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Automatically paint multiple strokes on a surface

Painting in 3D

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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

1. Click the stroke to select it. Drag to marquee-select more than one stroke.

To select only strokes in the scene view

1. Click the Select by object type icon on the Status Line.
2. Click the Set the object selection mask down arrow icon on the Status Line and select All Objects Off from the pop-up menu.
3. Right-click the Curves icon and turn on Paint Effects Strokes.
4. Select the desired strokes. You can only select Paint Effects strokes.
5. 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

1. +click on the stroke to select it. + +click to select additional strokes.

To select strokes by name

1. Select a stroke.
2. Select Paint Effects > Select Brush/Stroke Names Containing.
3. In the Name Fragment text box, type the name of the stroke, for example, daisy.
4. Click Select Strokes. The strokes of that name are selected.

To select all strokes in the scene

1. 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.