Build Modifier

The Build modifier make strokes appear or disappear in a frame range tocreate the effect of animating lines being drawn or erased.

Options

The Build modifier.

• Mode

• Determines how many strokes are being animated at a time.

  • Sequential
  • Strokes appear/disappear one after the other, but only a single one changes at a time.
  • Concurrent
  • Multiple stroke appear/disappear at a time.

If enabled you can set the Time Alignment.

- Time Alignment
- 
  - Align Start
  - All stroke start at the same time (i.e. shorter strokes finish earlier).
  - Align End
  - All stroke end at the same time (i.e. shorter strokes start later).

Transition

Determines the animation type to build the strokes.

• Grow
• Shows points in the order they occur in each stroke, from first to last stroke.(Simulating lines being drawn.)
• Shrink
• Hide points from the end of each stroke to the start, from last to first stroke.(Simulating lines being erased.)
• Fade
• Hide points in the order they occur in each stroke, from first to last stroke.(Simulating ink fading or vanishing after getting drawn.)

Frame Range

• Start Delay
• Number of frames after each Grease Pencil keyframe before the modifier has any effects.
• Length
• Maximum number of frames that the build effect can run for.(Unless another Grease Pencil keyframe occurs before this time has elapsed.)
• Restrict Frame range

• If enabled, only modify strokes during the specified frame range.

  • Start/End
  • Determines the start and end frame for the build effect.

Influence Filter

See Influence Filters.