Automatically paint multiple strokes on a surface
 
 
 

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:

To automatically paint multiple strokes on a surface in a grid layout

  1. Select the brush you want to paint with.
  2. Select the NURBS or polygonal surface you want to paint strokes on automatically.
  3. Select Paint Effects > Auto Paint > Paint Grid > .
  4. Set the appropriate options and click Paint Strokes. For descriptions of the Auto Paint Grid options, see Paint Effects > Auto Paint > Paint Grid.

To automatically paint multiple strokes randomly on a surface

  1. Select the brush you want to paint with.
  2. Select the NURBS or polygonal surface you want to paint strokes on automatically.
  3. Select Paint Effects > Auto Paint > Paint Random > .
  4. Set the appropriate options and click Paint Strokes. For descriptions of the Auto Paint Random options, see Paint Effects > Auto Paint > Paint Random.