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Hello!
I wonder what the eqvivalent of an "extrude" is in Xara X? http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif
As you see, I need the highlighted object at the bottom to align perfectly with the object at the top in the picture below.
Currently, the "3D" is achieved with a clone, a few taps of arrow keys down, and then using snap to object, I guessed the outer edges.
Hello!
I wonder what the eqvivalent of an "extrude" is in Xara X? http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif
As you see, I need the highlighted object at the bottom to align perfectly with the object at the top in the picture below.
Currently, the "3D" is achieved with a clone, a few taps of arrow keys down, and then using snap to object, I guessed the outer edges.
The Equivalent is called a "blend". In this instance, on oval 8 pt line width no fill, cloned, changed color, blend 15 steps. Done, finished piece o cake.
Eobet,
JohnR's is a good method. Sometimes it may not yield the desire color (shading) you desire, however.
There some basic mechanics of node editing that I think you should learn so you can be more flexible in your use of Xara. They certainly are not a speedy as the blend technique but, never the less, I believe you will find valuable.
I suggest you go to www.XaraXone.com and their guest tutorial #5 at: http://www.xaraxone.com/html/guest_tutorial_2001.html
In that tutorial there is mention of a technique I learned from Nick Wilkinson (www.isocalc.com) in which Ovals are overlapped,
made into one object (Ctrl+1), a couple nodes are deleted, segments converted to lines.
If you have any further questions, ask me here. I am sure others have their own tricks of node manipulation that they may want to add.
Regards, John Clements
Ah, adding the original shapes! Smart, that was a neat trick, thanks!