Layer Mask

layer masks a layer mask is a property that masks a specific area of a layer how to use it 1 select the layer you want to add a layer mask to 2\ click the layer mask button layer masks 3 select either add black mask or add white mask 4 a layer mask has been added to the selected layer properties add black mask this property adds a black layer mask as a result, all materials on the assigned layer will be hidden add white mask property that adds a white layer mask add ao mask property that adds an ambient occlusion (ao) layer mask remove mask properties to remove the selected layer mask layer mask properties group properties the properties group is an area where the content varies depending on the feature selected, such as a tool or layer the properties displayed in the properties group when layer mask is selected are shown below brush layer masks brush the brush tool is a tool that allows you to apply mask values by painting screensizebrush property that sets the brush size of the brush tool in pixels , which when unset sets the brush size relative to its size on the world size property that sets the size of the brush opacity this property allows you to set the opacity of the mask value being painted hardness property that allows you to set how sharp the edges of the brush in the brush tool are jittering this property sets the amount of randomization of the strokes, which are the lines created by the brush input of the brush tool spacing property that allows you to set the spacing of the brush strokes generated by the brush tool mask value this property allows you to set the mask value that will be painted erase layer masks erase the erase tool is a tool that allows you to remove painted mask values screensizebrush property that sets the size of the brush for the erase tool in pixels , which when turned off sets the brush size relative to its size on the world you can set the size in the size property size property that sets the size of the brush for the erase tool opacity this property allows you to adjust the opacity of the erasure hardness this property allows you to set how sharp the edges of the erase tool's brush are jittering this property sets the amount of randomization of the strokes produced by the erase tool's brush input spacing this property allows you to set how far apart the brush input of the erase tool is spaced rect fill layer masks rect fill the rect fill tool is a tool that allows you to apply a mask value to a face via the mode property mode layer masks rect fill mode properties for how the rect fill tool works polygon fill tool that allows you to apply a mask value to a face when you click on the face rect fill a tool that allows you to create a rectangular region by clicking and dragging in the scene, and apply a mask value to the faces that fall within it polygonal lasso fill this tool creates a polygonal region along vertices by clicking in the scene, and applies a mask value to the faces that fall within it island fill a tool used with the painting 2d editor that allows you to click on a uv island in the painting 2d editor and apply a mask value to it isolation fill a tool used with the painting 2d editor that allows you to apply a mask value to all connected elements by clicking on a uv face in the painting 2d editor mask value a property that allows you to set the mask value to be applied camera based select a property that applies a mask value to only the currently visible face based on the camera trianglemode this property applies the mask value to the triangular mesh that makes up the face erase this property deletes the applied mask value opacity a property that allows you to set the opacity of the applied mask value example usage