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joelleg79031343
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April 22, 2017
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Gradient on stroke not working properly

  • April 22, 2017
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Hello!

I'm trying to put a greyscale gradient on a path's stroke. I need this for laser engraving, so it has to be as precise as possible.

When I put the gradient on at this width, the stroke overlaps (see pictures)

anyone knows how I could fix this problem?

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Correct answer tromboniator

Unless I misunderstand the question, if you start with a single shape, as Ton shows, is there any reason you can't just add line segments with gradient stroke applied across the gaps?

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Ton Frederiks
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Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
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April 22, 2017

Try the Shape Builder Tool (Shift M) to make a single shape:

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    joelleg79031343Author
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    April 23, 2017

    Hi Ton and thanks!

    The problem is the shape I'm trying to engrave would be this

    Where those lines cross in the middle there seems to be no way to get to a smooth gradient. I tried with shape builder now that you told me, but it doesn't really worked with those crossing lines in the middle.

    I'm trying to get a gradient that is always completely black in the middle of this thick stroke and then fades to white at the extremes of it

    tromboniator
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    tromboniatorCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    April 23, 2017

    Unless I misunderstand the question, if you start with a single shape, as Ton shows, is there any reason you can't just add line segments with gradient stroke applied across the gaps?

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