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Automatically paint multiple strokes on a surface
Painting in 3D
Delete strokes
Select strokes
There
are a number of ways to select strokes in the modeling and scene
painting views. (You cannot select strokes on the Paint
Effects canvas.)
To
select strokes in the scene view
- Click
the stroke to select it. Drag to marquee-select more than one stroke.
To
select only strokes in the scene view
- Click
the Select by object type icon
on the Status Line.
- Click
the Set the object selection mask down
arrow icon on the Status Line and
select All Objects Off from the pop-up
menu.
- Right-click
the Curves icon and turn on Paint
Effects Strokes.
- Select
the desired strokes. You can only select Paint Effects strokes.
- To
return to the default selection mask, click the Set
the object selection mask down arrow (left-most) icon o n the Status
Line and choose Initial Default.
For more information about setting and clearing
selection masks, see
Select only certain types of objects or components (selection masks) in
the Basics guide.
To
select strokes in the scene painting view
- +click
on the stroke to select it. ++click
to select additional strokes.
To select strokes by name
- Select
a stroke.
- Select
Paint Effects > Select Brush/Stroke Names Containing.
- In
the Name Fragment text box, type
the name of the stroke, for example, daisy.
- Click Select
Strokes. The strokes of that name are selected.
To
select all strokes in the scene
- In
the scene view or the scene painting view, select
Edit > Select All by Type > Strokes.
NoteSelecting all strokes in the scene also
selects hidden strokes.