Problem with the Grease Pencil Fill Tool #66376

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Thomas Kress · 2019-07-03T14:56:22+02:00

Thomas Kress commented

2019-07-03 14:56:22 +02:00

System Information
Operating system: Darwin-18.6.0-x86_64-i386-64bit 64 Bits
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M OpenGL Engine NVIDIA Corporation 4.1 NVIDIA-12.0.23 355.11.10.50.10.103

Blender Version
Broken: version: 2.80 (sub 74), branch: master, commit date: 2019-07-02 22:33, hash: 50ccbe6bb2
Worked: (optional)

Short description of error
Grease Pencil Fill Tool not working properly

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error

added a drawing of a head with no visible gaps
added a new Grease Pencil Layer for the coloring process
take the Fill Tool and trying to fill the area of the skin with no success
trying different settings with no success (Default, visible Strokes etc.)

fill.mov

cleanup.blend

**System Information** Operating system: Darwin-18.6.0-x86_64-i386-64bit 64 Bits Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M OpenGL Engine NVIDIA Corporation 4.1 NVIDIA-12.0.23 355.11.10.50.10.103 **Blender Version** Broken: version: 2.80 (sub 74), branch: master, commit date: 2019-07-02 22:33, hash: `50ccbe6bb2` Worked: (optional) **Short description of error** Grease Pencil Fill Tool not working properly **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** - added a drawing of a head with no visible gaps - added a new Grease Pencil Layer for the coloring process - take the Fill Tool and trying to fill the area of the skin with no success - trying different settings with no success (Default, visible Strokes etc.) [fill.mov](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F7563910/fill.mov) [cleanup.blend](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F7563925/cleanup.blend)

Thomas Kress commented

2019-07-03 14:56:22 +02:00

Added subscriber: @tkress

Germano Cavalcante commented

2019-07-03 15:47:29 +02:00

Added subscriber: @mano-wii

Antonio Vazquez was assigned by Germano Cavalcante

2019-07-03 15:47:29 +02:00

Germano Cavalcante commented

2019-07-03 15:47:29 +02:00

@antoniov, is it really a bug?

Antonio Vazquez commented

2019-07-03 16:06:13 +02:00

No, this is not a bug.

After testing the file, there is a special situation in the right lower part of the drawing. As the end of the stroke is projected to fill small gaps, in this situation is not closing the stroke totally. This is a limitation of the fill in a 3D space.

To fill, just move the point selected near of the horizontal line.

No, this is not a bug. After testing the file, there is a special situation in the right lower part of the drawing. As the end of the stroke is projected to fill small gaps, in this situation is not closing the stroke totally. This is a limitation of the fill in a 3D space. ![image.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F7564275/image.png) To fill, just move the point selected near of the horizontal line. ![image.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F7564287/image.png)

Germano Cavalcante commented

2019-07-03 18:18:18 +02:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Archived'

Germano Cavalcante closed this issue

2019-07-03 18:18:18 +02:00

Germano Cavalcante commented

2019-07-03 18:18:18 +02:00

Since it is a known limitation and not a bug, closing.

Thomas Kress commented

2019-07-03 19:47:12 +02:00

In #66376#712289, @antoniov wrote:
No, this is not a bug.

After testing the file, there is a special situation in the right lower part of the drawing. As the end of the stroke is projected to fill small gaps, in this situation is not closing the stroke totally. This is a limitation of the fill in a 3D space.

To fill, just move the point selected near of the horizontal line.

In #66376#712408, @mano-wii wrote:
Since it is a known limitation and not a bug, closing.

That's it?
Imagine you have hundreds of drawings with thousands of lines and you have to do these kinds of checks and edits on every frame - you would go crazy.
I evaluated the 2D animation features for weeks now and I have to say that I can't use it in my production pipeline yet - too many quirks, workarounds and known limitations.
Thanks anyway for the effort and I hope that the developers will listen to professional 2D animators for future releases,
Thomas

> In #66376#712289, @antoniov wrote: > No, this is not a bug. > > After testing the file, there is a special situation in the right lower part of the drawing. As the end of the stroke is projected to fill small gaps, in this situation is not closing the stroke totally. This is a limitation of the fill in a 3D space. > > ![image.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F7564275/image.png) > > To fill, just move the point selected near of the horizontal line. > > ![image.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F7564287/image.png) > In #66376#712408, @mano-wii wrote: > Since it is a known limitation and not a bug, closing. That's it? Imagine you have hundreds of drawings with thousands of lines and you have to do these kinds of checks and edits on every frame - you would go crazy. I evaluated the 2D animation features for weeks now and I have to say that I can't use it in my production pipeline yet - too many quirks, workarounds and known limitations. Thanks anyway for the effort and I hope that the developers will listen to professional 2D animators for future releases, Thomas

Antonio Vazquez commented

2019-07-04 08:08:40 +02:00

Added subscriber: @CharlieJolly

Antonio Vazquez commented

2019-07-04 08:08:40 +02:00

@CharlieJolly Could you take a look with this example file?

Antonio Vazquez commented

2019-07-04 09:31:14 +02:00

@tkress We are going to take a look to try to fix these problems. We are aware of these things, but as our resources are limited, we cannot fix all at the same time, so we work first in "big" issues, but of course we listen animators and try to solve all the problems.

Anyway, thanks for your report and for the example file that will help us to find a fix.

@tkress We are going to take a look to try to fix these problems. We are aware of these things, but as our resources are limited, we cannot fix all at the same time, so we work first in "big" issues, but of course we listen animators and try to solve all the problems. Anyway, thanks for your report and for the example file that will help us to find a fix.

Antonio Vazquez commented

2019-07-07 22:27:32 +02:00

Changed status from 'Archived' to: 'Open'

Antonio Vazquez reopened this issue

2019-07-07 22:27:32 +02:00

Antonio Vazquez commented

2019-07-07 22:27:32 +02:00

I have seen a possible bug here.

The fill material has an alpha > 0, but the show fill is disabled, but the fill tool is considered the fill as visible and the stroke is not drawing, so the fill area has a gap.

I have seen a possible bug here. The fill material has an alpha > 0, but the show fill is disabled, but the fill tool is considered the fill as visible and the stroke is not drawing, so the fill area has a gap.

blender-admin commented

2019-07-07 22:28:41 +02:00

This issue was referenced by d19d0ff99e

This issue was referenced by d19d0ff99e61a49a7a0178bc58ff258bab775f70

Antonio Vazquez commented

2019-07-07 22:29:01 +02:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Resolved'

Antonio Vazquez closed this issue

2019-07-07 22:29:01 +02:00

Antonio Vazquez commented

2019-07-07 22:29:33 +02:00

@tkress Could you try with the build of tomorrow?

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Problem with the Grease Pencil Fill Tool #66376