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Magic Wand tool doesn't work with Shell Tool

Danonkis
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While holding the spacebar with Shell Tool the Magic Tool is not being activated 

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Barry Kelly
Moderator

That is because you can't magic wand a shell to any elements if you are using the 'simple' construction method.

If you use the 'detailed' construction method, where you are specifying the profile of the shell first, then you can use the magic wand to get that shape.

 

Barry.

One of the forum moderators.
Versions 6.5 to 27
Dell XPS- i7-6700 @ 3.4Ghz, 16GB ram, GeForce GTX 960 (2GB), Windows 10
Lenovo Thinkpad - i7-1270P 2.20 GHz, 32GB RAM, Nvidia T550, Windows 11

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Barry Kelly
Moderator

That is because you can't magic wand a shell to any elements if you are using the 'simple' construction method.

If you use the 'detailed' construction method, where you are specifying the profile of the shell first, then you can use the magic wand to get that shape.

 

Barry.

One of the forum moderators.
Versions 6.5 to 27
Dell XPS- i7-6700 @ 3.4Ghz, 16GB ram, GeForce GTX 960 (2GB), Windows 10
Lenovo Thinkpad - i7-1270P 2.20 GHz, 32GB RAM, Nvidia T550, Windows 11