the selected Control Point

9.7 Edit Mode Editing Tools

Extrude or Extrusion in the Grease Pencil means to stretch a Stroke altering its shape.

This is accomplished by selecting a Control Point on a Stroke, duplicating the point and

moving it to a different location (you may select multiple Control Points).

With a Stroke drawn, in Edit Mode, select a Control Point, press the E Key (extrude),

drag the Mouse and click LMB to set in position.

Note: When using this method the extrusion takes place normal to the plane

represented by the computer Screen. In the default Grease pencil Workspace this is on

the XZ axis.

An alternative to the above method is to use the Extrude Tool.

Have Only Points selected in the Header

Draw a Stroke in Draw Mode then change to Edit Mode and select a single Control Point.

Move Tool shown to distinguish

Figure 9.13

Select the Extrude Tool in the Tool Panel. A control handle (yellow circle with a cross) displays

attached to the selected point and a circle of influence is displayed (white circle). The Mouse

Cursor changes shape

when positioned over the control handle.

Click LMB, hold and drag the Cursor, release LMB to set. Note the extrusion direction.

Extrusion Direction: The default Extrusion direction is Normal (see the Header)

Figure 9.14

Dragging the Mouse as previously described confines the extrusion to the X Axis. Changing to

XYZ provides handles for confining the Extrusion to the different Axes.

Figure 9.15

If you place the Mouse Cursor over the Red

Control Handle the Extrusion will be confined to

the X Axis. Similarly, Green – Y Axis, Blue – Z

Axis.

Positioning the Mouse anywhere inside the circle

of influence, clicking LMB, holding and dragging,

extrudes freely in any direction.

Screen Rotated

Z

X

Y

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