Stroke Menu

This page covers many of the tools in the Strokes menu. These are tools that work primarily on strokes, however, some also work with point selections.

Subdivide

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Modus:

Edit Mode

Menü:

Stroke ‣ Subdivide

The Subdivide operator adds new control points to selected curve segments by dividing them into smaller sections. This is useful for creating smoother transitions, preparing curves for finer adjustments, or adding more detail for animation or modeling.

Number of Cuts

Specifies the number of divisions for each selected segment; each cut adds one new control point per segment.

Selected Points

When enabled, limits the effect to only the selected points within the stroke.

Subdivide and Smooth

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Modus:

Edit Mode

Menü:

Stroke ‣ Subdivide and Smooth

Subdivides and smooths the strokes by inserting points between the selected points.

Number of Cuts

The number of subdivisions to perform.

Selected Points

When enabled, limits the effect to only the selected points within the stroke.

Iterations

Number of times to repeat the procedure.

Factor

The amount of the smoothness on subdivided points.

Smooth Endpoints

Smooths the stroke’s endpoints.

Keep Shape

Preserves the strokes shape.

Position

When enabled, the operator affect the points location.

Radius

When enabled, the operator affect the points thickness.

Opacity

When enabled, the operator affect the points strength (alpha).

Simplify

Referenz

Modus:

Edit Mode

Menü:

Stroke ‣ Simplify

Reduces the complexity of Grease Pencil strokes by strategically removing points. This is useful for cleaning up strokes, optimizing performance, and preparing drawings for further editing or animation. There are multiple modes; described below:

Fixed

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Modus:

Edit Mode

Menü:

Stroke ‣ Simplify – Fixed

Deletes alternated points in the strokes, except the start and end points.

Steps

The number of times to repeat the procedure.

Adaptive

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Modus:

Edit Mode

Menü:

Stroke ‣ Simplify – Adaptive

Uses the RDP algorithm (Ramer-Douglas-Peucker algorithm) for points deletion. The algorithm tries to obtain a similar line shape with fewer points.

Factor

Controls the amount of recursively simplifications applied by the algorithm.

Sample

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Modus:

Edit Mode

Menü:

Stroke ‣ Simplify – Sample

Recreates the stroke geometry with a predefined length between points.

Length

The distance between points on the recreated stroke. Smaller values will require more points to recreate the stroke, while larger values will result in fewer points needed to recreate the curve.

Merge

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Modus:

Edit Mode

Menü:

Stroke ‣ Simplify – Merge

Simplifies the stroke by merging points that are closer than the specified distance.

Distance

The maximum distance between vertices to determine which ones will be merged.

Trim

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Modus:

Edit Mode

Menü:

Stroke ‣ Trim

Trims selected stroke to first loop or intersection.

Original stroke.

Result of trim operation.

Join

Join

Referenz

Modus:

Edit Mode

Menü:

Stroke ‣ Join ‣ Join,

Join two or more strokes into a single one.

Type

Join:

Ctrl-J Join selected strokes by connecting points.

Join and Copy:

Join selected strokes by connecting points in a new stroke.

Leave Gaps

When enabled, do not use geometry to connect the strokes.

Join and Copy

Referenz

Modus:

Edit Mode

Menü:

Stroke ‣ Join ‣ Join and Copy

Tastenkürzel:

Shift-Ctrl-J

Same as Join but Type defaults to Join and Copy.

Move to Layer

Referenz

Modus:

Edit Mode

Menü:

Stroke ‣ Move to Layer

Tastenkürzel:

M

A pop-up menu to move the stroke to a different layer. You can choose the layer to move the selected strokes to from a list of layers of the current Grease Pencil object. You can also add a new layer to move the selected stroke to. When creating a new layer, there is another pop-up to type in the name of the new layer.

Assign Material

Referenz

Modus:

Edit Mode

Menü:

Stroke ‣ Assign Material

Changes the material linked to the selected stroke. You can choose the name of the material to be used by the selected stroke from a list of materials of the current Grease Pencil object.

Set as Active Material

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Modus:

Edit Mode

Menü:

Stroke ‣ Set as Active Material

Sets the active object material based on the selected stroke material.

Arrange

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Modus:

Edit Mode

Menü:

Stroke ‣ Arrange

Change the drawing order of the strokes in the 2D layer.

Bring to Front

Moves to the top the selected points/strokes.

Bring Forward

Moves the selected points/strokes upper the next one in the drawing order.

Send Backward

Moves the selected points/strokes below the previous one in the drawing order.

Send to Back

Moves to the bottom the selected points/strokes.

Close

Referenz

Modus:

Edit Mode

Menü:

Stroke ‣ Close

Tastenkürzel:

F

Close or open strokes by connecting the last and first point.

Type

Close All:

Close all open selected strokes.

Open All:

Open all closed selected strokes.

Toggle:

Close or Open selected strokes as required.

Match Point Density

Add point in the new segment to keep the same density.

Toggle Cyclic

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Modus:

Edit Mode

Menü:

Stroke ‣ Toggle Cyclic

Toggles between an open stroke and closed stroke (cyclic).

Type

Close All:

Close all open selected strokes.

Open All:

Open all closed selected strokes.

Toggle:

Close or Open selected strokes as required.

Match Point Density

Add point in the new segment to keep the same density.

Set Caps

Referenz

Modus:

Edit Mode

Menü:

Stroke ‣ Set Caps

Toggle ending cap styles of the stroke.

Rounded

Sets stroke start and end points to rounded (default).

Flat

Toggle stroke start and end points caps to flat or rounded.

Toggle Start

Toggle stroke start point cap to flat or rounded.

Toggle End

Toggle stroke end point cap to flat or rounded.

Stroke ending with rounded caps.

Stroke ending with flat caps.

Stroke ending with combined caps.

Switch Direction

Referenz

Modus:

Edit Mode

Menü:

Stroke ‣ Switch Direction

The Switch Direction operator reverses the direction of the selected Grease Pencil stroke. This means the starting point of the stroke becomes the endpoint, and vice versa. While this operation does not alter the visual appearance of the stroke, but affects behaviors that rely on the point order, such as the Build Modifier.

Set Start Point

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Modus:

Edit Mode

Menü:

Stroke ‣ Set Start Point

Set the start point for cyclic strokes, determining the point where the stroke begins and ends when it loops.

Set Uniform Thickness

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Modus:

Edit Mode

Menü:

Stroke ‣ Set Uniform Thickness

Makes the thickness equal for the entire stroke.

Thickness

Thickness value to use on all points of the stroke.

Set Uniform Opacity

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Modus:

Edit Mode

Menü:

Stroke ‣ Set Uniform Opacity

Makes the opacity equal for the entire stroke.

Opacity

Opacity value to use on all points of the stroke.

Scale Thickness

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Modus:

Edit Mode

Menü:

Stroke ‣ Scale Thickness

When enabled, scales the stroke thickness during scale transformations.

Set Curve Type

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Modus:

Edit Mode

Menü:

Stroke ‣ Set Curve Type

Tastenkürzel:

V

Sets the spline type for the splines in the stroke component that are in the selection.

Type

Specifies the target spline type. For more details on spline types, see the Spline Types documentation.

Bézier:

Converts the spline to a Bézier type. - Poly splines are converted with vector handles. - NURBS or Catmull Rom splines are converted with automatic handles.

Bemerkung

When converting a NURBS spline to Bézier, at least six points are required. If the number of points is not a multiple of three, the spline will be truncated.

NURBS:

Converts the spline to a NURBS type.

Poly:

Converts the spline to a poly type.

Catmull Rom:

Converts the spline to a Catmull Rom type.

Handles

Includes handle information during the conversion process.

Set Curve Resolution

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Modus:

Edit Mode

Menü:

Stroke ‣ Set Curve Resolution

Sets the number of points generated along each curve segment (between two handles).

Reset UVs

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Modus:

Edit Mode

Menü:

Stroke ‣ Set Curve Resolution

Reset UV transformation to default values.