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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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==Quick Start Guide==
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[//nevercenter.com/silo3d/users/Support/Silo%20Help.zip Download Silo Manual Wiki as PDF]
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*[[View Controls]]
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*[[Selection]]
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Download Default Hotkey List:
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*[[Manipulators]]
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[//nevercenter.com/silo3d/users/Support/silo_hotkeys_alpha_by_command.pdf Alpha by Command] | [//nevercenter.com/silo3d/users/Support/silo_hotkeys_alpha_by_key.pdf Alpha by Keystroke]
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*[[Subdivision]]
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*[[Notes for Mac Users]]
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==Introduction==
 
==Introduction==
 
*[[What is Silo?]]
 
*[[What is Silo?]]
 
*[[How To Use This Manual]]
 
*[[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]]
  
 
==The File Menu==
 
==The File Menu==
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*[[Save Scene]]
 
*[[Save Scene]]
 
*[[Save Scene As]]
 
*[[Save Scene As]]
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*[[Export Scene]]
 
*[[Save Selected Objects]]
 
*[[Save Selected Objects]]
 
*[[Save Incremental]]
 
*[[Save Incremental]]
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*[[GoZBrush]]
 
*[[Save Screenshot]]
 
*[[Save Screenshot]]
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*[[Start/Stop Time-Lapse Recording]]
 
*[[File Format Settings]]
 
*[[File Format Settings]]
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*[[Exit]]
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*[[Reveal Preferences Folder]]
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*[[Quit]]
  
 
==The Edit Menu==
 
==The Edit Menu==
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==The Create Menu==
 
==The Create Menu==
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*[[Custom Primitive]] - FIX
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*[[Custom Primitive]]
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*[[Arc]]
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*[[Arch]]
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*[[Circle]]
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*[[Cone]]
 
*[[Cube]]
 
*[[Cube]]
 
*[[Cylinder]]
 
*[[Cylinder]]
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*[[Gear/Wheel]]
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*[[Grid]]
 
*[[Sphere]]
 
*[[Sphere]]
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*[[Cone]]
 
 
*[[Torus]]
 
*[[Torus]]
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*[[Grid]]
 
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*[[Circle]]
 
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*[[Arc]]
 
 
*[[Lathe Object]]
 
*[[Lathe Object]]
 
*[[Extrusion Object]]
 
*[[Extrusion Object]]
 
*[[Path Extrusion Object]]
 
*[[Path Extrusion Object]]
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*[[Text Generator]]
 
*[[Edge Tool]]
 
*[[Edge Tool]]
 
*[[Polygon Tool]]
 
*[[Polygon Tool]]
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*[[Surface Tool]] - FIX
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*[[Surface Tool]]
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*[[Topology Tool]]
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*[[Topology Tool]] - deprecated
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*[[Array]]
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*[[Draw Topology Tool]]
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*[[Array]] - deprecated
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*[[Object-Templated Array]]
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*[[Chain Replicate]]
 
*[[Duplicate]]
 
*[[Duplicate]]
 
*[[Combine Objects]]
 
*[[Combine Objects]]
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==The Modify Menu==
 
==The Modify Menu==
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*[[Modifiers]]
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**[[Array]]
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**[[Bevel]]
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**[[Crease Edges]]
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**[[Extrude]]
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**[[Numerical Deform]]
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**[[Radial Mirror]]
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**[[Shell]]
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**[[Smooth]]
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**[[Subdivide (Modifier)]]
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**[[Triangulate]]
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**[[Bake Modifiers]]
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**[[Enable/Disable Modifiers]]
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*[[Align/Distribute]]
 
*[[Append]]
 
*[[Append]]
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*[[Append Polygon]]
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**[[Append Polygon]]
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*[[Append Edges]]
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**[[Append Edges]]
 
*[[Bevel]]
 
*[[Bevel]]
 
*[[Boolean]]
 
*[[Boolean]]
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*[[Merge]]
 
*[[Merge]]
 
*[[Mirroring]]
 
*[[Mirroring]]
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*[[Mirror Geometry]]
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**[[Mirror Geometry]]
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*[[Instance Mirror Toggle]]
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**[[Instance Mirror Toggle]]
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*[[Calculate Symmetry]]
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**[[Calculate Symmetry]]
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*[[Symmetry Mode Toggle]]
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**[[Symmetry Mode Toggle]]
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*[[Restore Symmetry]]
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**[[Restore Symmetry]]
 
*[[Orient]]
 
*[[Orient]]
 
*[[Paint Displacement]]
 
*[[Paint Displacement]]
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*[[Crease Edges]]
 
*[[Crease Edges]]
 
*[[Uncrease Edges]]
 
*[[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==
 
==The Selection Menu==
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*[[Select Ring]]
 
*[[Select Ring]]
 
*[[Select Special Geometry]]
 
*[[Select Special Geometry]]
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*[[Select By]]
 
*[[Manipulator Edit Mode]]
 
*[[Manipulator Edit Mode]]
 
*[[Recenter Object Axis]]
 
*[[Recenter Object Axis]]
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*[[Recenter Object Axis To Bottom]]
 
*[[Set Object Axis]]
 
*[[Set Object Axis]]
 
*[[Orient Selection To World]]
 
*[[Orient Selection To World]]
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==The UVs/Materials Menu==
 
==The UVs/Materials Menu==
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Material Editor
 
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Recreate UVs
 
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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 U
 
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Nudge UVs V
 
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Nudge UVs Rotation
 
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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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Old menu:
 
 
*[[Material Editor]]
 
*[[Material Editor]]
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*[[Create UV Proxy]]
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*[[Recreate UVs]]
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*[[Unwrap UV Proxy]]
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**[[Recreate UVs Using XYZ Coords]]
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*[[Mark UV Seam]]
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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]]
 
*[[Pin UV Vertices]]
 
*[[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]]
 
*[[Generate Normal Map]]
 
*[[Generate Normal Map]]
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*[[Live UV Unwrapping]]
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*[[Generate Displacement Map]]
  
 
==The Display Menu==
 
==The Display Menu==
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*[[Show All]]
 
*[[Show All]]
 
*[[Unselected to Wireframe]]
 
*[[Unselected to Wireframe]]
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*[[Unselected to Ghost Shading]]
 
*[[Viewport Layout]]
 
*[[Viewport Layout]]
 
*[[Viewport Camera]]
 
*[[Viewport Camera]]
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*[[Scene Info]]
 
*[[Scene Info]]
 
*[[Object Properties]]
 
*[[Object Properties]]
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*[[Object Modifiers]]
 
*[[Numerical Editor]]
 
*[[Numerical Editor]]
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*[[Tool Options]]
 
*[[Material Editor]]
 
*[[Material Editor]]
 
*[[Brush Editor]]
 
*[[Brush Editor]]
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*[[Blend Shape Editor]]
 
*[[General Settings]]
 
*[[General Settings]]
 
*[[Subdivision Settings]]
 
*[[Subdivision Settings]]
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*[[Keyboard Settings]]
 
*[[Keyboard Settings]]
 
*[[Mouse Settings]]
 
*[[Mouse Settings]]
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*[[File Format Settings]]
 
*[[Save All Settings]]
 
*[[Save All Settings]]
 
*[[Load All Settings]]
 
*[[Load All Settings]]
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==The Help Menu==
 
==The Help Menu==
 
*[[Context Help]]
 
*[[Context Help]]
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*[[Tutorials]]
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*[[Online Help]]
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*[[Help Manual]]
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*[[Tutorials]] - deprecated
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*[[Registration]]
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*[[Send Feedback]]
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*[[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==
 
==Other Commands==
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*[[Supported 3D File Formats]]
 
*[[Supported 3D File Formats]]
 
*[[Supported Image File Formats]]
 
*[[Supported Image File Formats]]
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*[[Open-Source Libraries Used]]
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{{Silo Manual}}
 
{{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

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