Stroke Placement

Reference

The Stroke Placement selector helps to select the locationin which the newly created strokes are drawn.

Note

The Stroke Placement selected has effect only for new strokes and does not affect the existing ones.

Placement Options

Stroke Placement selector on 3D View header.

• 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.
• 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.

Examples

Stroke using different Stroke Placements.

Origin.

3D Cursor.

Surface.

Stroke.