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May 6, 2022
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Butt cap for line segment start point?

  • May 6, 2022
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My line segment start points are always rounded.  I would like both ends of my line segment to be "butt cap" - not just the end point.  How can I get a "butt cap" on both ends of my line segment?

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Correct answer Anna Lander

With the Direct Selection Tool:

  

    

 



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It's a drawing issue. When you draw the straight curve, your handler is too long, and the line bends at the end, folds on itself.

(my sap option is butt cap)

so the best way is to not use handlers for straight segments or at least make them short.

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Ton Frederiks
Community Expert
Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
Community Expert
May 6, 2022

Can you show such a line segment with a different start and end with the stroke panel opened?

    PatB789
    PatB789Author
    Participating Frequently
    May 7, 2022

    Thank you so much for your reply. I think I found the problem: I was drawing a "straight curve" not a "straight line."

    When you make a "curve" segment by dragging, the cap setting only affects the endpoint of that segment, not the starting point.

    When you make an actual straight line segment without dragging, the cap setting affects both the start point and the end point.  See attached 4 images to see what I mean.

        

     



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    Anna Lander
    Anna Lander
    Inspiring
    May 7, 2022

    could you please show the segment with different caps selected by Direction Select Tool (white arrow)?

    The shown appearance is very strange.

    And the question: what type of caps do you have when start drawing instantly after creating/opening the file? Butt caps is a default option for strokes, but the panel remembers the last selected object appearance. Maybe that's the cause.
    In any case, it's always worth to reset preferences and check what happens.

    PatB789
    PatB789Author
    Participating Frequently
    May 6, 2022

    Actually, sometimes the start points come out rounded and sometimes they come out butt cap but I have no idea why.

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