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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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

მენიუ:

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.

განაკვეთების რაოდენობა (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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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

მენიუ:

Stroke ‣ Subdivide and Smooth

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

განაკვეთების რაოდენობა (Number of Cuts)

The number of subdivisions to perform.

Selected Points

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

იტერაციები (Iterations)

Number of times to repeat the procedure.

კოეფიციენტი (Factor)

The amount of the smoothness on subdivided points.

Smooth Endpoints

Smooths the stroke's endpoints.

Keep Shape

Preserves the strokes shape.

პოზიცია (Position)

When enabled, the operator affect the points location.

რადიუსი (Radius)

When enabled, the operator affect the points thickness.

გაუმჭვირვალობა (Opacity)

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

Simplify

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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

მენიუ:

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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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

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Stroke ‣ Simplify -- Fixed

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

საფეხურები (Steps)

The number of times to repeat the procedure.

Adaptive

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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

მენიუ:

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.

კოეფიციენტი (Factor)

Controls the amount of recursively simplifications applied by the algorithm.

Sample

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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

მენიუ:

Stroke ‣ Simplify -- Sample

Recreates the stroke geometry with a predefined length between points.

სიგრძე (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.

შერწყმა (Merge)

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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

მენიუ:

Stroke ‣ Simplify -- Merge

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

მანძილი (Distance)

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

Outline

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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

მენიუ:

გრიზ ფენსილი ‣ მოხაზულობა (Grease Pencil ‣ Outline)

The Outline operator converts selected Grease Pencil strokes into closed perimeter shapes. It creates new strokes around the outer boundary of the original stroke, effectively generating a filled outline with adjustable thickness.

ხედი (View)

Defines the projection method used to generate the outline:

ხედი (View):

Use the current viewport perspective as the projection plane.

Front:

Use the X-Z axes as the projection plane (front view).

Side:

Use the Y-Z axes as the projection plane (side view).

Top:

Use the X-Y axes as the projection plane (top view).

Camera:

Use the active camera's perspective as the projection plane.

რადიუსი (Radius)

Sets the thickness of the outline on both sides of the original stroke. Higher values result in a wider perimeter.

Offset Factor

Scales the stroke outline inward or outward. - Positive values push the perimeter outward. - Negative values pull it inward. - A value of 0 centers the perimeter on the original stroke.

კუთხის ქვედანაყოფები (Corner Subdivisions)

Number of subdivisions used to smooth corners at stroke endpoints and joints. Higher values result in smoother corners but increase stroke complexity.

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Original stroke.

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Stroke after applying the Outline operator.

Trim

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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

მენიუ:

Stroke ‣ Trim

Trims selected stroke to first loop or intersection.

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Original stroke.

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Result of trim operation.

Join

Join

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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

მენიუ:

Stroke ‣ Join ‣ Join,

Join two or more strokes into a single one.

ტიპი (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

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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

მენიუ:

Stroke ‣ Join ‣ Join and Copy

მალსახმობი:

Shift-Ctrl-J

Same as Join but Type defaults to Join and Copy.

Move to Layer

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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

მენიუ:

Stroke ‣ Move to Layer

მალსახმობი:

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

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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

მენიუ:

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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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

მენიუ:

Stroke ‣ Set as Active Material

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

Arrange

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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

მენიუ:

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

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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

მენიუ:

Stroke ‣ Close

მალსახმობი:

F

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

ტიპი (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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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

მენიუ:

Stroke ‣ Toggle Cyclic

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

ტიპი (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

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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

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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.

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Stroke ending with rounded caps.

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Stroke ending with flat caps.

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Stroke ending with combined caps.

Switch Direction

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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

მენიუ:

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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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

მენიუ:

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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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

მენიუ:

Stroke ‣ Set Uniform Thickness

Makes the thickness equal for the entire stroke.

სისქე (Thickness)

Thickness value to use on all points of the stroke.

Set Uniform Opacity

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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

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Stroke ‣ Set Uniform Opacity

Makes the opacity equal for the entire stroke.

გაუმჭვირვალობა (Opacity)

Opacity value to use on all points of the stroke.

Scale Thickness

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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

მენიუ:

Stroke ‣ Scale Thickness

When enabled, scales the stroke thickness during scale transformations.

Set Curve Type

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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

მენიუ:

Stroke ‣ Set Curve Type

მალსახმობი:

V

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

ტიპი (Type)

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

ბეზიე (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.

ნოტი

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 Resolution

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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

მენიუ:

Stroke ‣ Set Resolution

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

Set Stroke Type

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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

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Stroke ‣ Set Stroke Type

Changes the type of the selected curves.

ტიპი (Type)
Stroke:

Converts the selected curves to stroke-only. Any fill component is removed.

შევსება (Fill):

Converts the selected curves to fill-only. The stroke outline is removed.

Both:

Enables both stroke and fill components on the selected curves.

Reset UVs

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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

მენიუ:

Stroke ‣ Reset UVs

Resets the UV transformation of the selected curves to their default values.

This restores the stroke and fill UV mapping, removing any scaling, rotation, or offset adjustments applied to the material coordinates.

Join Fills

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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

მენიუ:

Stroke ‣ Join Fills

მალსახმობი:

Shift-J

Merges multiple selected fill regions into a single fill.

This is useful when combining separate enclosed shapes into one unified filled region.

Separate Fills

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რეჟიმი (Mode):

რედაქტირების რეჟიმი (Edit Mode)

მენიუ:

Stroke ‣ Separate Fills

მალსახმობი:

Alt-P

Splits a combined fill region into separate fills based on their individual boundary curves.

This allows previously joined fill regions to be edited independently again.

ინდივიდუალური (Individual)

Create a separate fill for each individual stroke.