You are here:

Adobe Illustrator/Illustrator line weights and arrows

Advertisement

Expert: - 1/27/2010


Question
Hello. I'm now using CS4. In previous versions, i was able to separate the line weight (stroke) from the arrow weight. So i could have a stroke of 0.5pt with arrowheads of 0.75pt. (This works well for our dimension drawings). However, i can't seem to accomplish this in CS4. What has changed? What am i missing?

Answer
Hi Conrad,

When you create your arrowhead using Effects>Stylize>Add Arrowheads, you can designate a percentage of your original stroke weight from your path. Then when you are finished, you can go to Object>Expand and have the arrow be a separate entity.

The Effect itself hasn't changed, but if you created this using a Filter in previous versions, that is now gone. Only Effects remain.


Kevin

Adobe Illustrator

All Answers

Answers by Expert:

Ask Experts

Volunteer

Kevin Stohlmeyer

Expertise

I am an Adobe Certified Instructor. I can answer all your questions about Adobe Illustrator version 8 through the new Adobe CS5 versions.

Experience

I am an Adobe Certified Instructor for Adobe Illustrator and have been teaching this application to college students for the past 6 years. I now teach this as a corporate instructor.

Organizations
Milwaukee Adobe Users Group National Association of Photoshop Professionals C2 Graphics Productivity Solutions

Education/Credentials
BA - Graphic Design Adobe Certified Instructor - Illustrator Adobe Community Professional

©2012 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved.