Expand Stroke on a stroke with a layer outline makes the layer outline expand to maximum size

[Aikinai]

To reproduce:

1. Draw a stroke
2. Add an outline in the Layer Effects menu
3. Expand Stroke

Result: Layer outline expands to 1024px

Expected: Layer outline should not change

[Old Bruce]

Sometimes I am getting an increase too.

Stroke of 4 Points, with outline of 20 pixels

outline increased to 20.3 pixels

Stroke of 4 points with outline of 2 pixels

outline increased to 4.3 pixels.

Other combinations show no change at all in the outline.

[Sean P]

Hi Aikinai,

I've just tried this myself and cannot reproduce it. Could you attach a document that exhibits this problem (prior to the expand so we can test it) or record a video showing you creating and expanding the stroke causing it to grow.

[Hangman]

There seems to be a consistent factor for the expanded outline based on the width of the original stroke and the px size of the outline added (as follows)...

The fx outline slider is topping out at 1,024px but the outline expansion follows the pattern above so any figures shown in the table with a blue background will be shown as 1,024px on the fx outline slider.

[Sean P]

Unfortunately I still cannot reproduce this - see attached video. Is there something I'm missing? If you have a document that exhibits this could you post it prior to the expand please?

[Hangman]

Hi Sean,

Repeat but use the Pen Tool rather than the Pencil Tool to create your line. If you give the outline a different colour it highlights the problem.

Note: This 'only' happens when creating a straight line using two points with the Pen Tool. If you use more than two points or create a curve with the pen tool then it doesn't happen.

[Sean P]

45 minutes ago, Hangman said:

Note: This 'only' happens when creating a straight line using two points with the Pen Tool. If you use more than two points or create a curve with the pen tool then it doesn't happen.

That's the vital piece of information! Also it only seems to be this bad if both nodes share the same X or Y co-ordinate (so it is completely flat). I'll get it passed on.

Thanks,

[Hangman]

Exactly, sorry I only realised that just now as all my tests yesterday simply used a straight line created using the Pen Tool, I hadn't tested any other combinations until I saw your video but glad we got there in the end...

[Sean P]

21 minutes ago, Hangman said:

Exactly, sorry I only realised that just now as all my tests yesterday simply used a straight line created using the Pen Tool, I hadn't tested any other combinations until I saw your video but glad we got there in the end...

Not a problem - thanks for sticking with it! 

[Aikinai]

Sorry, I’m traveling right now and haven’t been able to post. It’s happening to me on lines that aren’t perfectly straight.

I’ll try to sanitize and share my file in a few days.

 

Thanks for the thorough support!

[Oval]

9 hours ago, Aikinai said:

It’s happening on lines that aren’t perfectly straight

if they are small