When joining curves, my strokes become thicker in some places. How can I edit the stroke so it is consistent all around?

[thesewinglady]

Hi, my original pattern was in 0.5pt width.  After enlarging I needed to join the curves.  When I did that the line as a whole became thicker in some places.  Does anyone know how to fix this?  I will post my example below.

 

Thanks

[GarryP]

It’s difficult to tell from a partial screenshot as the act of taking the screenshot can introduce ‘artefacts’ (antialiasing, compression, etc.).
Can you upload the original AFDESIGN/AFPHOTO/AFPUB document (or a cut-down version of it) so we can look at the actual layer(s) for ourselves and pick them apart to see how they are constructed.

P.S. The line “as a whole” cannot be thicker “in some places”. It’s either thicker “as a whole” or thicker “in some places”, but it can’t be both at the same time. This may seem very picky indeed but small details like this can make a big difference when trying to diagnose problems.

Edit: Actually, thinking about that a bit more, the line can indeed be both thicker “as a whole” and even more thicker “in some places” if the whole line thickness has increased but that thickness is larger in some places than others. Apologies for the incorrectness but I still stand by my point about being more specific.

[Pšenda]

9 hours ago, thesewinglady said:

After enlarging I needed to join the curves.

Why "after" enlarging? Curves must be single line (one curve) before any manipulation. 

[PixelPest]

5 minutes ago, GarryP said:

P.S. The line “as a whole” cannot be thicker “in some places”.

Maybe "Pressure" is enabled/adjusted for the stroke. But the file would help of course.

 

2 minutes ago, Pšenda said:

Curves must be single line (one curve) before any manipulation. 

Why this? You can select what you want and scale as a whole.

[Pšenda]

3 hours ago, PixelPest said:

Why this?

OP states "After enlarging I needed to join". I don't know why he needs to join the curves (maybe further "manipulation" not only enlarging, but also filling the pattern, adjusting the line - strength, dotting. Who knows?).

Therefore, it is better to join the curves "before" and not up to "after", which is the meaning of my post (isn't that obvious?).

P. S. When joining lines before resizing, there is no problem with some curves having Scale with object and others not.

Edited May 11, 2021 by Pšenda