Auto Scaling Outline Width?

**RickX** · 23 February 2006, 07:51 PM

Hi,

When I scale a object or group of lines I always have to set the width of the outline again. How can I automatically scale the line width when scaling a line or group?

Thanks,
Rick

**Soquili** · 23 February 2006, 08:37 PM

Hi Rick,

Welcome to the forum.

Enable scale line widths on the toolbar. See attachment.

**RickX** · 24 February 2006, 08:09 AM

ok Thanks!, I feel stupid. Another (more advanced ?

) question:

When I apply a Pressure profile (stroke shape for example: Iron) to an line drawing, but I want to have the stroke shape line the other way around. Or r how can I define the 'start' point of the stroke shape?

Thanks again.

**Boleyball** · 24 February 2006, 08:27 AM

Hi Rick

Have you tried using the bot tie style in the list? This does the opposite to the iron style as in it starts and ends thick and in the middle its thin.

**Soquili** · 24 February 2006, 11:44 AM

Hi Rick,

After applying a stroke switch to the Shape Editor Tool and use the Reverse Path button. See attachment.

**RickX** · 24 February 2006, 09:49 PM

Ok thanks! now only get Xara pressure sensitive on my wacom tablet and I am all done...

**jens g.r. benthien** · 25 February 2006, 07:46 AM

Rick,

it won't work. The only thing you can do is to select the pen tool and select a brush shape and draw - the pressure doesn't have any influence. This might be a feature of one of the next releases.

**RickX** · 01 March 2006, 09:56 AM

Thanks! It is not realy a problem applying the stroke later.. I also notice that if I draw a freehand line with my tablet that the line appears rough (like stair steps) and smooths afterwards, instead of illustrator where the line is smooth directly.