topic Re: Can't find Surface Painter in Modeling

Can't find Surface Painter

Geof Gainer — Fri, 26 May 2023 12:17:41 GMT

In AC 19 I can't find the "Surface Painter" palette. I've got all "Legacy" items unchecked in Project Pref's, and am in the 3D window, but no Surface Painter shows up greyed or otherwise, under either Window>Palettes or Documents>Creative Imaging. Any ideas?

Re: Can't find Surface Painter

Barry Kelly — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 01:39:37 GMT

If you are using a custom Work Environment from an older version then you may have to add the command to your menus manually.
Or just chose a standard 19 Work Environment.

Barry.

Re: Can't find Surface Painter

Geof Gainer — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 03:41:26 GMT

Thanks Barry--how do I do that? In Work Environment > Menus > All Commands in Alphabetical Order there's no Surface Painter. It doesn't show up with WEP Standard Profile 19 either.

Re: Can't find Surface Painter

Barry Kelly — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 03:49:59 GMT

Geof wrote:
Thanks Barry--how do I do that? In Work Environment > Menus > All Commands in Alphabetical Order there's no Surface Painter. It doesn't show up with WEP Standard Profile 19 either.

It is called "Show/Hide Surface Painter" just to make it harder to find.
And its default location is in the WINDOWS > PALETTES menu.

Barry.

Re: Can't find Surface Painter

Barry Kelly — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 03:51:46 GMT

And it will only become active in the 3D window.
In the plan the option will be greyed out.

Barry.

Re: Can't find Surface Painter

Richard Morrison — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 03:57:48 GMT

Try enabling the "Standard" toolbar. (Right-click in the toolbar area.) The surface painter is at the far right end, and looks like a paintbrush with some trailing dots.

Re: Can't find Surface Painter

Geof Gainer — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 14:56:52 GMT

Ohhhh--"show/hide". Thanks.