by pullup·Workflow
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Grease Pencil Draw Transform stands out in the superhive library for keeping stroke edits inside draw mode, driven by letter-key shortcuts. It holds a 5-star rating across 12 reviews.
Grease Pencil Draw Transform is a Blender add-on that uses letter keys like modifiers, combined with a left-click on a stroke, to trigger transforms: G to grab, R to rotate, S to scale, E to pinch and W to slide. Single presses cover other actions, with X to delete, Shift+S to smooth and Shift+D to duplicate. Once a transformation starts you can release the modifier key and it continues while the click or pen stays pressed; Esc cancels back to the original position, and the stroke reprojects onto the canvas afterward.
The Pinch tool's influence propagates along the line, so only the part you pinch is affected, with different falloff in the inner part versus near the tip; keys 1 and 2 adjust its radius. The Thickness Tweaker (Alt+S) adjusts a pointed stroke's thickness, and adding Shift equalizes it. Duplicate can be constrained to the view X or Y axis, and rotate shows an on-screen pivot display.
Keybindings can be customized or disabled in the add-on preferences. For Blender 4.3 and above, use add-on versions 2.0 and higher; for Blender up to 4.2, use versions below 2.0. It does not work on multiple drawing depths in the same object.
Grease Pencil Draw Transform is best for blender artists who want to transform grease pencil strokes without leaving draw mode.
Grease Pencil Draw Transform is completely free to download and use.
Grease Pencil Draw Transform splits its releases by Blender version. For Blender 4.3 and above, use add-on versions 2.0 and higher; for Blender up to 4.2, use versions below 2.0. The two branches are not retro-compatible because of Blender's grease pencil upgrade, so you need to match the add-on version to your Blender install. Check the developer's page for the version details before downloading to make sure you pick the branch that fits the Blender release you're running.
Grease Pencil Draw Transform uses letter keys like modifiers combined with a left-click on a stroke. Hold G to grab, R to rotate, S to scale, E to pinch or W to slide, then click the stroke to begin. Once the transformation has started you can release the modifier key and it keeps going while the click or pen stays pressed. Pressing Esc during a transformation cancels back to the original position, and the stroke reprojects itself onto the canvas at the end.
Grease Pencil Draw Transform lets you customize or disable its keybindings in the add-on preferences. The Pinch tool's default radius, influence display, presets and behavior can also be tweaked there. For the Smooth action, resample and smooth can be toggled and customized under the shortcut, and you can add another shortcut with different settings directly in the keymap under the Grease Pencil Stroke Paint Mode category using the gp.draw_smooth operator.
Grease Pencil Draw Transform does not work on multiple drawing depths within the same object. It uses the drawing plane position and orientation to determine which stroke to pick and where to reproject the stroke after a transformation, so a single depth per object is required for it to behave correctly. Keep your strokes on one drawing plane per object when using the add-on to avoid picking or reprojection issues.
Grease Pencil Draw Transform is listed as free in this catalog. Licensing terms can change, so check the developer's page for the current details before you rely on it. The add-on covers stroke transforms triggered from draw mode, including grab, rotate, scale, pinch, slide, smooth, delete, duplicate and thickness tweaks, so you can review the full toolset before deciding. Documentation is provided to walk through the shortcuts and preferences.
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