Flip Tube Direction

Use Flip Tube Direction to switch the direction of the current brush between Along Path (often best for canvas painting of plants) and Along Normal (often best for scene painting of plants). The difference between the two tube directions varies according to brush type and settings, so experimentation is worthwhile.

Simple Tree Brush Painting Along Path in a Scene

Simple Tree Brush Painting Along Normal in a Scene

To flip the tube direction

  1. Do one of the following:
    • On the Paint Effects panel toolbar, click the Flip Tube Direction button .
    • In the Modeling menu set, select Generate > Flip Tube Direction.
Note: The Canvas section of the Paint Effects Globals window (Generate > Paint Effects Globals) has a Force Tube Direction to be Along Path checkbox. If selected, it causes brushes with tubes whose elevationMin is greater than 0.5 to be drawn along the path rather than along the normal in Canvas mode. This has the effect of making plant brushes draw in the expected direction when painting in the canvas.