Recently Link to a Video of Open Shape with a Fill

[Hwy101]

There was Recently post a Link to a Video showing a Open shape with a Fill...

Would someone push me to the Video again? I have an Open shape that I want to have a Fill
(need to watch the Video again)

Then depending, I may need further Help -I am changing a piece (an arm position) of PathTag design and I want a Fill so I can see if I am making any head way (I will post it too -I may need some help from those better at Drawing then Technical Me) Thanks

Anyway, I remember watching the Video -to try to learn how-to do... (guess I need to repeat)

[angelize]

Hello Tom,

Here is a quick step by step.

[Hwy101]

Thanks Frances, \

let me try that -though I may still need help from an Artist.

Tom

[mwenz]

Unfortunately if taking a design to PDF that uses this "feature" the line will end up a closed path. Export as a PNG or JPG works to keep it an open path.

And, at least on my system, if one zooms in the path is actually closed. So for close-up detail work on nodes, one may not see where the path is "open."

Take care, Mike

[ad1066]

Better to create a shape with a fill and no line, then clone the shape (Ctrl-K), and give the clone a line but no fill, then break one of the nodes and delete the unwanted remainder of the line. This way it'll export properly everywhere.

-- Ben

[mwenz]

Better to simply add the ability <g>.

Heck, Even Microsoft Expression Design can have unclosed shapes with fill that export properly. (But I'll leave its shortcomings aside...XDP is a far, far better application.)

But Ben's work-flow is what I use.

Take care, Mike

[Hwy101]

I am still having trouble -let me post the file -Something I am not doing right (I had to do as a Raster in PSP as everytime in Xara, either I woujld get a black square or the Line of the open shape would take on the Color as it's fill... ( I Surrendered )



JoiningSomeDay.xar

Help Me Find what I am not doing Right, Please -then I can post the Finished PathTag.

Thanks, Tom