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Hi again,
In Illustrator CS2 (I'm using a mac OSX 10.4.11), this time I'm trying to preserve the stroke weight (in this case: 3pt, miter 5, inside) on a shape without it changing the setting on me after I outline stroke...
Thanks.
Hi there,
Well, the stroke weight and mitre will be eliminated when you outline the stroke, right? Because that's what outline stroke does, it gets rid of any stroke settings and turns it into a filled object.
And you already know how to offset the path. This time you would:
- select path
- offset path by negative 1.5pt
- delete original path
- outline stroke on new path
Is that not working for you this time or am I missing something?
-Let me know
Amy
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| Comment | Before asking you, I thought I had tried that without any luck...this time it worked fine. Thanks again!! | ||
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I can help troubleshoot your Illustrator 9 through CS3 (and most CS4) problems and suggest the best way to get the results you need. Although I can help with some installation issues, my forte is prepress and how to use the tools and functions in the application itself.
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I've been a graphic artist for over 20 years. Oh my God, 20 years.
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Bachelor of Fine Arts
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