Draw#
Reference
- Mode:
Edit Mode
- Tool:
The Curve draw tool allows you to free-hand draw curves.
Tool Settings#
Curve Stroke panel.#
- Type
Type of curve to use for drawing.
- Poly:
Bézier Curve with straight line segments (auto handles).
- Bézier:
- Tolerance
Lower values give a result that is closer to the drawing stroke, while higher values give more smoothed results.
- Method
- Refit:
Incrementally refits the curve (gives best results).
- Split:
Splits the curve until the tolerance is met (gives a better drawing performance).
- Detect Corners
Detects corners while drawing based on a specified angle; Any angles above the specified value are considered corners. If a corner is detected, the curve uses non-aligned handles for the corner resulting in a more crisp corner.
- Taper Start, End
Taper factor for the radius of the start and end points along the curve.
- Radius Min
Minimum radius when the minimum pressure is applied (also the minimum when tapering).
- Max
Radius to use when the maximum pressure is applied (or when a tablet is not used).
- Use Pressure
Uses stylus pressure to control the radius of the curve.
- Depth
Controls where and how the curves are drawn.
- Cursor:
Uses the depth under the cursor to draw curves.
- Surface:
Used to draw on top of other objects.
- Project Onto Selected
Only project the strokes onto selected objects.
- Offset
Distance to offset the curve from the surface.
- Absolute Offset
Applies a fixed offset (does not scale by the curve radius).
- Only First
Only uses the start of the stroke for the depth.
- Plane
The orientation plane to draw on, available when Only First is enabled.
- Normal to Surface:
Draws aligned to the surface.
- Tangent to Surface:
Draws perpendicular to the surface.
- View:
Draws aligned to the viewport.
- Curve 2D
Project the curve on the Z axis.
- As NURBS
Draw curves as a NURBS curve with Bézier knot mode, instead of a Bézier curve.
Options#
After the tool is run, these options are available in the Adjust Last Operation panel.
- Error
Error distance in object units. This can be seen similar to a subdivision rate for the curve. Lower values give a result that is closer to the drawing stroke while higher values give more smoothed results.
- Fit Method
- Refit:
Incrementally refits the curve (gives best results).
- Split:
Splits the curve until the tolerance is met (gives a better drawing performance).
- Corner Angle
Any angles above this are considered corners.
- Cyclic
Toggles whether or not the curve is Cyclic.