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QuestionW???hat happened to Variable width???

  • Friday, October 30, 2009 12:42 AMjrosenbomb Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
    OK, I'm new to Expression Design, but not to Expression.  I used previous versions (pre ms and while it was acrylic) for painting and used the brush strokes.  I changed the variable width after the fact.  there was this panel that I used to change it.  I don't see it here.  This was a big feature... one that Illustrator had and one that I hoped still was there.  is it somewhere that I missed?

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  • Friday, October 30, 2009 3:43 PMWill BuffingtonMSFT, ModeratorUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
    Is this what you're looking for? This is where you change the width of a stroke.

  • Friday, October 30, 2009 5:26 PMBBB Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
    I think it is one of the features not carried forward from EGD to ED.

    Basically it seems to reparameterise stroke edges in a way that's rather pleasant.

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  • Friday, October 30, 2009 5:46 PMgermaine1 Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     

    at least E3 creature house the predecessor of Acrylic and design is still available to download
    it says preview but it has no end date
    you have to log in with the hotmail account
    the help pages 177 and 178 give a good explanation
    I sometimes use it to convert older files from clips etc
    in design 1 I often can open the xpr files
    I don t know if it works under vista or windows 7
    some features like reflection maps will not import
    available here

  • Friday, October 30, 2009 8:34 PMBBB Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
    Yes, definitely worth downloading - and the help file is brilliant!

    Here is what I hope to be a more meaningful example of variable width ...


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  • Saturday, October 31, 2009 1:13 AMjrosenbomb Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
    CRud.  I wasted my money getting This.  I wish there was a plugin or something that I could add that does this.  I mean I have a tablet pc and the stroke shows varied width.  anyone know if there's one out there?