jackamus

Perhaps this could be added to the next AD update - excuse the pun!

I may not know what colours I will use! I would like to be able to create a pallet and add as I go along.

Its me again! How do keep adding colours to the 'Recent' pallet without the last one dropping off the end? Is there a way to create an ongoing working pallet?

Yep I got now! Thanks for the entertainment guys!

Do you mean as a new feature?

Ha Ha! I agree like not knowone know-how! However that's interesting because I'm sure I was able to do but I've forgotten OR I maybe getting confused with when I used DrawPlus!

I don't quite understand what you are saying. I'll start again; I want to fill a curved line with a multi- colour gradient in exactly the same way that I can a shape using the same fill tool. The Stroke tool does not appear to allow this kind of Fill.

I don't think this doesn't work in the same way as for shapes. It won't allow me to add additional nodes for controlling direction and colour.

How do I apply a gradient to a line with the same level of control as a shape?

I want to clip the two blurred object by the straight line object. Is this possible in one go? ZZZ.afdesign

There are times when I think that AD gets 'tired'. I sometimes find that when I have been using it for several hours and opening, closing and modifying files it doesn't respond quite as well. In particular it becomes difficult to select an object without having to do it in the layers panel. When this happens I have to close all the files and restart AD then it it is OK again. Has anyone else experienced this kind of thing?

Interestingly it worked when I subtracted it from the left side of the shape! If its a bug should I report it. Cut out 2.afdesign

Why can't I subtract circle A from shape B without getting the unwanted line C? Cut out.afdesign

This was easy! Select the two sets of curves with the node tool anf then click the 'Join curve' which will jopin the top two nodes then click 'Close curve' and that will join the two nodes you wanted. You can then choose 'Break' the curve if you want to separate the top two nodes.

Do we have a possible date for 1.7?

Hi Alfred, There are times when I find it difficult to comprehend when such a simple and useful change is frequently requested but never happens. Is it a technically difficult thing to do? I once requested that it would be useful to be able to curve the sides of the teeth in the cog tool and it happened withing days of making the suggestion!

It would be very useful to be able to drag a guide line using the Node tool as well as the Move tool. This way the curve nodes will not disappear when dragging a guide line.

Thanks toltec.

Whilst editing an object I accidentally clicked on a part of the grey swatch and suddenly AD assigned the grey scale to the 'Un-profiled file'. Clicking Undo does not undo neither does reopening the file. How do I restore the original setting?

Thanks. I think that this may have possibilities for me in other areas.

Doing half a curve is the way I would normally do it. What do you mean by using symbols?

Is there currently a way to produce a symmetrical curve starting with a straight line? The screen shot is a curve I produced from a straight line but I had to move the line slightly to create a set of curve node handles. I then created the two guide lines and moved the node handles onto the vertical curve whilst aligning the curve with the intersection of the guide lines. My point is that it would be useful to be able to 'Select' the node handles together and move them simultaneously to maintain symetry. I would compare this to using cmd + alt whilst dragging an object's envelope handles for resizing about its centre. Something similar could be useful for manipulating curve handles in a similar way. My screen shot failed to load! Curve nodes.afdesign

Yes that is exactly what I did and it worked OK. I now have a better understanding of how this procedure works.

When you say 'manually' what do you mean?

How this problem ca, about was that finished shape you generated was actually the original shape that I had drawn which was created using the 'Subtract' tool. I then wanted to add part of this shape to the left hand side of ther original shape and that is where I got into difficulties. Clearly my problem was, although I use these tools regularly, not understanding how they actually work as vector shapes.