Soft Selection
Soft Selection is set by typing in a Length in the VCB while a selection
tool is active. Vertices within this distance from the selected vertices are
also affected by tools that modify the geometry. The further away from the
selection, the less they are affected. This is illustrated by colour-coding
the vertices from Red, Orange, Yellow, Green and Blue – where Red is 100%
and Blue is 0%. There are two types of fall-off for the soft-selction radius:
Read more about the tools in Vertex Tools
Auto-Smooth
When a face is deformed in such a way that its vertices are no longer coplanar, Sketchup Autofolds the face by adding new edges. These edges are normally not soft or smooth which as a result produce a faceted surface.
When Auto-Smooth is enabled these new edges will be softened and smoothed ensuring a continuous surface.
Proxy Functions
Some of Vertex Tools' menus have double functions. Using Tools » Vertex Tools » Move as an example:
- When vertex mode is active this trigger Vertex Tools’ Move tool.
- When not editing vertices this trigger SketchUp’s native Move tool.
This allows user to have their shortcuts functioning inside and outside vertex mode because the menus act as proxies that knows which tool to activate.
Availible in Multiple Languages
Vertex Tools is availible in mulitple languages. If you do not find your prefered language, you can easily translate it by creating a simple .lang file.
Information on how to translate Vertex Tools can be found in the manual.