Quote Originally Posted by Colin Carpenter View Post
Can I ask how many steps you used on the extrusions to achieve the smooth look?. I tried it with 200 steps and my PC slowed to a crawl, in fact I thought Xara had locked up for a while.
The steps are relative to to distance between the 2 shapes. Also your computer speed (measured in Ghz) may be slow. Ask Jamesmc how fast his PC does it (he the owner of an enormous number cruncher).

My method is to not use too many steps. Only enough to fill in all the gaps. It may still look rough but this is an illusion due to the low resolution (96dpi) of computer monitors. Once you have what you need, go to 'Arrange' and 'create bitmap image'. Save it at anything over 96 dpi. Then do the same with your new bitmap and this time save it at 96 dpi so that it looks correct on your 96 dpi screen.