Seems to be one of the last mysteries of Xara.
;-)
solution would be xara does highlight the path that stays,
and with [shift] switching it.
cheers
Seems to be one of the last mysteries of Xara.
;-)
solution would be xara does highlight the path that stays,
and with [shift] switching it.
cheers
no sicknature. for nearly 20 years. omg ...
For many problems there are simple and easy-to-understand solutions that do not work.
That's really interesting Rik,
I think may also be due to the percentage of the original object, for example if it's more than 40% of the size you get the other result.
Over time the warp tool has become a favorite of mine to tweak shapes.
Marc
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As it is so problematic, use the Freehand and Brush tool and start close to but not touching the line and draw a closed (filled) shape.
Place behind the original and select both and Add Shapes.
To remove from the original, all od the above but Subtract Shapes as the last step.
The explanation I have in my head for the ~-~ use is it is all down to the winding direction of the added path.
I find it difficult to explain though, hence the alternative.
Acorn
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id agree about winding rule and its opaque nature - there is really no documentation about this from xara
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Here's a LINK to a thread that probably relates to this issue answered by PhilM but I can't say it will clarify much for me or most users.
Egg
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thanks for the link egg
yes well, manipulating the winding can be a very useful design tool, eg when doing complicated freehand shapes with lines that overlap, and I think it is a shame in a way xara do not cater for it - philM's comment about 99.99% of the time is another example of where the target user for xara is though
hakoo - indeed
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