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How to Edit a Stencil with Brush and Eraser Tools

The editor gives you an eraser, a brush, a lasso and the bridge tool over the sliced layers. Use it to delete specks, close a gap by hand or rub out background that the slicer kept.

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Follow these steps

  1. On the download screen, choose Fine-tune in the advanced editor.
  2. Pick a tool: eraser to remove, brush to add material back.
  3. Use the lasso to select and clear a whole region at once.
  4. Switch on the spray preview to see the finished wall as you work.

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