Working with Tool Presets
Tool presets let you save a variety of settings and are very handy and efficient for accessing the tools you use most often. That way, the tool is already set with the desired properties, such as colour, line thickness, whether to enable Draw Behind or Auto Flatten mode, and so on. You can create presets for these tools and many more: Brush, Pencil, Eraser, Rectangle, Ellipse, and Line. First, select a tool, adjust the properties, and then create a tool preset for it. Once you have created a tool preset, you can always make adjustments to fine-tune it, as well as create a keyboard shortcut for it.
The Tool Presets Toolbar
The Tool Presets toolbar lets you create new tool presets and manage them. There are four default brush presets to get you started—Rough Brush, Clean Pencil, Fill Paint, and Inking Brush. By default, this toolbar is not displayed.
How to create a tool preset
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In the Tools toolbar, select a tool, for example the Brush tool. |
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Use the Tool Properties view to customize the tool.
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To set a specific colour for your preset, in the Colour view, select the colour swatch to link to the tool. Note that when using this preset in another scene not using that colour palette, upon selecting this new preset, a colour recovery dialog box will appear asking to add this colour to your scene. |
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In the Tool Presets toolbar, click the New Tool Preset button. |
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In the New Tool Preset dialog box, in the Name field, type a name for your new preset. |
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From the icon list, select an icon to quickly identify your preset or upload your own by clicking the File button. |
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(Optional) From the Shortcut menu, set a keyboard shortcut to quickly access your preset. |
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When you select any of the following options, they will take effect when you use the tool preset. If an option is deselected, then using a tool preset will not override your current settings. |
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Colour: Saves the current colour into the tool preset. |
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Tool: Only the colour will be associated. You could, for example, set three different colours with shortcuts. It would use the current tool with the chosen preset colour. |
How to select a tool preset
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In the Tool Presets toolbar, click the tool preset icon you assigned when creating the preset. Note that when using this preset in a new scene not using the assigned colour swatch, a colour recovery dialog box appears asking to add this colour to your scene. |
How to import a tool preset
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In the Tool Presets toolbar, click the Manage Tool Presets button. |
The Manage Tool Presets dialog box opens.
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In the Select Folder window that opens, locate and select the preset(s) to import and click Select Folder.
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How to export a tool preset
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In the Tool Presets toolbar, click the Manage Tool Presets button. |
The Manage Tool Presets dialog box opens.
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In the Export Brush Presets window that opens, click Export. |
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Select a folder and click Select Folder.
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How to update a tool preset
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To update the colour of your preset, you must first select it in the Colour view. |
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In the Tool Presets toolbar, click the Manage Tool Presets button. |
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In the Manage Tool Presets dialog box that opens, select the tool preset from the left side of the dialog box. |
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Make any changes you would like to the preset. |