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DONAL JOLLEY
Creating discontinuous curves from continuous curves with the
Width tool when creating a flag
If width points are spaced apart, the path gradually gets wider or narrower from one
point to the next in a continuous curve. If width points are placed on top of each
other, you create a sharp break between the two widths, causing the curve to abruptly
widen or narrow, much like adding an arrowhead to the path. Modify strokes on
either side of the path either by adjusting the stroke weight evenly along the path, or
placing more weight on one side of the path than the other. Your custom stroke
profile is temporarily stored in the Stroke panel, making it possible to apply the same
stroke to as many paths in the document as you wish. An asterisk in the Appearance
panel beside Stroke denotes a width profile. You can also save a custom profile as
part of a Graphic Style and/or to the Profiles list using the Save icon at the bottom of
the Stroke panel list. The Reset icon restores the default width profiles, replacing any
custom profiles you've saved, so be careful about choosing to restore the default
width profiles. You can modify width points in a variety of ways with the Width tool:
To open the Width Point Edit dialog, double-click on a path or existing width point.
Numerically input the stroke weight for each side of the path, and/or choose to have
adjoining width points adjusted at the same time.
To interactively adjust the width point, click-drag on a handle to symmetrically adjust
the stroke width.
To adjust one side of a stroke, press Option/Alt while dragging on a handle.
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