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The Magic Wand + Region Growing Tools

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Overview

Magic Wand Tool

Selects pixels based on intensity with mouse clicks.
Intensity variation is calculated from the clicked pixel and two Variation edit box values.
Demo

Widgets and parameters

  • Variation: specify intensity variation relative to the clicked value.
  • Connect 8: use 8 (26 for 3D) connected neighborhood connectivity.
  • Connect 4: use 4 (6 for 3D) connected neighborhood connectivity.
  • Radius: define the effective range for the magic wand.
Selection modifiers for the Magic Wand tool
  • : replace existing selection with the new one.
  • Shift + : add new selection to the existing one.
  • Ctrl + : remove new selection from the current one.

Info

Works in 3D
Requires checked 3D in the Selection panel

Presets

Use the following key shortcuts to define and restore presets

  • Shift+1, Shift+2, Shift+3 - store preset 1, 2, or 3 correspondingly
  • 1, 2, 3 - restore preset 1, 2, or 3 correspondingly

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