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Known Participant
March 31, 2023
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Width Tool Changes When Adding New Points

  • March 31, 2023
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Hi,

 

This issue really affects me, especially when I create an entire path, but then gets destroyed due to more points.

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Correct answer Ton Frederiks

I don't want that. Its very annoying.


The best place for feature requests is here:

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/

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Egor Chistyakov
Inspiring
July 19, 2023

And here is the UV request link about this that was created (just for the reference): http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/46953376

Please upvote!

Known Participant
July 18, 2023

If theres not a way, can you do an update? This also affects when I want to mirror an object too.

barbara_a7746676
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 18, 2023

The Width tool doesn't change the width of a stroke where there are existing width adjustments. However, when you add new anchor points Illustrator tries to average the width. You can still use the Width tool to adjust the width of the stroke at the newly added points.

Ton Frederiks
Community Expert
Ton FrederiksCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
July 18, 2023

I don't want that. Its very annoying.


The best place for feature requests is here:

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/

Ton Frederiks
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 31, 2023

Can you show an example? Does the path with the width profile applied change when you add anchor points?

Does the path change when you add points with the Width Tool?

Known Participant
July 18, 2023

Yes it does, all the time; I want it to stay the same.

Jacob Bugge
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 18, 2023

BWT,

 

When you change the length of the path, the width profile stretches or contracts with it, but relative to the length it stays the same.

 

So the widths at corresponding points remain the same.

 

It works like other ways of making variable widths, such as (stretchable parts of) Art Brushes.