Questions tagged [path]
Questions about paths; in graphic design they are polylines and polycurves used in vector graphic software, such as Illustrator and Inkscape. Ask anything related to manipulating paths in graphic design software.
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Illustrator compound path and clipping mask
I'm having an issue with a compound path and a clipping mask. It's driving me absolutely crazy.
There is a very fine outline which I can't seem to get rid of. I've attached screenshots to better-...
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How to make rounded corners from shapes drawn with lines?
I am trying to make a shape like this:
And so far in Illustrator, I've drawn this:
Now, I know how to make a rectangle/square rounded. Select object, go to Effect -> Stylize -> Rounded corners...
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Inkscape - Doubled bezier curves
I want to have a bezier curve with a double line stroke. The LinkedOffset option for paths, when I apply it to an unclosed bezier curve, creates a linked offset object that is closed - ie, it draws a ...
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How to get <path> for SVG with Illustrator CS4
I'm trying to get the <path> data for an SVG file I'm creating with Illustrator CS4. It needs to look something like this, where I'm interested in retrieving the numbers inside the d attribute.....
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How to convert pen-shape path to a working path?
How do I convert a shape path to a working path in Photoshop CS5?
How I have tried:
I have searched through the tools in the program and search through forums and the Adobe help site on the web.
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Making anchor points visible all the time
Now I am working on compound paths and I need to remove all the redundant anchor points: so I press - and click some of them, but other ones are constantly disappearing, so I should click on V and ...
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How to conceptualise and generate visualisations with many points interconnected via Bézier curves?
Can someone uncover the design process behind social network visualisations such as http://inmaps.linkedinlabs.com – and how those interconnecting Béziers are generated?
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Stroke just one path in single layer independently
This is a Photoshop question.
I created a rectangle in a layer. Then I copied it and moved it until it touched the first one along an edge. I would like to be able to stroke each rectangle ...
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Text on Path Illustrator
I wanted to put the text inside the triangle path. I tried but the text is not guite readable. I want something like on picture I provided.
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Why does Gimp's "stroke path" fail to fill the stroke? (Ubuntu 13.10) [closed]
Im using Gimp 2.8.6 on Ubuntu 13.10 (64-bit)
Not all the time, but randomly, Gimp chooses not to stroke a path correctly. Here is a "before and after stroke" picture (it's a close-up) :
What is ...
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Inkscape: how to reuse part of a circular path (inner boundary) and connect it to another path inside of that
I use Inkscape: Imagine I have a shape like an O which is a path. Or better said: Two paths, one for the outer boundary and another for the inner boundary. But it is one object (one path??). If I ...
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How to convert paths into shape in photoshop cs6
I drew paths thinking i was drawing a shape but later realized it is only a path. Now i could create a temporary shape like a box and paste this in and delete the box path. But just as there is a ...
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Strange Inkscape path behaviour - is this normal or a bug?
I'm trying to figure out if this is a bug I should report, or whether it's normal behaviour. (I don't think it is normal, but would appreciate others' thoughts)
I've created a simple triangle path on ...
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How to free transform a work path -thus the text inside it- in Photoshop?
I guess this is a really simple quest but I couldn't find the answer in Google.
I make a rectangular selection, right click, then choose "Make Work Path".
so I have a rectangular path
Then click T ...
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Change start of threaded text path in Illustrator
I created a series of semi-circle paths in Illustrator and linked them together using the Threaded Text function. Using the Type on a Path options, I was able to flip the direction of the text to the ...
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How to extend/prolong and trim/cut a straight line or path in Inkscape
I have some straight paths with only two nodes (start and end node). They are short and I want to prolong them in the same direction that the line is.
The paths are oblique-angled and not horizontal ...
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Adding noise to a path in Inkscape
Is it possible to add some (controllable amount of) noise to a path with Inkscape? When creating a fictional map, I would like to add rivers with the bezier tool, drawing the general shape, and then ...
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Outlining a path looks ugly at the start/end of the path
I have a closed path. The corner where I started and ended the path looks like this:
When I do Object > Path > Outline Stroke, that corner is not perfectly outlined. Sometimes I can see the ...
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Illustrator wont make a compound path from the full shape
I have the following shape I have drawn with the pen tool. The bird head and eye are a compound path but releasing them both from this makes little difference.
What I am trying to achieve is a ...
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Selecting between paths in Photoshop
I have multiple paths (not intersecting), each one of them consists of two anchor points only. Imagine a path from A to B and the second one from C to D. What I want to do is to select the space ABCD. ...
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Shortcut keys to switch between path and shape section of pen tool in Photoshop
I use pen tool a lot to create custom shapes and sometimes add a new path to the existing vector mask, but I only know to choose at the tool bar to switch between the two. Is there any quicker way to ...
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How can I "type on path" in Cinema4d like I can do in (eg) Illustrator?
We all know you can "type on path" in Adobe's Illustrator like this:
Now, I would like to do the same in Maxon's Cinema 4D but after checking the documents and several search engines, I still haven't ...
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Can you draw a constrained straight line with GIMP's paths tool?
In GIMP, you can (in various modes) draw a constrained straight line which will "snap" the line you're drawing to the nearest 15 degree angle, making it easy to draw lines in a precise direction. For ...
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Make top of type sit on path - illustrator
Im trying to get type to sit on a path, so far ive been able to get it to work but when i try and get the type to sit the right way round (ie. not upside down) it sits on the inside of the path, which ...
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How to combine paths in Photoshop
I want to combine two individual paths in Photoshop. Though I do add the paths and do Ctrl + Enter, it shows marching ants on the combine path, but the paths don't combine. Why is that?
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Is it legal to convert a not-freely-distributable font to "path" and distribute it?
Suppose, I am creating a logo in a vector graphics editor (for example Inkscape) and I use there the font which cannot be freely distributed (for example Myriad Pro which can be obtained by ...
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align text to curve but keep vertical orientation of letters
In Photoshop, I am trying to align the baseline, x height, and cap height of some text to a curve, but I'd like to keep the vertical orientation of the letters strait up and down, and not let the ...
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Why does my shape have a tiny horizontal line?
I need to remove the horizontal bar of an A char so it looks like a V upside down. What I did is: I opened Illustrator and typed the character A, then I clicked "create outlines". Then I joined bottom ...
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How do I move or copy a single path?
I know this is a ridiculously basic question, but I cannot seem to do it for the life of me, even though I did it just 5 minutes ago...
I'm trying to copy the path on the right over to the left side ...
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How do I adjust anchor points correctly?
The way I have just learned to use the Pen tool, if you hold Cmd/Ctl while selecting the end of a guideline, it will move the guideline on BOTH sides of the anchor point and adjust the last curve that ...
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How do I get out of Outline View?
I have drawn a broom in Illustrator and cant apply any brushes or strokes to it. I just don't get it. What do I have to do? Here is a screenshot:
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How do I make these paths have the same vector?
I'm trying to draw another shape to go with this heart, and I want the line on which the anchor is selected to have exactly the same curvature as the corresponding length on the heart. Is this ...
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How to make a line in illustrator with $ signs
The behavior I'm looking for is similar to how one can make a path line dashed. Except, instead of being dashes, I'd love to make it show $ signs. Thanks for your help!
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Closing paths drawn with the Illustrator pencil tool?
Prompted by John's question about leaving paths unclosed.
Drawing with the pencil tool (or the paintbrush tool) in Illustrator leaves the paths it makes open. Unlike the pen tool, there isn't an ...
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Extract path from shape, and preferably merge it with another path from a shape
I have two different shapes, one that looks like a drop and one that is a square. The drop was made using the pen tool.
Now, I want to merge these two shapes, combine their paths to create the ...
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How to fix the position of a gradient in Illustrator, so that it doesn't move when I edit the object it's applied to?
How do I make Illustrator not change the gradient's position and size when I change the path's shape?
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A clean way to remove gradient mesh in Illustrator?
Does anyone know if it is possible to remove a gradient mesh from an object in Illustrator without producing a distorted/inaccurate outline? Adobe documentation as well as most online resources I ...
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Convert Primitive to Path using SVG format in Illustrator
I've got a simple drawing in Illustrator consisting of multiple rectangles. I will need to handle that in code later one and saved the document as SVG.
The rectangles come out as <rect /> nodes ...
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Tips for creating and editing paths in Illustrator
I'm new to Adobe Illustrator, but I have used extensively Inkscape. While I recognize that Illustrator is vastly superior in many fronts, I feel a bit of a lag due to the need to use three or four ...
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Simplify and remove duplicates in a path
I have a path as seen in this screenshot:
After "release compound path", I have multiple path segments superimposed on each other:
Ho can I make one path from several paths?
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When using the blend tool in Illustrator, I get large white patches
So I made one path, then another. Opened Blend, set to Specified Steps, and then applied it to the paths. With straight paths, all was well. But with curved ones, I have large white patches where ...
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Technique for finding the centerline of a curved object?
I'm curious to know if anyone knows of any effective techniques for finding the center line of a curved object.
In the screenshot below you'll see a crude version of what I mean.
Is there any way ...
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How to prevent having to redraw lines in Illustrator
I do a lot of artwork in Illustrator, and am pretty experienced.
However I find myself having redraw lines often with each new level of detail, for instance adding shadows to a complex object - I have ...
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How to convert a compound path to a standard path in Adobe Illustrator?
I've got a ExtendScript that only works with paths and I've got a compound path, so how can I convert my compound path into a path?
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Adobe Illustrator: How to create a clipping mask
I have this logo I am working on. I have 2 questions:
1) I have a white circle behind the 4. I'd like to use that circle as a clipping mask for the 4 so that the 4 fits perfectly within that white ...
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