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title: "Magnet"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TOOLMAGNET.html"
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description: "This page covers the Magnet tool in Cinema 4D. It pulls mesh or spline sections toward the cursor with distance-based falloff — a fast way to shape …"
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# Magnet

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page covers the **Magnet tool** in **Cinema 4D**. It pulls mesh or spline sections toward the cursor with distance-based falloff — a fast way to shape terrain, dents or organic bulges without switching to the sculpting system.

With the magnet, you can pull sections out of polygon objects or splines. Click anywhere on the object(s) and drag the mouse. The further the points are from the mouse pointer, the weaker the magnet's pull on them. If you hold down `Shift` while you drag, the points will be moved parallel to the normal of the highlighted point.

![Image: 044156.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/044156.jpg)\
The difference between the Brush and Magnet tools (each in Normal mode).

The Magnet tool works very similarly to the [Brush](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TOOLBRUSH.html.md) and has almost the same settings. The fundamental differences are:

- The **Magnet** tool is restricted to the region at which the cursor initially lies when the mouse button is pressed. The tool's effect remains constant.
- The **Brush** tool works continuously wherever the cursor is while the mouse button is being pressed. The tool's effect takes place at the location of the cursor.

If you press the `Shift` key simultaneously, the points will be moved parallel to the surface Normals of the corresponding selected polygons. If you press **+/-** (or use the mouse wheel) while clicking, the Magnet tool's radius will be enlarged/reduced.

If you simultaneously press `Ctrl/Cmd`, the effect will be inverted.

> **Tip:** Tip:The brush size and strength for ALL brush tools can be adjusted in Cinema 4D interactively as follows:
>
> - `MMB` + drag left/right to adjust brush size
> - `MMB` + drag up/down to adjust brush strength