the selected patch(es) from right to left. |
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Mirror patch from top to |
• Menubar | Patches > • Right-click | canvas > Patches > Mirror > |
Mirrors the paint on the selected patch(es) from top to bottom. |
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Mirror patch from bottom to top |
• Menubar | Patches > • Right-click | canvas > Patches > Mirror > |
Mirrors the paint on the selected patch(es) from bottom to top. |
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Link selected patches |
• Menubar | Patches > Link > Link Selected Patch Images • Right-click | canvas > Link > Link Selected Patch Images • Right-click | Patches Palette > Link Selected Patch Images |
Links patches that have been selected in the Patches palette. This allows you to quickly replicate changes from one patch across |
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A colored box highlights linked patches in the UV view. |
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Unlink |
• Menubar | Patches > Link > Unlink Selected Patch Images • Right-click | canvas > Link > Unlink Selected Patch Images • Right-click | Patches Palette > Unlink |
Unlinks any linked patches that have been selected in the Patches palette. |
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Removes the colored box from the unlinked patches in the UV view. |
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Selects all patches linked to a specific patch |
• Menubar | Patches > Link > Select Linked Patch Images • Right-click | canvas > Link > Select Linked Patch Images • Right-click | Patches Palette > Select Linked Patch Images |
Selects all of the patches that have been linked to the specified patch selection, and highlights them in the Patches palette. |
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Unlinks all linked patches |
• Menubar | Patches > Link > Unlink All Linked Patch Images • Right-click | canvas > Link > Unlink All Linked Patch Images • Right-click | Patches Palette > Unlink All Linked Patch Images |
Unlinks all linked patches for the entire project. |
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Resize patches |
• Menubar | Patches > • Right-click | canvas > • Right-click | Patches Palette > Resize |
Resizes the selected patches to the selected size, including options to double or halve the size. |
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