# Painting straight lines **URL:** \ **Category:** Flame Questions\ **Tags:** paint\ **Created:** [December 14, 2022, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/painting-straight-lines/7279 "2022-12-14T01:08:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![johnag](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/johnag/32/573_2.png) [@johnag](https://forum.logik.tv/u/johnag)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/painting-straight-lines/7279/1 "2022-12-14T01:08:36Z")
Hi, I don’t use paint a lot but I seem to remember that it’s possible to draw lines and have it snap to a grid. For the life of me, I cannot figure out how to make it work. I’ve switched on the snap to grid global setting in the grid menu but nothing changes. Thanks in advance if you can help. ---
**Author:** ![GPM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/gpm/32/4224_2.png) [@GPM](https://forum.logik.tv/u/GPM)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 1:19am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/painting-straight-lines/7279/2 "2022-12-14T01:19:17Z")
Try shift drag ---
**Author:** ![johnag](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/johnag/32/573_2.png) [@johnag](https://forum.logik.tv/u/johnag)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/painting-straight-lines/7279/3 "2022-12-14T01:25:57Z")
sorry no cigar ---
**Author:** ![digitalbanshee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/digitalbanshee/32/1160_2.png) [@digitalbanshee](https://forum.logik.tv/u/digitalbanshee)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/painting-straight-lines/7279/4 "2022-12-14T01:49:10Z")
> **[Painting Lines | Flame Products 2021 | Autodesk Knowledge Network](https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/flame-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/Flame-Painting/files/GUID-8F920C07-98A8-4A27-B770-56E924A4AC3F-htm.html)** > > Use the Line option to paint straight lines. Paint single lines one at a time, or draw connected multiple lines. You can constrain the lines to vertical or horizontal paths or specific angles. To paint a line or multiple lines: Click Geometry to... ---
**Author:** ![johnt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/johnt/32/14040_2.png) [@johnt](https://forum.logik.tv/u/johnt)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 7:13am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/painting-straight-lines/7279/5 "2022-12-14T07:13:06Z")
> [@johnag](#): > > Hi, I don’t use paint a lot but I seem to remember that it’s possible to draw lines and have it snap to a grid. For the life of me, I cannot figure out how to make it work. > > I’ve switched on the snap to grid global setting in the grid menu but nothing changes. > > Thanks in advance if you can help. I remember doing this in desktop paint. I remover it feeling very clicky and bumpy as it stuck to intersections of lines on grid. So I usually just use the line option in batch paint as @digitalbanshee suggests. I seldom use desktop paint. But when I do, I welcome her like an old friend. ---
**Author:** ![fredwarren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/fredwarren/32/158_2.png) [@fredwarren](https://forum.logik.tv/u/fredwarren)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/painting-straight-lines/7279/7 "2022-12-14T13:24:13Z")
Shift-Click to constrain the movement on the X or Y axis works in the Batch Paint Freeform mode. ---
**Author:** ![johnag](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/johnag/32/573_2.png) [@johnag](https://forum.logik.tv/u/johnag)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/painting-straight-lines/7279/8 "2022-12-17T22:27:55Z")
Thanks for the feedback so far but I think I remember that I could be in line mode and the cursor would snap to the intersections of a grid ---
**Author:** ![PVR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/pvr/32/1288_2.png) [@PVR](https://forum.logik.tv/u/PVR)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/painting-straight-lines/7279/9 "2022-12-20T13:36:26Z")
You can do so in the classic Desktop Pain. Under Grid (to the right) you have to enable pixel grid, and choose 'Snap to grid. It’s a bit buggy though. ---
**Author:** ![johnag](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/johnag/32/573_2.png) [@johnag](https://forum.logik.tv/u/johnag)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/painting-straight-lines/7279/10 "2022-12-22T00:47:25Z")
I knew I had done it before and it looks like it only works in Desktop paint. I wonder if its a bug or if the feature just never made it into batchpaint. @fredwarren ?? Thanks for sharing ---
**Author:** ![fredwarren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/fredwarren/32/158_2.png) [@fredwarren](https://forum.logik.tv/u/fredwarren)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/painting-straight-lines/7279/11 "2023-01-03T15:30:37Z")
I guess this has simply never been implemented in Batch Paint. Please submit a General Improvement request for it at [flamefeedback.autodesk.com](http://flamefeedback.autodesk.com) ---
**Author:** ![StephanTietz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@StephanTietz](https://forum.logik.tv/u/StephanTietz)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/painting-straight-lines/7279/12 "2023-01-11T17:57:23Z")
hello guys! Painting straight lines in Batch-Paint-Node works in flame Version2021.2 … I´ll make an video! ---
**Author:** ![johnag](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/johnag/32/573_2.png) [@johnag](https://forum.logik.tv/u/johnag)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/painting-straight-lines/7279/13 "2023-01-17T23:31:35Z")
Thanks @StephanTietz but my original question is how to snap to a grid while painting lines.