Draw Tool
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The draw tool is the one that most artists will be familiar with. This tool is best used with a drawing tablet, although it can be used with a mouse. | The draw tool is the one that most artists will be familiar with. This tool is best used with a drawing tablet, although it can be used with a mouse. | ||
| − | The draw tool generates either a region, or a | + | The draw tool generates either a region, or a {{l|BLine]] {{l|Outline Layer]] with pressure output from the tablet mapped to the line's width. |
==Options== | ==Options== | ||
;'''Pressure Width''' | ;'''Pressure Width''' | ||
| − | :Whether or not to scale the width based on the pressure input. If this is unchecked, the layer will be drawn at the width indicated in the | + | :Whether or not to scale the width based on the pressure input. If this is unchecked, the layer will be drawn at the width indicated in the {{l|New Layer Defaults]] section of the {{l|Toolbox]] |
;'''Auto Loop''' | ;'''Auto Loop''' | ||
:When the stroke of the draw tool ends near the beginning of the stroke, automatically connect the last duck to the first. | :When the stroke of the draw tool ends near the beginning of the stroke, automatically connect the last duck to the first. | ||
;'''Auto Connect''' (not in svn) | ;'''Auto Connect''' (not in svn) | ||
| − | :When the stroke begins and/or ends at or near an endpoint duck of another | + | :When the stroke begins and/or ends at or near an endpoint duck of another {{l|Outline Layer|outline]], the resulting {{l|Outline Layer|outline]] is simply appended to the existing {{l|Outline Layer]] |
| − | :When the stroke begins and/or ends at or near a vertex duck in the middle of another | + | :When the stroke begins and/or ends at or near a vertex duck in the middle of another {{l|Outline Layer|outline]], the first and/or last vertex of the resulting {{l|Outline Layer|outline]] is {{l|Linking|linked]] to the duck on the existing {{l|Outline Layer]]. |
;'''Auto Extend''' (only in svn) | ;'''Auto Extend''' (only in svn) | ||
| − | :When the stroke begins and/or end at or near an endpoint duck of another | + | :When the stroke begins and/or end at or near an endpoint duck of another {{l|Outline Layer|outline]], the resulting {{l|Outline Layer|outline]] is simply appended to the existing {{l|Outline Layer]] |
;'''Auto Link''' (only svn) | ;'''Auto Link''' (only svn) | ||
| − | :When the stroke begins and/or ends at or near a vertex duck in another | + | :When the stroke begins and/or ends at or near a vertex duck in another {{l|Outline Layer|outline]], and the outline isn't being extended by the Auto Extend option above, the first and/or last vertex of the resulting {{l|Outline Layer|outline]] is {{l|Linking|linked]] to the duck on the existing {{l|Outline Layer]]. |
;'''Create Region Only''' | ;'''Create Region Only''' | ||
| − | :Rather than creating an | + | :Rather than creating an {{l|Outline Layer]], the tool discards pressure information, and creates a {{l|Region Layer]] instead. |
;'''Min Pressure''' | ;'''Min Pressure''' | ||
| − | :The value of this option clamps the lower end of the Pressure sensitivity to a specific value, essentially determining how thin the thinnest possible segment is relative to the | + | :The value of this option clamps the lower end of the Pressure sensitivity to a specific value, essentially determining how thin the thinnest possible segment is relative to the {{l|New Layer Defaults#Brush Size|Brush Size]] parameter in the {{l|Toolbox]]. |
;'''Feather''' | ;'''Feather''' | ||
| − | :''(revise me) Seems to have something to do with setting the | + | :''(revise me) Seems to have something to do with setting the {{l|Feather Parameter]] on the layer, but there doesn't seem to be a clear translation between the setting of this control, and the resulting parameters.'' |
;'''LocalError''' | ;'''LocalError''' | ||
:''This affects whether the Smooth option is in world coordinates or not. But I'm not sure what it measures when this is turned on.'' | :''This affects whether the Smooth option is in world coordinates or not. But I'm not sure what it measures when this is turned on.'' | ||
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==Buttons== | ==Buttons== | ||
;'''Fill Last Stroke''' | ;'''Fill Last Stroke''' | ||
| − | :Currently creates a | + | :Currently creates a {{l|Region Layer]], causes some errors, and then deletes the {{l|Region Layer|region layer]] again. |
Revision as of 00:23, 8 September 2009
{{l|Category:Tools]]
{{l|Image:Draw_icon.png|64px]] ALT-D
The draw tool is the one that most artists will be familiar with. This tool is best used with a drawing tablet, although it can be used with a mouse.
The draw tool generates either a region, or a {{l|BLine]] {{l|Outline Layer]] with pressure output from the tablet mapped to the line's width.
Options
- Pressure Width
- Whether or not to scale the width based on the pressure input. If this is unchecked, the layer will be drawn at the width indicated in the {{l|New Layer Defaults]] section of the {{l|Toolbox]]
- Auto Loop
- When the stroke of the draw tool ends near the beginning of the stroke, automatically connect the last duck to the first.
- Auto Connect (not in svn)
- When the stroke begins and/or ends at or near an endpoint duck of another {{l|Outline Layer|outline]], the resulting {{l|Outline Layer|outline]] is simply appended to the existing {{l|Outline Layer]]
- When the stroke begins and/or ends at or near a vertex duck in the middle of another {{l|Outline Layer|outline]], the first and/or last vertex of the resulting {{l|Outline Layer|outline]] is {{l|Linking|linked]] to the duck on the existing {{l|Outline Layer]].
- Auto Extend (only in svn)
- When the stroke begins and/or end at or near an endpoint duck of another {{l|Outline Layer|outline]], the resulting {{l|Outline Layer|outline]] is simply appended to the existing {{l|Outline Layer]]
- Auto Link (only svn)
- When the stroke begins and/or ends at or near a vertex duck in another {{l|Outline Layer|outline]], and the outline isn't being extended by the Auto Extend option above, the first and/or last vertex of the resulting {{l|Outline Layer|outline]] is {{l|Linking|linked]] to the duck on the existing {{l|Outline Layer]].
- Create Region Only
- Rather than creating an {{l|Outline Layer]], the tool discards pressure information, and creates a {{l|Region Layer]] instead.
- Min Pressure
- The value of this option clamps the lower end of the Pressure sensitivity to a specific value, essentially determining how thin the thinnest possible segment is relative to the {{l|New Layer Defaults#Brush Size|Brush Size]] parameter in the {{l|Toolbox]].
- Feather
- (revise me) Seems to have something to do with setting the {{l|Feather Parameter]] on the layer, but there doesn't seem to be a clear translation between the setting of this control, and the resulting parameters.
- LocalError
- This affects whether the Smooth option is in world coordinates or not. But I'm not sure what it measures when this is turned on.
- Smooth
- Determines how much tablet jitter is removed, and as a result, how many vertices the resulting splines are composed of.
Buttons
- Fill Last Stroke
- Currently creates a {{l|Region Layer]], causes some errors, and then deletes the {{l|Region Layer|region layer]] again.
