Wow! really cool! I can see alot of cool things coming from it.
The other thing that is missing in XARA is stretching other objects along the path like in Illustrator or Inkpaint.
+1
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Wow! really cool! I can see alot of cool things coming from it.
The other thing that is missing in XARA is stretching other objects along the path like in Illustrator or Inkpaint.
+1
Since we're discussing other programs...
Spiro splines kind of remind me of the splines used in Hash Animation:Master (a 3D animation program that uses splines and patches to build objects instead of polygons), or Moho/Anime Studio, which is a 2D animation program.
Both these programs use splines that have control points that lie on the curve, and you move the points to control the curve. (Hash splines do have Bezier-like handles too).
However, the Spiro splines seem to maintain a smoother curvature than the splines in those other programs. I just watched part of that video, but it looks pretty nice.
Speaking of Anime Studio, that program has a couple of interesting tools that would be nice to have in Xara.
The line width tool controls the line width locally by dragging on a point, so you can create lines with tapered ends very easily and with very precise control without needing a tablet.
There is also a line curvature tool that controls the curvature of a line segment by dragging from side to side on the control point.
On the other hand, some Anime Studio users complain that it's harder to draw lines in that program than regular vector programs (Xara, Flash, etc.) because you have to make lines clicking segment by segment and the segments don't connect unless you click right on the next control point. So it's not all rosier on the other side... :)
Anyway, just thought I'd add my 2 cents.
now that looks good..how do people do swirls now? I was playing around last night trying my hand at a few swirls (attached). This spiro would make it very easy...tao
I currently use Dmitry's spxe. you can dowload it for free from the Xara Xone. here is a wallpaper I did using it and of course Xara.
Nice tool!
Hi everybody,
when I read the topic about a feature request of "Spiro", I thought I'd never need something like that.
After watching the video, I changed my mind and I now can't seem to remember how I ever did *without* this tool.
I don't know how often I was battling the Bezier-Tool to get perfect curves. It looks so easy with Spiro. I am downloading Inkscape right now to check it out.
Please Xara-Team, pretty pulleeez: Implement this great tool into XX !!!
Wolfgang
I take it the finished shape of the line when using the circle as a brush is Bitmap not vector? If it was vector then that would be a big plus if the developers could port that in. Yes please but I don't want another type of bitmap brush.
Still it has a great look about it.
the circle 'brush' line is a vector [it is a 'vector path effect']
an example ported into xara
Hi Albacore,
it's all within the beauty of vectors. If the user draws a shape with spiro points, all the points are stored in an internal array of the vector editor. The library "libspiro" takes this array of spiro control points and convert them into a series of "beautiful" splines. It's so easy as it sounds.
see also:
Remi