Star Connect Mode

Enter

  • Enter the Star Connect Mode by pressing CTRL + SHIFT + MIDDLE MOUSE BUTTON or by choosing Star Connect in the Mode Pie.


  • Curve Detection

Max Angle:

Maximum angle of an edge to be considered as part of a curve.

Max Length Difference:

Maximum edge length difference within a curve in percent.

Min Verts:

Minimum number of vertices a curve must have to be detected.

  • Circle Detection

Max Angle:

Maximum angle of an edge to be considered as part of a circle.

Max Angle Difference:

Maximum edge angle difference within a circle in percent.

Min Verts:

Minimum number of vertices a circle must have to be detected.


Apply

  • Apply the Star Connect Mode by pressing SPACE. All enabled star connections will be converted into real geometry.


Leave

  • Leave the Star Connect Mode by pressing TAB. All progress will be gone, the mesh will keep unchanged.


Enable

  • Enable detected curves/circles by pressing LEFT MOUSE BUTTON while hovering over.

Multi:

Enable more curves/circles by holding SHIFT.

Face:

Enable all curves/circles of a face by holding ALT while clicking in the median of all curves/circles.

Box:

Enable all curves/circles inside a rectangular box by clicking and dragging.


Disable

  • Disable selected curves/circles by pressing X.


Select

  • Select enabled curves/circles by pressing LEFT MOUSE BUTTON while hovering over.

Multi:

Select more curves/circles by holding SHIFT.

Face:

Select all curves/circles of a face by holding ALT while clicking in the median of all curves/circles.

Box:

Select all curves/circles inside a rectangular box by clicking and dragging.


Deselect

  • Deselect selected curves/circles by pressing LEFT MOUSE BUTTON while hovering over or in empty space.


Undo

  • Undo the last step by prsssing CTRL + Z.

Max Undo Steps:

Maximum number of steps saved to undo.


Redo

  • Redo undoed steps by pressing CTRL + SHIFT + Z.


Move

  • Move all selected curves/circles on the same face as the active one along the adjacent face by pressing G.

Precision:

Enable precision mode by holding SHIFT.

Normal:

Enable move along the individual normals by holding ALT.

Snapping:

Enable snapping to vertices or other star connections by holding CTRL.


Scale

  • Scale all selected curves with the same orientation as the active one along the adjacent face by pressing S.

Precision:

Enable precision mode by holding SHIFT.

Normal:

Enable scale along the individual normals by holding ALT.

Exact:

Type an exact scale multiplier by simply writing the number (e.g. .5 scales to the half).


Bridge

  • Bridge two selected curves by pressing B.


Split

  • Split all selected curves into two even sized star connections by pressing C.


Edit

  • Add/Remove vertices from the star connection by clicking on them while holding CTRL.