Designer Stroke Custom Pressure Settings

[zwilson]

In the stroke panel I know I can save custom pressure settings but they only seem to be stored with the document I'm working on. When I create a new document none of my saved presets are there. Is that the way it's supposed to work or am I missing a setting that allows them to be saved so they can be used in any document? 

[R C-R]

That is just the way it works -- pressure profiles can only be saved on a per document basis, not globally for use in any document.

As an (admittedly clumsy) workaround you could save individual curves with different pressure profiles as assets. You could then add one to a new document, open the pressure profile window & save it, then delete that curve.

[walt.farrell]

1 hour ago, R C-R said:

As an (admittedly clumsy) workaround you could save individual curves with different pressure profiles as assets. You could then add one to a new document, open the pressure profile window & save it, then delete that curve.

Or, perhaps slightly less clumsy, add a Style based on the stroke, which will save the stroke pressure. You can save them in a separate Style category, with meaningful names, and when you want to use that stroke profile on something else just click on the Style you want.

[zwilson]

Thanks everyone that helped a lot. Good to know there are ways to save my favorite pressure settings so they can be used in any document.

[R C-R]

2 hours ago, walt.farrell said:

Or, perhaps slightly less clumsy, add a Style based on the stroke, which will save the stroke pressure. You can save them in a separate Style category, with meaningful names, and when you want to use that stroke profile on something else just click on the Style you want.

But won't that apply the stroke color & nominal stroke width along with the pressure profile? Won't it also remove the fill if the style has no fill but the item it is applied to initially does? 

[walt.farrell]

5 minutes ago, R C-R said:

But won't that apply the stroke color & nominal stroke width along with the pressure profile? Won't it also remove the fill if the style has no fill but the item it is applied to initially does? 

Good point. But still usable depending on your work style and workflow. For example, you can apply the style to an object before you set its fill or stroke color.