Why does nobody talk about using undo in 3D sculpting?

I spent 2 hours on a character model yesterday, messed up the ear, and almost rage quit. Then I remembered undo exists and saved myself 90 minutes of redoing everything. Has anyone else forgotten basic tools exist?

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sage_moore371mo ago

Remembered undo exists" - that got me lol because I've definitely been there. But here's what I'm wondering though: do you find yourself forgetting undo more when you're deep in a flow state and just cranking through the sculpt? Because for me, that's when I seem to lose all my basic brain functions and start doing things the hard way. Like I'll manually smooth out a mistake for 10 minutes before it dawns on me I could just hit ctrl+z and be done with it in half a second. It's weird how our brains just shut off the simple solutions when we're really focused on a project.

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beth2761mo ago

Oh man, yes! That's exactly what I do. I'll be so zoned in that I completely forget basic shortcuts exist. But here's something I'm curious about - do you ever find yourself NOT wanting to use undo because you feel like you should have known better? Like, I get this weird guilt about it sometimes, like I should have caught the mistake before it happened so using undo feels like cheating. Even though that makes zero sense haha.

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alicemurphy1mo ago

Oh god, this is so me with everything honestly. Like I'll be cooking and reach for a knife to open a bag instead of just using the scissors that are right there. Our brains just go on autopilot and skip the obvious shortcuts when we're focused on the main thing.

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