You can quickly fill a surface with strokes without painting them individually or copying and pasting them. There are two
ways you can do this:
- Automatically paint multiple strokes on a surface in a grid layout.
- Automatically paint multiple strokes on a surface in a random layout.
Note
If you have been using the paintGrid and paintRandom MEL scripts to automatically paint multiple strokes, delete them before
using and commands in Maya.
To automatically paint multiple strokes on a surface in a grid layout
- Select the brush you want to paint with.
- Select the NURBS or polygonal surface you want to paint strokes on automatically.
- Select Paint Effects > Auto Paint > Paint Grid > .
- Set the appropriate options and click .
To automatically paint multiple strokes randomly on a surface
- Select the brush you want to paint with.
- Select the NURBS or polygonal surface you want to paint strokes on automatically.
- Select Paint Effects > Auto Paint > Paint Random > .
- Set the appropriate options and click
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