Sculpt Mode: Access 'smooth' tool's properties when pressing the shift key.
Ok. I think this could change the whole usability and easyness of the smooth tool, so here goes.
In sculpt mode, smooth tool has a great behavior. When the shift key is holded, you inmediatly use it, and when you release it, you return to the previous tool you were using.
Another behaviour Blender has, is that, when you press the right mouse button, you have access to a panel where you can change your current tool properties.
But actually, if I hold the shift key, and press the right mouse button, nothing happens. It would be cool if I could access to 'smooth' tool's properties at this momment, change the properties, use the tool, and at release of the shift, I return to my previous tool as always.
It would increase dramatically the workflow because you would be able to change smooth tools properties without having to select it at all from the menu. It would be a BIG STEP.
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Yes please. I never know how smoothing will work when pressing shift.
I like your idea. One of the concerns I have is not your idea, but building off the default feature it's based on: Pressing shift in sculpt mode toggles to the smooth brush.
I think the current shift-smooth feature is an excellent solution and I use it more than more features, but I think there is a better way to achieve this with a design change in Pie Menu.
With my solution suggested in my thread, one should not need to be pressing the modifier keys Shift, Ctrl and Alt, but instead would be Right-Clicking instead to get the Custom Pie Menu which would contain all possible Blender actions in a relevant way.
In your case, instead of hitting Shift, Right-Click would bring up relevants items which would include the Smooth Brush and it's settings would immediately appear under a sub-menu when the mouse/pen is focused on smooth brush item in the menu.
While using Blender and you change the smooth brush settings, the recent action menu would que those actions to the top so you don't have to keep resetting your smooth brush to setting states that you find relevant for you immediate task.