Rouded corners tool, where are you?

Any news about a rouded corner tools in Designer Pro and controllable variable line thickness node by node?
This are such desired and needed tools that are waiting too long to be added to the program that I still like so much.

Your message is a bit cryptic, so I may misunderstand what you refer to but there is already a rounded corner tool.

unfortunately not the adjustable [variable] line thickness at selected nodes

not even user customisable stroke shapes...

I don't quite get what your point is, Joe. The 'bigger picture' you refer to is nothing more than the specific design a user is working on, so each aspect of it and each tool needed to create it is important to them; whether the design is just some title or a full-blown artwork is not relevant.

Now, if you're just telling us that you're deeply impressed by the work shown on the Xara Gallery, I totally agree that the talent shown is awesome.

I agree, there is no art in a tool. The craftsman, technician or tool user is the artist.

Acorn

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Originally Posted by JoeSomebody

What we meant by the bigger picture is, there are always workarounds...

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but there is not always enough time, and if something saves time then it may well be better than a workaroumd

if you are of a philosophical bent you could argue bezier curves themselves are a workaround for the non scalability of raster; they rather started out that way...

a tool is useful if it saves time in specific instances; it does not try to compete with other tools :)

Joe, I'm puzzled as to why you would want to turn a thread about practical tools into a philosophical treatise.

In another thread [march scribble] you have posted up a drawing about which you quote:

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The extent of my freehand 2d drawing talent lol.

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does this mean you prefer to draw vector or 3D as opposed to freehand - I would love to see examples if you do...

I spent 5 years learning how to make a raster brush line go exactly where I want it to go first time, no need to tweak afterwards - it will not be precise enough for engineering, but artistically it is the way to go and avoids wasting time once learned

Sorry but in the past I've already talk about this topic, so I gave for granted the understanding of what I was complaining about:

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Originally Posted by Marco D

As I have already said in the past two simple tools would greatly improve the program:
- a round corner tool;
- a line thickness tools that makes possible to change the thickness of a line node by node

in the image there is also the idea of how implement it in the program besides the existing tool.

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And I'm not english so please be patient with me. ;)

I am with you on the line thickness tool ;)

wish you well, always good to learn...

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Originally Posted by JoeSomebody

Oh my goodness, not the intent at all. sorry you read things that way. I was actually talking about specific tools, specific talents, and the combining of both within a specific process, and perhaps even pipe line, with other apps, to achieve a nice result. Philosophical Treatise is best left for another discussion non related, off topic perhaps? Practical in these sort of cases, relates to non redundant tools and processes, or using the right tool for the job within the process. Cost factoring for time and expenses comes into play. Nothing very Philosophical about it. Common sense, effort, time, talent and the right tools is all. I am a retired construction builder, and I have more hand tools and power tools in my shop than most commercial shops, two and three of everything, and each tool or item has a very specific purpose in the "bigger picture" We do not believe in one brand of tools does it all, so we have quite the variety... It's all in the planning, and other efforts put in. I am not sure how to further elaborate. Sorry if you do not understand or agree with what it is we are tying to impart here, we mean no harm. cheers

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Philosophical or not, my head now spins even more. :)

For interest here are screenshots of these type of tools being used in other apps to help visualise how they work.

I personally don't have much of a need for them nowadays, but in the past I would have found a corner tool a fantastic time saver for all sorts of things, especially technical drawings and diagrams. With all these kind of tools (and SmartShapes) it's important to be able to set a value (for example radius) for consistency.

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That's funny Boy... my wife often suggests the same sort of thing lol. ;))

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You might want to pay attention to her more often. ;))

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For interest here are screenshots of these type of tools being used in other apps to help visualise how they work.

I personally don't have much of a need for them nowadays, but in the past I would have found a corner tool a fantastic time saver for all sorts of things, especially technical drawings and diagrams. With all these kind of tools (and SmartShapes) it's important to be able to set a value (for example radius) for consistency.

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Those are exactly the kind of tools that I wish to see in Designer Pro, especially the corner tools. It has been years that I've been waiting, but till now, nothing. Those two tools would make me upgrade the program immediately and not the annoying pop-up message that appears every time I start Designer. :rolleyes: