This is the interactive tool state used by the Stroke and Draw Curve geometry nodes.

If you want your Geometry node asset to have this interaction (that is, allow the user to create strokes in the 3D view and then do something with the stroke geometry), do the following:

1. In your asset’s type properties, click the Node tab, then set the Default state to stroke.

2. The stroke state sets the values of several stroke_* parameters on your HDA as you draw strokes. Your node should have those parameters so the state can set them. The usual, and most convenient, way of doing this is to creating a Draw Curve geometry node inside your asset and promoting all of its stroke_* parameters onto your asset.

3. In the geometry network inside your asset, use the curves output from the Draw Curve node to drive the node’s operation. The curves have useful primitive and point attributes, such as pressure and angle information if the user drew the stroke with a tablet.

For an example you can look at how the Draw Curve asset uses the lower-level Stroke node inside.

The stroke state will look for spare parameters (usually hidden) on your node with the following names, and if they exist, use their values to customize the operation:

The stroke state will look for spare parameters (usually hidden action button parameters) on your node with the following names, and if they exist, run the parameter’s callback script in response to certain events. See parameter callback scripts for more information.