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Grease Pencil

Grease Pencil nodes: Read, Write, Operations.

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Read

Add menu - Grease Pencil - Read

Add menu - Grease Pencil - Read
Add menu - Grease Pencil - Read

Grease pencil nodes.

Named Layer Selection

Named Layer Selection

Outputs a selection of a grease pencil layer by its name.

EntryWhat it does
InputsName: The name of the selection.
OutputsSelection: The selected grease pencil geometry.

Write

Add menu - Grease Pencil - Write

Add menu - Grease Pencil - Write
Add menu - Grease Pencil - Write

Grease pencil nodes.

Set Grease Pencil Color

Set Grease Pencil Color
Set Grease Pencil Color

Sets the color and opacity of a grease pencil geometry.

Inputs
EntryWhat it does
Grease PencilThe grease pencil geometry.
SelectionA selection of the grease pencil geometry.
ColorThe color.
OpacityThe opacity.
Properties
Mode
Mode
EntryWhat it does
FillChange the fill color.
StrokeChange the stroke color.
Outputs
Color

The grease pencil output with changed colors.

Set Grease Pencil Depth

Set Grease Pencil Depth
Set Grease Pencil Depth

Set the grease pencil depth order to use. By 2d layers, or by the position in 3d space.

Inputs
Grease Pencil

The grease pencil geometry.

Properties
Depth Order
Depth Order
EntryWhat it does
2D LayersSet the grease pencil depth by the 2d layers.
3D LocationSet the grease pencil depth by the postion in 3d space.
Outputs
Grease Pencil

The grease pencil geometry.

Set Grease Pencil Softness

Set Grease Pencil Softness
Set Grease Pencil Softness

Adjust the falloff towards the stoke border.

EntryWhat it does
InputsGrease Pencil: The grease pencil geometry. · Selection: A selection of the grease pencil geometry. · Softness: The falloff softness. A value of 1 means sharp border. A falloff of 0 means a falloff from the center to the border with a complete transparency at the border.
OutputsGrease Pencil: The grease pencil geometry.

Operations

Add menu - Grease Pencil - Operations

Add menu - Grease Pencil - Operations
Add menu - Grease Pencil - Operations

Grease Pencil nodes.

Grease Pencil to Curves

Grease Pencil to Curves
Grease Pencil to Curves

Converts a grease pencil geometry to a curve geometry

EntryWhat it does
InputsGrease Pencil: The grease pencil geometry. · Selection: A selection of the grease pencil geometry. · Layers as Instances: Generate a separate curve instance for every layer.
OutputsCurves: Curves output.

Merge Layers

Merge Layers

Merge all grease pencil layers into one layer

Grease Pencil
Grease Pencil

The grease pencil geometry.

EntryWhat it does
SelectionA selection of the grease pencil geometry.
Group IDIn By Group ID mode. Input a group ID value.
Properties
Properties
Mode
EntryWhat it does
By NameCombine all layers which have the same name.
By Group IDCombine all layers by a provided Group ID.
Outputs
Grease Pencil

Grease Pencil geometry output.