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Terrence Martineau
Terrence Martineau
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outline stroke not working in CS6

Dec 4, 2012 10:34 AM

Tags: #illustrator #problem #path #stroke #stroke_outline

so I just create a straight, uniform line and press Effect > Path > Outline Stroke... but nothing happens

 

not sure if I'm doing something wrong... or if there is a bug?

 

thanks,

 

Terrence.

591 Views   6 Replies   Latest reply: Larry G. Schneider, Dec 4, 2012 12:41 PM
 
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  • wemims
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    1. wemims,
    Dec 4, 2012 10:46 AM   in reply to Terrence Martineau
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    stroke the line first with some Stroke thickness/color.  then use that command to outline that stroke you just made.  Does this work for you?

     

    Eric

     
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  • Larry G. Schneider
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    2. Larry G. Schneider,
    Dec 4, 2012 11:06 AM   in reply to Terrence Martineau
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    It's really only going to come into play if at a later time you use Object>Expand Appearance (or do something which will invoke this like opening in an earlier version).

     
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  • Terrence Martineau
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    3. Terrence Martineau,
    Dec 4, 2012 11:34 AM   in reply to wemims
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    thanks for your reply...

     

    the line has a black, 10 pt, uniform stroke on it.... I click the outline stroke command and nothing happens... an fx does appear in the appearance palette, but when I click the Outline Stroke item there nothing opens... every other effect opens a dialog window...

     
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  • Larry G. Schneider
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    4. Larry G. Schneider,
    Dec 4, 2012 11:39 AM   in reply to Terrence Martineau
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    Try using Object>Expand Appearance. All Effects are live and only get rendered when needed. A dialog is not needed since the only thing that will happen when the appearance is expanded is to convert the stroked path into a filled object.

     
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  • Terrence Martineau
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    5. Terrence Martineau,
    Dec 4, 2012 11:51 AM   in reply to Larry G. Schneider
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    THANKS!

     

    that seems to have worked.... that workflow seems to be a little weird to me.. I would have never thought to do that in a million years without being told...

     
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  • Larry G. Schneider
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    6. Larry G. Schneider,
    Dec 4, 2012 12:41 PM   in reply to Terrence Martineau
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    If you need it in real time then use Object>Path>Outline Stroke.

     
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