Animation Tools#

Insert Blank Keyframe#

Reference

Mode:

Draw Mode, Edit Mode, Sculpt Mode

Menu:

Stroke ‣ Animation ‣ Insert Blank Keyframe (Active Layer) Stroke ‣ Animation ‣ Insert Blank Keyframe (All Layers)

Shortcut:

Shift-I

Active Layer

Add a new blank keyframe to the active layer at the current frame. If there is already a keyframe at the current frame, a new blank keyframe will be added on the next frame.

All Layers

When enabled, Blank keyframe will be created on all layers, not only the active one.

Duplicate Active Keyframe#

Reference

Mode:

Draw Mode, Edit Mode, Sculpt Mode

Menu:

Stroke ‣ Animation ‣ Duplicate Active Keyframe (Active Layer) Stroke ‣ Animation ‣ Duplicate Active Keyframe (All Layers)

Duplicates the strokes on the last keyframe by copying them to the current frame.

Mode
Active

Duplicate only the active layer.

All

Duplicate all the layers.

Delete Active Keyframe#

Reference

Mode:

Draw Mode, Edit Mode, Sculpt Mode

Menu:

Stroke ‣ Animation ‣ Delete Active Keyframe (Active Layer) Stroke ‣ Animation ‣ Delete Active Keyframes (All Layers)

Shortcut:

Shift-Delete, Alt-I

Deletes the last keyframe in the Dope Sheet or the current keyframe if you are on one.

Interpolate Sequence#

Reference

Mode:

Draw Mode, Edit Mode

Menu:

Grease Pencil ‣ Interpolate Sequence

Shortcut:

Shift-Ctrl-E

Interpolate strokes between the previous and next keyframe by adding multiple keyframes. A breakdown keyframe will be added on every frame between the previous and next keyframe.

Bake Mesh to Grease Pencil#

Reference

Editor:

3D Viewport

Mode:

Object and Pose Modes

Menu:

Object ‣ Animation ‣ Bake Mesh to Grease Pencil…

Converts each frame of a mesh animation within a selected frame range to a Grease Pencil object keyframed strokes. The Bake Action operator computes the final animation of the selected objects with all those modifiers, drivers, and constraints applied, and keyframes the result.

Target Object

Select the target Grease Pencil object for the baked animation or a new one if there is nothing yet.

Start Frame, End Frame

Start/End frame for the baking process.

Step

Frame steps for the baking process

Thickness

Strokes thickness.

Threshold Angle

Threshold value that determine the strokes end.

Stroke Offset

Sets offset to separate strokes from filled strokes.

Only Seam Edges

Convert only edges marked as seam.

Export Faces

Convert faces as filled strokes.

Only Selected Keyframes

Convert only the selected keyframes.

Target Frame

Target destination frame for the baked animation.

Projection Type

Sets the projection type to use for the converted strokes.

Bake Object Transform to Grease Pencil#

Reference

Editor:

3D Viewport

Mode:

Object and Pose Modes

Menu:

Object ‣ Animation ‣ Bake Object Transform to Grease Pencil

Applies all transform animation at Object level within a selected frame range to Grease Pencil object keyframes.

Start Frame, End Frame

Start/End frame for the baking process.

Step

Frame steps for the baking process.

Only Selected Keyframes

Convert only the selected keyframes.

Target Frame

Target destination frame for the baked animation.

Projection Type

Sets the projection type to use for the converted strokes.