get outlines with slicing

[joto]

I want to make some seamless fills and I use the slice methode. The square I use to slice the basic shape has no fill and no line. When I slice one of the rectangles has a thin line. How can I avoid getting that line?

Jolande

[joto]

I want to make some seamless fills and I use the slice methode. The square I use to slice the basic shape has no fill and no line. When I slice one of the rectangles has a thin line. How can I avoid getting that line?

Jolande

[Christine Farrelly]

Jolande,

Any chance you can post the XAR file?

Christine

[joto]

Here's the xar file.

Jolande

[Su Lawrence]

Hi Joto

The 'line' you are seeing isn't an outline as such it is caused by antialiasing. For example if you create a red circle, clone it and change the clone to white you will get a thin red 'outline' appearing, which is the same sort of thing you are seeing.

If you create a bitmap copy of your sliced shapes you might not get this 'outline' appearing in the bitmap. At least I didn't when I tried it with your xar file.

An alternative to slicing would be to create a rectangle or square, align it where you want it over your pattern and send it to the back. Then select just this back rectangle/square and make a bitmap copy (without alpha). This will give you a bitmap with everything that is above the rectangle/square and is an alternative to actually slicing your shapes. (See attached).

Hope this helps.

Regards

Su

[raynerj]

Hi Jolande,

I think I cured you line problem. I cut the white circles out of the red background, then just sliced at the same point you did...

http://www.draginet.com/dragon.gif
John/DOT

[raynerj]

Here is my cut outs.

http://www.draginet.com/dragon.gif
John/DOT

[joto]

Thanks Su and John for your help. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif It getting really late now (I've to get up early for work) so I can't try your tips out now. I tend to stay up way to long when I'm drawing with Xara. Time flies when you're having fun. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[Egg Bramhill]

Joto
John is correct. What you are actually doing is slicing the single grouped shapes (reddy rectangle and white 'circles') with the transparent white rectangle. The outcome is 2 grouped shapes, which remain as groups but NOT sliced. Slice these again to remove the border.