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liilac4268
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February 13, 2021
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Two questions about line tool

  • February 13, 2021
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I'm having two issues with the line tool (while in Shape mode):

 

1. Changing the stroke doesn't change the appearance of the line, however clicking the gear icon dropdown and editing the "line thickness" under Path options changes the thickness. Why is this the case?

 

2. After I finish drawing the line, the two selection points on the end are there but clicking away, or switching to another tool makes the line disappear. How do I make the line stay?

 

 

Thanks for your help.

 

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davescm
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davescmCommunity Expert
Community Expert
February 13, 2021

The cog wheel settings are changing the thickness of the path which indicates where the line is placed not the thickness of the line itself. You happen to have both set to red so that may cause the confusion.

As far as the shape is concerned make sure the stroke is aligned to centre or outside - If set to inside you will see nothing

Dave

 

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    liilac4268Author
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    February 15, 2021

    Thanks for your help, setting Stroke to center align vs inside align fixes the line width issue for me. However I'm manually having to edit this setting every time I return to this tool, is there a way to make it default?

     

    The line is still disappearing for me after I draw it. If I draw another line, switch to a different tool, or hit Enter, the line I just drew disappears.

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    liilac4268Author
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    February 16, 2021

    The gif I posted clearly shows that this is not the case for me, so please prove your claim. 


    Please see video below. I use the Line tool to draw a few lines, manually change stroke alignment to Center so that I can see the 30px stroke I've set, then move a few things with the Move tool, and when I go back to the Line tool my settings aren't there and I have to set the stroke aligment to Center again.

     

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