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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.'''
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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]]
 
**[[View Controls]]
 
**[[View Controls]]
 
**[[Selection]]
 
**[[Selection]]
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**[[Subdivision]]
 
**[[Subdivision]]
 
**[[Notes for Mac Users]]
 
**[[Notes for Mac Users]]
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*[[Displacement Painting Guide]]
  
*Introduction
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==The File Menu==
**[[What is Silo?]]
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*[[New Scene]]
**[[How To Use This Manual]]
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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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*[[Export Scene]]
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*[[Save Selected Objects]]
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*[[Save Incremental]]
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*[[GoZBrush]]
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*[[Save Screenshot]]
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*[[Start/Stop Time-Lapse Recording]]
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*[[File Format Settings]]
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*[[Reveal Preferences Folder]]
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*[[Quit]]
  
*The File Menu
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==The Edit Menu==
**[[New Scene]]
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*[[Undo]]
**[[Open Scene]]
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*[[Redo]]
**[[Load Into Scene]]
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*[[Repeat]]
**[[Revert To Autosaved]]
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*[[Undo Selection]]
**[[Save Scene]]
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*[[Redo Selection]]
**[[Save Scene As]]
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*[[Copy]]
**[[Save Selected]]
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*[[Paste]]
**[[Save Screenshot]]
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*[[Delete]]
**[[File Format Settings]]
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**[[Exit]]
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*The Edit Menu
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==The Create Menu==
Undo
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*[[Custom Primitive]]
Redo
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*[[Arc]]
Repeat
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*[[Arch]]
Undo Selection
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*[[Circle]]
Redo Selection
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*[[Cone]]
Copy
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*[[Cube]]
Paste
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*[[Cylinder]]
Delete
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*[[Gear/Wheel]]
The Create Menu
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*[[Grid]]
Cube
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*[[Sphere]]
Cylinder
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*[[Torus]]
Sphere
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*[[Lathe Object]]
Cone
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*[[Extrusion Object]]
Torus
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*[[Path Extrusion Object]]
Grid
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*[[Text Generator]]
Circle
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*[[Edge Tool]]
Arc
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*[[Polygon Tool]]
Lathe Object
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*[[Surface Tool]]
Extrusion Object
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*[[Topology Tool]] - deprecated
Path Extrusion Object
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*[[Draw Topology Tool]]
Edge Tool
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*[[Array]] - deprecated
Polygon Tool
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*[[Object-Templated Array]]
Topology Tool
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*[[Chain Replicate]]
Array
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*[[Duplicate]]
Duplicate
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*[[Combine Objects]]
Combine Objects
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*[[Instance]]
Instance
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*[[De-instantiate Instance]]
De-instantiate Instance
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*The Modify Menu
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==The Modify Menu==
Append
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*[[Modifiers]]
Append Polygon
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**[[Array]]
Append Edges
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**[[Bevel]]
Bevel
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**[[Crease Edges]]
Boolean
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**[[Extrude]]
Break
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**[[Numerical Deform]]
Bridge
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**[[Radial Mirror]]
Cut
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**[[Shell]]
Extrude
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**[[Smooth]]
Fill Hole
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**[[Subdivide (Modifier)]]
Flatten
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**[[Triangulate]]
Inset Scale
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**[[Bake Modifiers]]
Local Move
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**[[Enable/Disable Modifiers]]
Local Scale
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*[[Align/Distribute]]
Merge
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*[[Append]]
Mirroring
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**[[Append Polygon]]
Mirror Geometry
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**[[Append Edges]]
Instance Mirror Toggle
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*[[Bevel]]
Calculate Symmetry
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*[[Boolean]]
Symmetry Mode Toggle
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*[[Break]]
Symmetrize
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*[[Bridge]]
Orient
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*[[Cut]]
Paint Displacement
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*[[Extrude]]
Shell
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*[[Fill Hole]]
Slide
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*[[Flatten]]
Smooth
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*[[Inset Scale]]
Spin Edge
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*[[Local Move]]
Split Loop
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*[[Local Scale]]
Triangulate
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*[[Merge]]
Unify Normals
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*[[Mirroring]]
Reverse Normals
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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]]
  
The Subdivision Menu
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==The Subdivision Menu==
Subdivide
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*[[Subdivide]]
Unsubdivide
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*[[Unsubdivide]]
Toggle Current Subdivision
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*[[Toggle Current Subdivision]]
Clear Higher Subdivision
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*[[Clear Higher Subdivision]]
Refine Control Mesh
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*[[Refine Control Mesh]]
Crease Edges
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*[[Crease Edges]]
Uncrease Edges
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*[[Uncrease Edges]]
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*[[Toggle Edge Crease]]
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*[[Edge Crease Amount]]
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*[[Crease Edges by Angle]]
  
The Selection Menu
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==The Selection Menu==
Group Selection
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*[[Group Selection]]
Select Affected Groups
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*[[Select Affected Groups]]
Select Next Group
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*[[Select Next Group]]
Selection Mode
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*[[Selection Mode]]
Convert Selection To
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*[[Convert Selection To]]
Manipulator Tool
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*[[Manipulator Tool]]
Selection Style
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*[[Selection Style]]
Snapping
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*[[Snapping]]
Soft Selection
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*[[Soft Selection]]
Select All
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*[[Select All]]
Deselect
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*[[Deselect]]
Deselect Inactive
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*[[Deselect Inactive]]
Invert Selection
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*[[Invert Selection]]
Expand Selection
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*[[Expand Selection]]
Grow Selection
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*[[Grow Selection]]
Shrink Selection
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*[[Shrink Selection]]
Select Path
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*[[Select Path]]
Select Loop
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*[[Select Loop]]
Select Ring
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*[[Select Ring]]
Select Special Geometry
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*[[Select Special Geometry]]
Manipulator Edit Mode
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*[[Select By]]
Recenter Object Axis
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*[[Manipulator Edit Mode]]
Set Object Axis
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*[[Recenter Object Axis]]
Orient Selection To World
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*[[Recenter Object Axis To Bottom]]
Orient Manipulator
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*[[Set Object Axis]]
Auto Orient Manipulator
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*[[Orient Selection To World]]
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*[[Orient Manipulator]]
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*[[Auto Orient Manipulator]]
  
The Materials Menu
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==The UVs/Materials Menu==
Material Editor
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*[[Material Editor]]
Create UV Proxy
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*[[Recreate UVs]]
Unwrap UV Proxy
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**[[Recreate UVs Using XYZ Coords]]
Pin UV Vertices
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**[[Recreate UVs Per Face]]
Mark UV Seam
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**[[Recreate UVs Using Planar Regions]]
Live UV Unwrapping
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**[[Recreate UVs Using LSCM Unwrapping]]
Generate Normal Map
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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]]
  
The Display Menu
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==The Display Menu==
Add Light
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*[[Add Light]]
Use Scene Lights
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*[[Use Scene Lights]]
Lock Scene Lighting to Camera
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*[[Lock Scene Lighting to Camera]]
Make Scene Lights Default
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*[[Make Scene Lights Default]]
Object Display Mode
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*[[Object Display Mode]]
Frame Selection
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*[[Frame Selection]]
Focus Selection
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*[[Focus Selection]]
Hide Selection
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*[[Hide Selection]]
Hide Unselected
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*[[Hide Unselected]]
Show All
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*[[Show All]]
Unselected to Wireframe
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*[[Unselected to Wireframe]]
Viewport Layout
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*[[Unselected to Ghost Shading]]
Viewport Camera
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*[[Viewport Layout]]
Walkthrough Mode
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*[[Viewport Camera]]
Show Work Grids
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*[[Walkthrough Mode]]
Show Manipulator
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*[[Show Work Grids]]
Show Viewport Images
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*[[Show Manipulator]]
Show Lights
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*[[Show Viewport Images]]
Show Buttons
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*[[Show Lights]]
Next Button Page
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*[[Show Buttons]]
Set Viewport Image
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*[[Next Button Page]]
Select Viewport Image
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*[[Set Viewport Image]]
Delete Viewport Image
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*[[Select Viewport Image]]
Render External
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*[[Delete Viewport Image]]
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*[[Render External]]
  
The Editors/Options Menu
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==The Editors/Options Menu==
Scene Editor
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*[[Scene Editor]]
Scene Info
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*[[Scene Info]]
Object Properties
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*[[Object Properties]]
Numerical Editor
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*[[Object Modifiers]]
Material Editor
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*[[Numerical Editor]]
Brush Editor
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*[[Tool Options]]
General Settings
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*[[Material Editor]]
Subdivision Settings
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*[[Brush Editor]]
Display Settings
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*[[Blend Shape Editor]]
Color Settings
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*[[General Settings]]
Button Settings
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*[[Subdivision Settings]]
Keyboard Settings
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*[[Display Settings]]
Mouse Settings
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*[[Color Settings]]
Save All Settings
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*[[Button Settings]]
Load All Settings
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*[[Keyboard Settings]]
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*[[Mouse Settings]]
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*[[File Format Settings]]
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*[[Save All Settings]]
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*[[Load All Settings]]
  
The Help Menu
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==The Help Menu==
Context Help
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*[[Context Help]]
Tutorials
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*[[Online Help]]
Help Manual
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*[[Tutorials]] - deprecated
Registration
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*[[Send Feedback]]
About
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*[[Registration]] - deprecated
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*[[About]] - deprecated
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*[[About/Registration]]
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*[[De-Register Computer]]
  
Other Commands
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==Other Commands==
Button Page 1-9
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*[[Button Page 1-9]]
Constrain
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*[[Constrain]]
Cycle Shading
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*[[Cycle Shading]]
No Function
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*[[No Function]]
Tweak
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*[[Tweak]]
Appendix
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Rib Format
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Pov Format
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Supported 3D Formats
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Supported Image Formats
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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}}

Latest revision as of 21:00, 13 October 2023

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