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'''Here you can view the complete Silo manual online.  This is the most up-to-date version of the manual, as it is continually being edited as we add new features.'''
  
[[Quick Start Guide]]
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[http://www.silo3d.com/users/Support/Silo%20Help.zip Download Silo Manual Wiki as PDF]
  
[[Introduction]]
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Download Default Hotkey List:
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[http://www.silo3d.com/users/Support/silo_hotkeys_alpha_by_command.pdf Alpha by Command] | [http://www.silo3d.com/users/Support/silo_hotkeys_alpha_by_key.pdf Alpha by Keystroke]
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==Introduction==
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*[[What is Silo?]]
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*[[How To Use This Manual]]
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*[[:Category:Silo_Manual | Alphabetical Index]]
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==Tool and Feature Guides==
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*[[Quick Start Guide]]
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**[[View Controls]]
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**[[Selection]]
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**[[Manipulators]]
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**[[Subdivision]]
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**[[Notes for Mac Users]]
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*[[Displacement Painting Guide]]
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==The File Menu==
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*[[New Scene]]
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*[[Open Scene]]
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*[[Load Into Scene]]
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*[[Revert To Autosaved]]
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*[[Save Scene]]
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*[[Save Scene As]]
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*[[Save Selected Objects]]
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*[[Save Incremental]]
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*[[Save Screenshot]]
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*[[File Format Settings]]
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*[[Exit]]
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==The Edit Menu==
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*[[Undo]]
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*[[Redo]]
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*[[Repeat]]
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*[[Undo Selection]]
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*[[Redo Selection]]
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*[[Copy]]
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*[[Paste]]
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*[[Delete]]
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==The Create Menu==
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*[[Custom Primitive]]
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*[[Cube]]
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*[[Cylinder]]
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*[[Sphere]]
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*[[Cone]]
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*[[Torus]]
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*[[Grid]]
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*[[Circle]]
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*[[Arc]]
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*[[Lathe Object]]
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*[[Extrusion Object]]
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*[[Path Extrusion Object]]
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*[[Edge Tool]]
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*[[Polygon Tool]]
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*[[Surface Tool]]
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*[[Topology Tool]]
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*[[Array]]
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*[[Duplicate]]
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*[[Combine Objects]]
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*[[Instance]]
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*[[De-instantiate Instance]]
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==The Modify Menu==
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*[[Append]]
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**[[Append Polygon]]
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**[[Append Edges]]
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*[[Bevel]]
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*[[Boolean]]
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*[[Break]]
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*[[Bridge]]
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*[[Cut]]
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*[[Extrude]]
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*[[Fill Hole]]
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*[[Flatten]]
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*[[Inset Scale]]
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*[[Local Move]]
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*[[Local Scale]]
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*[[Merge]]
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*[[Mirroring]]
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**[[Mirror Geometry]]
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**[[Instance Mirror Toggle]]
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**[[Calculate Symmetry]]
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**[[Symmetry Mode Toggle]]
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**[[Restore Symmetry]]
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*[[Orient]]
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*[[Paint Displacement]]
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*[[Shell]]
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*[[Slide]]
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*[[Smooth]]
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*[[Spin Edge]]
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*[[Split Loop]]
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*[[Triangulate]]
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*[[Unify Normals]]
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*[[Reverse Normals]]
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==The Subdivision Menu==
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*[[Subdivide]]
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*[[Unsubdivide]]
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*[[Toggle Current Subdivision]]
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*[[Clear Higher Subdivision]]
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*[[Refine Control Mesh]]
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*[[Crease Edges]]
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*[[Uncrease Edges]]
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==The Selection Menu==
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*[[Group Selection]]
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*[[Select Affected Groups]]
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*[[Select Next Group]]
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*[[Selection Mode]]
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*[[Convert Selection To]]
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*[[Manipulator Tool]]
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*[[Selection Style]]
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*[[Snapping]]
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*[[Soft Selection]]
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*[[Select All]]
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*[[Deselect]]
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*[[Deselect Inactive]]
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*[[Invert Selection]]
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*[[Expand Selection]]
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*[[Grow Selection]]
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*[[Shrink Selection]]
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*[[Select Path]]
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*[[Select Loop]]
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*[[Select Ring]]
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*[[Select Special Geometry]]
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*[[Manipulator Edit Mode]]
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*[[Recenter Object Axis]]
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*[[Set Object Axis]]
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*[[Orient Selection To World]]
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*[[Orient Manipulator]]
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*[[Auto Orient Manipulator]]
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==The UVs/Materials Menu==
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*[[Material Editor]]
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*[[Recreate UVs]]
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**[[Recreate UVs Using XYZ Coords]]
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**[[Recreate UVs Per Face]]
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**[[Recreate UVs Using Planar Regions]]
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**[[Recreate UVs Using LSCM Unwrapping]]
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**[[Recreate UVs Using Neighbors]]
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*[[Unwrap UVs Using LSCM]]
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*[[Live UV Unwrapping]]
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*[[Mark UV Seams]]
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*[[Unmark UV Seams]]
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*[[Mark UV Seams Toggle]]
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*[[Pin UV Vertices]]
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*[[Unpin UV Vertices]]
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*[[Pin UV Vertices Toggle]]
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*[[Move and Sew]]
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*[[Mirror UVs]]
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*[[Nudge UVs]]
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*[[Flip UVs]]
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*[[Arrange UVs In Bounds]]
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*[[Scale UVs To Bounds]]
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*[[Scale UVs Proportionally]]
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*[[Export UVs To Image]]
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*[[Generate Normal Map]]
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*[[Generate Displacement Map]]
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==The Display Menu==
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*[[Add Light]]
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*[[Use Scene Lights]]
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*[[Lock Scene Lighting to Camera]]
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*[[Make Scene Lights Default]]
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*[[Object Display Mode]]
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*[[Frame Selection]]
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*[[Focus Selection]]
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*[[Hide Selection]]
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*[[Hide Unselected]]
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*[[Show All]]
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*[[Unselected to Wireframe]]
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*[[Viewport Layout]]
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*[[Viewport Camera]]
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*[[Walkthrough Mode]]
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*[[Show Work Grids]]
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*[[Show Manipulator]]
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*[[Show Viewport Images]]
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*[[Show Lights]]
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*[[Show Buttons]]
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*[[Next Button Page]]
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*[[Set Viewport Image]]
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*[[Select Viewport Image]]
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*[[Delete Viewport Image]]
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*[[Render External]]
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==The Editors/Options Menu==
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*[[Scene Editor]]
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*[[Scene Info]]
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*[[Object Properties]]
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*[[Numerical Editor]]
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*[[Material Editor]]
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*[[Brush Editor]]
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*[[General Settings]]
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*[[Subdivision Settings]]
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*[[Display Settings]]
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*[[Color Settings]]
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*[[Button Settings]]
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*[[Keyboard Settings]]
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*[[Mouse Settings]]
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*[[Save All Settings]]
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*[[Load All Settings]]
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==The Help Menu==
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*[[Context Help]]
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*[[Tutorials]]
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*[[Help Manual]]
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*[[Online Manual]]
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*[[Registration]]
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*[[About]]
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==Other Commands==
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*[[Button Page 1-9]]
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*[[Constrain]]
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*[[Cycle Shading]]
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*[[No Function]]
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*[[Tweak]]
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==Appendix==
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*[[Rib Format]]
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*[[Pov Format]]
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*[[Supported 3D File Formats]]
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*[[Supported Image File Formats]]
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*[[Open-Source Libraries Used]]
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[[Manual Page Template]]
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{{Silo Manual}}

Revision as of 13:03, 18 August 2016

Here you can view the complete Silo manual online. This is the most up-to-date version of the manual, as it is continually being edited as we add new features.

Download Silo Manual Wiki as PDF

Download Default Hotkey List: Alpha by Command | Alpha by Keystroke

Introduction

Tool and Feature Guides

The File Menu

The Edit Menu

The Create Menu

The Modify Menu

The Subdivision Menu

The Selection Menu

The UVs/Materials Menu

The Display Menu

The Editors/Options Menu

The Help Menu

Other Commands

Appendix

Manual Page Template