Parameters Reference

Root Parameters

Use All Paths

When enabled, strokes are drawn on every path on the layer. When disabled, a stroke is drawn only on the path specified by [Target Path].

Target Path

Select the path to which the effect is applied. This is only available when [Use All Paths] is disabled.

Stroke Sequentially

When enabled, multiple paths are treated as a single stroke. This is only available when [Use All Paths] is enabled.

Opacity

Set the stroke opacity.

Color

Set the stroke base color.

Thickness

Set the stroke thickness.

Length

Unit: %
Set the length of the strokes. The length is specified as a percentage of the path length.

Drawing Offset

Specify the start position for drawing strokes on their paths.

Loop

When enabled, strokes loop along the paths (when [Drawing Offset] is increased, strokes that would extend past the end of their path continue from its start).

Loop Interval

Specifies the interval between loops when strokes loop. This is only available when [Loop] is enabled.

Random Interval

Unit: Number of frames
This parameter specifies the number of frames between updates of randomized parameters.
When set to 0, randomization occurs only once at the beginning. Re-randomization occurs every frame if set to 1, every two frames if set to 2, and so on.

Random Array

Unit: Number of patterns
This parameter sets a number of randomization patterns by limiting the number of times randomization is performed.
A number of randomized data patterns equal to the specified value are repeated and reused.
When set to 0, re-randomization is performed for each randomized update, and no pattern is created.

Info

When this parameter is set to 1, the number of randomization patterns is 1, so only one pattern is repeated and reused, making it look like there are no randomized updates.

Random Seed

Unit: Integer value
This parameter sets the random seed value.
By setting it to a value other than 0, you can change the random number table and fix the order of appearance of random numbers.

Clear Background

Check this box to clear the background before drawing the PathStroke effect.

In/Out Directory

In this section, we describe the parameters related to the shape of the strokes.

In/Out settings

Enable In/Out

Check the box to enable stroke tapering (in/out) functionality.

Start Thickness

Unit: %
This parameter defines the drawing thickness at the start of the strokes. When set to 100%, the thickness is the same as the value set in [Thickness].

Start Length

Unit: %
This parameter sets the distance over which the stroke thickness changes from Start Thickness to Thickness.
It represents a percentage of the length of the stroke.

Start Bias

Unit: %
Adjust the shape of the stroke at the start. A higher value will create a swelling shape and a lower value will create a pointy concave shape.

End Thickness

Unit: %
This parameter defines the thickness at the end of the strokes. When set to 100%, the thickness is the same as the value set in [Thickness].

End Length

Unit: %
This parameter sets the distance over which the stroke thickness changes from Thickness to End Thickness.
It represents a percentage of the length of the stroke.

End Bias

Unit: %
Adjust the shape of the stroke at the end. A higher value will create a swelling shape and a lower value will create a pointy concave shape.

S/E Length Inhibition

The length of in/out will not be shorter than the value (in pixels) obtained by multiplying [Thickness] and [S/E Length Inhibition]. Use this value for adjustments when short and long paths are mixed and the in/out of short paths becomes shorter than necessary.

Fixed Ends Shape

Check this box to fix the shape of the in/out at the start and end points of the path.

Use Start/End Opacity

Check this box to enable setting the opacity at the start and end of the strokes.
When enabled, the opacity can be changed from the root parameter Opacity value when heading towards the start and end points of the strokes.

Start Opacity

Unit : %
This parameters sets the opacity at the start of the strokes.

End Opacity

Unit : %
This parameters sets the opacity at the end of the strokes.

Opacity Center Position

Unit : %
This parameter sets the position at which the opacity becomes the value set in the root parameter Opacity.

Copy Stroke

Create copies of strokes and arrange those copies.

Enable Copy Stroke

Check this box to enable the stroke copy functionality.

Copy Number

Set the number of stroke copies.

Copy Random

Randomly change the number of stroke copies for each path. The number of copies changes based on the number of copies set in [Copy Number].

Copy Offset X

Set the spacing in the X direction between stroke copies.

Copy Offset Y

Set the spacing in the Y direction between stroke copies.

Randomize

The Randomize directory contains a set of parameters for randomizing various parameters.

Thickness Random

Change the thickness of each stroke randomly based on the original thickness. The larger the value, the greater the amount of change.

Length Random

Change the length of each stroke randomly based on the original length. The larger the value, the greater the amount of change.

Drawing Offset Random

Randomize the start position for drawing each stroke.

Color Random / H

Randomize the color of each stroke. [Color Random / H] changes the hue of the color. The larger the value, the greater the amount of change.

Color Random / S

Randomize the color of each stroke. [Color Random / S] changes the saturation of the color. The larger the value, the greater the amount of change.

Color Random / V

Randomize the color of each stroke. [Color Random / V] changes the value of the color. The larger the value, the greater the amount of change.

Offset X Random

Randomize the offset amount in the X direction for each stroke. The larger the value, the greater the amount of change.

Offset Y Random

Randomize the offset amount in the Y direction for each stroke. The larger the value, the greater the amount of change.

Rotation Random

Randomly rotate each stroke. The value is the maximum amount of random rotation (the stroke will not be rotated more than the specified value).

Scale X Random

Randomly scale up or down each stroke in the X direction. The value is the maximum amount of random scaling (the stroke will not be scaled more than the specified value).

Scale Y Random

Randomly scale up or down each stroke in the Y direction. The value is the maximum amount of random scaling (the stroke will not be scaled more than the specified value).

Wave

The Wave directory contains a set of parameters for the wave functionality.

Enable Wave

Check this box to enable the wave functionality.

Wave shape

Wave Amount

This parameter sets the amplitude (height) of the waves.

Wave Length

This parameter sets the length of half a cycle of the waves.

Wave Phase

This parameter sets the phase (starting value) of the waves.

Wave Tangent Length

Set the shape of the waves. Smaller values create a more pointy shape, while larger values create a more rounded shape.

Wave Tangent Length: 0

Wave Tangent Length: 50

Wave Tangent Length: 100

Wave Amount Random

This parameter is used to randomize the height of the waves. The value represents a percentage of the Wave Amount value.

Wave Length Random

This parameter is used to randomize the length of the waves. The value represents a percentage of the Wave Length value.

Alternate Wave

Check this box to force the waves to alternate between peaks and valleys. When disabled, peaks and valleys appear randomly.

Round Corners

Use this parameter to smooth the movement of the waves when animating Wave Phase and Wave Length by rounding within the control points that are at the corners.

Effect of Round Corners

Loop Buffer

Use this parameter to set the buffer size for the peak and valley data used in Wave Phase. You can create periodicity when randomizing by setting a low value.

Effect of Loop Buffer

Gradation Stroke

Apply a gradation to the stroke color.

Enable Gradation Stroke

Check this box to enable stroke gradation.

Start Color

Set the start color of the gradation (on the start side of the stroke).

End Color

Set the end color of the gradation (on the end side of the stroke).

Center Position

Unit: %
Set the position of the center color of the gradation.

Use Center Color

Use the stroke [Color] as the center color of the gradation.