Hi Shokan
Yes I kind of understand what you are having a problem with.
It's the fact that if you draw one closed shape with a fill, and if parts of that one shape overlap other parts then the overlap part goes transparent. Like you said the way around this is to have different objects/shapes which overlap, rather than one shape overlapping itself. But if you already have a large number of these self overlapping shapes then breaking them apart to stop this effect could be a big job.
Ross I think this is what is happening, maybe by flattening Shokan was refering to using lots of different overlapping shapes and then joining them into one shape ... not too sure though.
I've come across this before and I think it is some function of the vector mathematics that results in this. I will have a go and see if there is any way round that can help you but I don't think that there will be a shortcut or a way out, apart from breaking apart the shapes, so they can overlap without the transparent part.
Okay I've had another look. If the objects that are self overlapping are a flat colour with no transparency then you could try adding a thickish line to the shape. This has the effect of closing the transparent overlap part. The shape will be bigger overall due to the thickness of the line added so you could reduce the shape to try and match the original as much as possible.
I've only had a quick go at this, it would depend on the size of the transparent part to determine how thick a line you would need to add. Don't know whether this would be a quick fix or if it will work at all for you, as I don't know what or how many elements you will have in your drawing or how they will overlap. Because if the transparent part is quite large then adding a really thick line, and reducing the size will mean you cannot really match the original shape closely.
Hope I've understood what you are trying to do.
Regards
Su
[This message was edited by Su Lawrence on March 12, 2002 at 21:26.]
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