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Draw shapes

Shape

You can draw basic shapes like a Cube, Sphere, Cylinder etc using the Shape tool. This is useful for prototyping more complex shapes quickly, by drawing a bunch of simple shapes.

Activate the tool

Point at the main menu, and click on the Shape Shape tool using your main hand's trigger button.

Draw shapes

  1. Press and hold the main trigger button.
  2. Then move the main hand to draw the shape as you move the cursor.

Change the shape type

You can choose between 6 basic shapes: Cube, Sphere, Cylinder, Cone, Torus, and Monkey (the famous Suzanne from Blender).

To change the shape type:

  1. Point at the main menu, and click on the Shape tool using your main hand's trigger button.
  2. Point at the submenu for Shape, and click on the desired shape type.

Shape constraints

By default, Freebird applies a few constraints for the different shapes, to improve their usability. For e.g. a Sphere is pivoted around the center, while a Cylinder tries to maintain a circular cross-section.

But you can bypass these constraints and draw the shape exactly to the dimensions that you want.

To bypass shape constraints:

  1. Press and hold the alternate trigger button.
  2. Draw a shape with the main trigger button. The shape will follow your hand movements exactly, and not apply any default constraints.
  3. Release the alternate trigger button once the shape is ready.

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