1. I'm using Xtreme Pro 3.2.3. I think I may have found a bug when selecting a particular dash pattern in the Line gallery. If you select the second dash pattern (the first is a solid line) it also causes the last pattern to be selected. See the attached file. The last pattern cannot then be selected.
1. I'm using Xtreme Pro 3.2.3. I think I may have found a bug when selecting a particular dash pattern in the Line gallery. If you select the second dash pattern (the first is a solid line) it also causes the last pattern to be selected. See the attached file. The last pattern cannot then be selected.
3. Does anyone have a method for creating editable railway lines - i.e. two parallel curves (rails) with regularly spaced sleepers?
Hi Noel
I guess one way to do the railway lines would be by creating a brush - in fact I would be surprised if someone hasn't already done it - worth a search of the brushes forum?
As handrawn states you can either use a brush or the dash pattern. I think the brush works better but it depends a lot on what type of rail track you're after. A map type track or a more accurate track with sleepers. (sleepers are what we call the wooden/concrete bearers under the steel tracks. I'm not sure if this is the same name elsewhere.[EDIT. I now see you come from Scotland so disregard the sleepers comment ;-} ])
See attached xar file.
Last edited by Egg Bramhill; 21 August 2007 at 10:43 PM.
I would use 3 lines to draw each section of track.
1. Draw the rails line... ( in my example I used and elipse with a transparent fill and a line width of 32 pts)
2. clone the Line (cntrl-k) This creates a duplicate line at the same postion as the first line. Change the line color to black and set the the line width to something smaller than the rail width (in my example I use a 24 pt line.)
3. Create a custom brush consists of 1 tie (sleeper to you european guys)
4. Clone the top line, then change the freehand and brush tool and apply the custom tie brush... Adjust the tie spacing to specs...
Anyone else agree there is a problem with selecting the second standard dash pattern from the line gallery in the new version of Xtreme Pro?
Confirmed.
Basically, if you have a line drawn and selected on the page, you can't swap between applying the 2nd pattern and applying the last pattern. You always have to apply an intermediate pattern.
(Oh, and it doesn't matter whether you apply the pattern by dbl-clicking the pattern or selecting it and clicking the 'Apply' button.)
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