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exactspace
Inspiring
September 12, 2021
Question

Circles or curves give themselves hard edges if I draw them over other circles or curves

  • September 12, 2021
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I've been seeing this happen with Flash for at least 17 years, but now I am losing my mind because I cannot find a way to fix it my already broken curves. You would have seen this happen if you drawn shapes in Flash or Animate for any significant amount of time..

 

I draw a circle over another curve, and the shape of the circle becomes angled with flat edges. This doesn't happen with Illustrator. The only thing that is set to snap is the grid. Why not just use the same mechanisms behind how Illustrator makes vecotrs in Animate??

 

Watch it happen. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQxP9aluoXE

 

No one should have to be scammed $35 a month for this trash.

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Charlie Bickett
Charlie Bickett
Inspiring
September 13, 2021

Are you using a bigger or smaller canvas size? This type of thing normally happens when you're really zoomed in on a smaller canvas.

I'd suggest (in this order);

- Try using object drawing (Toggle with J)

- Change your cap and join settings in the properties panel

- Try a larger canvas size

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exactspaceAuthor
Inspiring
September 13, 2021

It seems to occur regardless of canvas size. This is 2240x2801. If I use object drawing, I can't fill the space that the circle was drawn over. Breaking it down immediately causes the same hard-edge problem. The join and cap settings seem to have no effect. 

Charlie Bickett
Charlie Bickett
Inspiring
September 13, 2021

You could try converting the green curve you're trying to go over into a fill and recolor it to what you need after.

 

Just select the strokes you want to convert and go to Modify/Shape/Convert Lines to Fills

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