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Mathias17
Mathias17
Inspiring
April 27, 2012
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What is: Effect > Path > Outline Object & Outline Stroke for?

  • April 27, 2012
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They've mystified me since I noticed them.

Lords of Illustrator, forgive your humble servant's blatant ignorance, but searches and experimentation have come up disinsightful (possible a new word) - what do you do with these?

(Right now, I'm making a focused effort to figure out everything I can do with live Appearance Panel effects - the more I know, the better I feel I set up artwork, non-destructively. It's great. Correct Answer will manifest happy dancing.)

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    JETalmage
    JETalmage
    Inspiring
    May 12, 2012

    Applying Outline Path effect can also make text wrap work on an open path:

    JET

      Kurt Gold
      Community Expert
      Kurt GoldCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 27, 2012

      Among other things they are useful (and often required) in conjunction with Pathfinder effects.

      Are you interested in some sample files for detection?

      Mathias17
      Mathias17Author
      Inspiring
      April 27, 2012

      Heh, sure Kurt. Thank you for your time. And, just to be clear - what I'm interested most in is dispelling my ignorance. Anything that achieves that is a wonderful thing.

      J
      Jesseham
      Inspiring
      April 27, 2012

      A simple example - In the case of Outline Stroke, basically it would have susequent effects operate on the resulting outlined object (the one on the right) as opposed to the stroke (left example)

      It is an odd one to puzzle out, as by itself, it appears to do nothing. And yeah, the appearance panel kicks ass.  I remember the epiphany when I discovered it and was like "wow - I've been doing it ALL wrong..."  [edit:] Amusingly (well, now anyway) the other "oh my god" moment was finding offset path and realizing that I didn't have to do it by hand.

      Larry G. Schneider
      Community Expert
      Larry G. SchneiderCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 27, 2012

      Using an Effect is just a way to nondestructively do the same thing as Object>Path>Outline Object or Outline Stroke. Set up two of the same objects and compare the results.

      Mathias17
      Mathias17Author
      Inspiring
      April 27, 2012

      Ok.

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