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Frieze Designing Challenge
No winners other than the praise of other TGers for this one and no solution either so you are on your own.
Get set.
Go!
Using the Timeline 01 SmartShape, which Imports as three Blobs, transform it into something more visual while keeping its original functionality.
I should be able to increase the number of Blobs, release and return back to the number presented and the same frieze pattern would persist.
Here are my suggestions: :pointAttachment 126650.
Note: the slow loading of the file into your Xara Desktop application (XDA) is down to the heavy coding Xara has had to use with its SmartShapes. The file is only 120kB.
You will also get plaudits in describing your approach as a viable workflow.
Acorn
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Sorry for the delay. Challenge new topics are in moderation until... moderated.
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sorry, I only do animation timelines, I don't even know what these are supposed to do...
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handrawn
sorry, I only do animation timelines, I don't even know what these are supposed to do...
Then open the file and have a play. Double click any of the examples. The SmartShape controls are limited but that's Xara for you.
I have yet to find a purpose for these, which is why I challenged a frieze.
Acorn
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The SmartShape controls are limited but that's Xara for you
that is an understatement...
from their title I guess they are for using when you want to delineate a sequence of events graphically
well each to their own.....
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Been trying to take this challenge out of moderation but I keep getting no post selected. Anyone have any ideas?
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its already out larry - gary did it
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I've never looked at the SMART SHAPES, I don't really understand what they are supposed to achieve.
and now, having looked at the challenge, I've still got no idea, and have no idea HOW you manipulated them as you did either.
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My first ever attempt at one of these challenges.
Does this work?
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Once in a while I get a Violation warning.
I moved the Shape end to show 1 circle, then put a fill in the circle and used the Shape tool to modify it to show the thermometer, before making the line transparent.
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looks good - perhaps the readings should be going up/down depending which way you are going along the line, which would be one way of using it
maybe have two lines in sync, one for date and one for the reading or just one line with two variables date and reading; either way you could have one or the other as the one in sequence
possibilities are not endless with this SS, but could be a useful graphic in the right place
