Quick answer

📋 Barrel Rotation basics:

What it is: Your cursor/brush rotates in real time as you twist your Apple Pencil Pro
Requirement: Astropad Studio 5.4 or later & Apple Pencil Pro
Setup needed: Enable in each app's brush settings individually
Supported apps:
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Krita (Windows Only)
- ClipStudio (Windows only)

🎨 What is Barrel Rotation?

The Apple Pencil Pro includes barrel rotation, which allows your cursor or brush to rotate in real time as you twist your pencil. Astropad Studio supports this feature in version 5.4 and later!

🖌️ How to Enable Barrel Rotation in Each App

Adobe Photoshop CC

Choose a brush you want to use with barrel rotation
Click the brush settings icon (brush with bulleted list in default layout)
In settings panel, click Shape Dynamics, then set Angle Jitter Control to Rotation

⚠️ Note: This setting must be applied to each brush individually.

Adobe Illustrator CC

Barrel rotation can control brush angle, roundness, or width depending on brush type:

Open Brushes window: Go to Window > Brushes or press F5
Choose your brush, click the hamburger menu ☰ and select Brush Options
Set rotation control: Use the dropdown next to your desired setting (Angle, Roundness, Size, or Width) and choose Rotation

Krita and ClipStudio (Windows Only)

⚠️ Before starting: Disable High Resolution Input in Astropad Studio's Advanced Settings on Windows.

Choose your desired brush
Open Brush Editor (brush stroke and list icon in top-left toolbar)
Select Rotation from left menu and enable it in brush settings on the right