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title: "Slime Bridge"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/zbr/en-us/Content/html/user-guide/3d-modeling/sculpting/slime-bridge/slime-bridge.html"
section_path: "User Guide > 3D Modeling > Sculpting > Slime Bridge"
description: "This new feature will get your creature creations drooling! Mask one or two parts of a mesh and at the press of a button create instant slime, drool or …"
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# Slime Bridge

![Slime-Cheese](https://help.maxon.net/zbr/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/Slime-Cheese.png)\
*Instantly create slime, drool and goo!*

This new feature will get your creature creations drooling! Mask one or two parts of a mesh and at the press of a button create instant slime, drool or melted cheese. Create all sorts of organic goo with this versatile new feature!

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## How Slime Bridge Works

Slime Bridge works with a single subtool, although the subtool can be composed of separate meshes. The mesh must be quads, with no subdivision levels.

![Slime01](https://help.maxon.net/zbr/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/Slime01.png)\
*An example of Slime Bridge – both spheres are the same subtool*

One or two masks are drawn and then the Slime Bridge button is pressed. The Slime Bridge strands will each be a separate polygroup so that they can be sculpted or smoothed as you wish.

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## Slime Bridge Functions

![Slime-Bridge-btns](https://help.maxon.net/zbr/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/Slime-Bridge-btns.png)\
*Slime Bridge menu in the Tool palette*

### Slime Bridge

Press the Slime Bridge button to create the slime bridge. It will only work if there are one or two masked areas.

### Tension

The Tension slider affects how taut the bridge strands will be. A setting of zero will result in bridge strands with the least tension; a setting of a hundred will result in the tightest bridge strands.

![Slime02](https://help.maxon.net/zbr/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/Slime02.png)\
The result with Tension set to 100

### Bridges

The Bridges slider affects how many bridge strands there will be across a single mask or between two masks. The number is not precise – it will depend on mask and polygon size. If Bridges is set to zero no bridges will be created and the masks will be cleared.

### Branches

The Branches slider determines how many branches a bridge will have. Branches are between a main strand and the original mesh.

![Slime04](https://help.maxon.net/zbr/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/Slime04.png)\
*Branches are created from the bridge strands to a masked area*

### Capillaries

The Capillaries slider determines how many small branches there will be. Capillaries are between strands. Capillaries can connect with other capillaries.

![Slime05](https://help.maxon.net/zbr/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/Slime05.png)\
*Capillaries are between strands.*