Arrowheads on dashed lines

[Saz]

Why are the most simple solutions the ones that evade me?!

[AntonM]

Yes, short shafts work for graceful curves... but not where the shaft of the arrow is long and needs to curve with the line.

[AntonM]

Just something I thought might work...

Clicking "Arrange->Convert line to shape" with a dashed line selected produces as many little skinny rectangles as there are dash elements, and each little rectangle is editable. So far so good.

So, thinks I, if I set the line at null width, the little rectangles will have null width... will Xara be savvy enough to convert that sort of dashed line to a series of single lines, rather than skinny rectangles?

It didn't. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

[Saz]

Yeah, I tried that one too. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

[Mike Bailey]

Yes, short shafts work for graceful curves... but not where the shaft of the arrow is long and needs to curve with the line.

Ok, here's a neat little trick for ya, draw yourself an arrowhead, put some invisible space in front of it. Now copy and paste it so you have 2 arrowheads. Draw yourself a curvy line, Select the blend tool and do a blend to the arrow heads. Using the blend tool shift select the line, then select the "Blend along a curve" icon, now select the "Rotate along curve" icon.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y14...ashpattern.jpg http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/cool.gif

[Egg Bramhill]

Or use a brush.
http://www.xlwebdesign.co.uk/tg/arrows.gif
Egg

[Ron Duke]

Egg,
I think that's what Anton is wanting to find out. How did you create that brush?

ron

Originally posted by Egg Bramhill:
Or use a brush.
http://www.xlwebdesign.co.uk/tg/arrows.gif
Egg

[Availor]

I suppose you create a line with an arrowhead, and then EDIT it -define spacing.... and you have a brush... http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

[Ron Duke]

Availor,
The question is not "how to create a brush", but how do you create one where the arrow bends with the curves.
ron

Originally posted by Availor:
I suppose you create a line with an arrowhead, and then EDIT it -define spacing.... and you have a brush... http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

[Egg Bramhill]

I'll send the brush to Gary and perhaps he'll add it to the Brushes Gallery in the XaraXone.
Meanwhile if you've got broadband there's a demo here.
Egg