Stroke Placement

Reference

Mode:

Draw Mode

Header:

Stroke Placement

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Stroke Placement pop-over.

The Stroke Placement selector helps to select the location in which strokes are drawn.

Note

The Stroke Placement selection only affects new strokes and does not affect the existing ones.

Origin:

Strokes are placed at Grease Pencil object origin.

3D Cursor:

Strokes are placed at 3D cursor.

Surface:

Strokes will stick on mesh surfaces.

Offset

Distance from the mesh surface to place the new strokes.

Project Onto Selected

Only project the strokes onto selected objects.

Stroke:

Strokes will stick on other strokes.

Target
All Points:

All the points of the new stroke sticks to other strokes.

End Points:

Only the start and end points of the new stroke sticks to other strokes.

First Point:

Only the start point of the new stroke sticks to other strokes.

Stroke using different Stroke Placements.
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Origin.

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3D Cursor.

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Surface.

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Stroke.