Autodesk 495B1-05A111-1301 - 3ds Max Design 2010, User Manual

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5 Continue to click in the image to add more control points.
6 To close the shape, click on the first control point you created, or press
Enter . If you hold Ctrl + Alt , the shape will be closed in Auto Tangent
mode.
Once the first control point has been created using the Freeform tool, the
garbage mask is automatically set to edit mode.
NOTE If you are not in Auto Tangent mode and want to create several points in
Auto Tangent, hold Ctrl + Alt when creating the points.
To create a rectangular mask:
1 Select the Rectangle tool button or press S .
2 Set initial mask parameters if necessary.
3 Select Rectangle Options settings if necessary. These options include:
To: Use:
Click and drag the cursor to draw the mask from the center of
the first mouse/pen click. From Center
Create an unconstrained mask. Click and drag to draw and change
the shape of the mask. Unconstrained
Click and drag to draw a perfect square. Square
Create a rectangular mask based on width and height values you
set. Once the values are set, click the location in the image you
want the shape to appear. Fixed Size
Create a rectangular mask based on width and height proportions
you set. Once the values are set, click and drag to create the
shape. Proportional
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