What's New in Modeling
Quad Draw Tool updates
Introduced as part of the Modeling Toolkit in Maya 2014, the Quad Draw
tool now offers a more streamlined workflow for retopologizing meshes. The
following updates enhance Maya's existing retopology toolset.
■ Customizable hotkeys: New options in the Modeling Toolkit
preferences let you change the default hotkey mappings to fit your
workflow.
■ Relax brush: Smooth out your new topology and improve edge flow.
■ Extend tool: Extend new polygons from edges, borders, edge loops, and
vertices.
■ Auto-weld components: Automatically weld components that are
moved close together.
■ Set a reference mesh: Snap the Quad Draw tool to a surface using
Make Live. Make Live replaces the Modeling Toolkit's Other
Surface transform constraint.
■ Fill holes: Shift-drag over triangular shaped holes in your new topology
to fill them.
■ Construction history: When construction history is turned on, history
nodes are now created as you work.
■ GPU cache support: Make Live now supports GPU cache nodes, letting
you retopologize dense assets that contain large data sets.
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