Re: Are custom Stroke Shapes/Profiles possible? - for Spirals
I haven't seen anything that would enable you to do this straight off the bat, but it's got me thinking. I wonder if it could be achieved with a brush or even a blend?
I haven't got time to experiment at the mo (gotta earn a crust), but this is an interesting challenge and useful if a solution can be found.
Re: Are custom Stroke Shapes/Profiles possible? - for Spirals
Tried a blend on a curve (the spiral being the curve) - almost. Problem was, no matter what shape I tried (square, circle, small arc), I couldn't altogether get rid of bumps all along the spiral, even at 999 steps, even with the blend on curve / smart rotated, or whatever it's called.
Then I tried 2 spirals and connected them. I don't have the brainpower to adjust the second spiral to the right shape, but it involves scaling (I think) and rotating (definitely). It might involve a 2nd spiral, with slightly different settings (most likely), but, again, I don't have the brainpower to figure out what attribute of the spiral has to change.
I used the shape editor to connect each of the ends of the 2 spirals, then filled the resulting shape.
By the way, the spx thing is great, thanks for the link.
Dave
Last edited by DGehman; 29 August 2006 at 12:06 PM.
Re: Are custom Stroke Shapes/Profiles possible? - for Spirals
There are a variety of tapered custom stoke shapes in the Freehand and Brush Tool Infobar. You might try some of these. It will take some trial and error but you may be able to get close.
TIP: If the width of the stoke is going the wrong way (thin outside, thick inside) switch to the Shape Editor Tool and press the U-shaped arrow icon on the Infobar (Reverse Paths).
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