Animation Tools¶
Insert Blank Keyframe¶
Reference
- Mode
Draw Mode, Edit Mode, Sculpt Mode
- Menu
- Hotkey
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
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
- Hotkey
Shift-X
Deletes the last keyframe in the Dope Sheet or the current keyframe if you are on one.
Interpolation¶
Interpolate¶
Reference
- Mode
Draw Mode, Edit Mode, Sculpt Mode
- Menu
- Hotkey
Ctrl-Alt-E
Interpolates strokes between the previous and next keyframe by adding a single keyframe. When you are on a frame between two keyframes and press Ctrl-Alt-E a new breakdown keyframe will be added. This way you define the final interpolation for the new stroke.
Sequence¶
Reference
- Mode
Draw Mode, Edit Mode, Sculpt Mode
- Menu
- Hotkey
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.
Nota
The Interpolate and Sequence tools work better when the strokes in the previous and next keyframes have the same amount of points. For example when there are duplicated strokes on different keyframes only with different location, rotation or scale.
Bake Mesh to Grease Pencil¶
Reference
- Editor
3D View
- Mode
Object and Pose Modes
- Menu
Converts each frame of a mesh animation within a selected frame range to a Grease Pencil object keyframed strokes. The Bake Action tool computes the final animation of the selected objects with all those modifiers, drivers, and constraints applied, and keyframes the result.
- Start Frame, End Frame
Start/End frame for the baking process.
- Frame 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.
- Target Object
Select the target Grease Pencil object for the baked animation or a new one if there is nothing yet.
- Target Frame
Target destination frame for the baked animation.
- Reproject Type
Sets the reprojection type to use for the converted strokes.