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Need to expand the size of a line. But only from one side of the line, not both

  • March 2, 2023
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Hi everyone.  So just like the title says.  I need to expand the size of a line.  But I don't want it to expand from both sides.  I only want one side of the line to expand, not both sides.  I'm very new to illustrator and I've done a lot of suffering haha.  But I'm learning some cool stuff.  But this one seems to be tough.  I tried doing a path offset and then just getting rid of the outside but it gets a little complex with my design.  Please help lol

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I hope that makes it clear.  Thanks again everyone.


Hi @Shogun Customs its not technically accurate but using the Width Tool while holding Alt allows you to expand a stroke in one direction only:

I had to select each point to alt+drag up to move vertically off the guide.

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Kurt Gold
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March 2, 2023

Shogun, why don't you just show a very simple sketch that may explain what you are looking for?

 

A sketch that shows the kind of line you actually have and an object that shows the desired look you are going to get after editing the line.

 

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Ton Frederiks
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March 2, 2023

I hope that makes it clear.  Thanks again everyone.


As mentioned by Monika and Kevin: Variable Width strokes.

Monika Gause
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March 2, 2023

You want to make it thicker, but only on one side? You could use variable width strokes for that. Please show  a screenshot for more detailed help

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I need to keep the spacing the same throghout this frame.  I put red squares to show what I mean.  So I need the outside of those lines to stay put so they don't get closer to the red squares.  Thank you for your help

Ton Frederiks
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March 2, 2023

I may not understand it correctly, but does dragging an anchor point with the Direct Selection tool (A) work?

Or using the Transform panel with the Reference Point?

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I posted a screenshot in the comment down below.  I'm not sure about how to use the transform panel with a reference point but I'm gonna look into that right now.  Thank you