Sketchy rounded line caps

DK · Post by DK » Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:03 am

To get rounded line caps with the Sketchy Line feature.

1.Create a line around 8-10 linewidth is ideal.

2.Click on the Sketchy effect.

3. Set Radius to 8.

http://www.wienertoonz.com/linecaps.anme

Note: This feature only displays when rendered.

Same settings, this time used on a straight line with the Line Width Tool on one end.

Cheers
D.K

DK · Post by DK » Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:30 am

The Sketchy Line feature in AS exports perfectly into Flash.

D.K

rylleman · Post by **rylleman** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:11 am

Great feature!
Is rounded ends all the effect does?, if so I think "sketchy" is a bit misleading and not explaining what the effect does.

DK · Post by DK » Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:20 am

As far as I could tell that's about it. I took me a while to figure out what Sketchy meant too but I'm so happy with the rounded line caps I'm not going to complain

D.K

heyvern · Post by **heyvern** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:31 am

Good grief!

Was this always there or is it new?

Can't believe with all my experimentation I never came across that one!

Fantastic!

-vern

DK · Post by DK » Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:40 am

Well....you know what....I think it may have been there now I think of it. The only reason I looked was because I've been going through the interface looking for new things added since 5.5. Surely it could'nt have been there all along could it?

D.K

DK · Post by DK » Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:52 am

HOLY GUACAMOLE!!! Sketchy line feature has been there all along. Just re-installed 5.5 to check!!!

Oh well......just goes to show. AS is full of suprises.

LOL
D.K

donnie · Post by **donnie** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:24 am

Wow, thanks DK!

..and it exports to Flash without any complications? (it doesn't make the file sizes bigger or anything?) - Thats great!, thanks again for posting.

DK · Post by DK » Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:43 am

I exported a very simple object using the Sketchy line feature and it seemed to import into flash perfectly. The rounded caps are one aspect of Flash that I really love in my linework and that has forced me to work in Flash for certain projects in the past which is a pain for complex character animation. Now I can do it all in AS once again

Cheers
D.K

synthsin75 · Post by **synthsin75** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:30 pm

Jeez, this is why we need a comprehensive manual for ASP. Think of all the headaches a simple definition of the sketchy effect could have saved.

Thanks DK!!!!!

mkelley · Post by **mkelley** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:13 pm

Anyone want to bet this ain't in the "official" AS guide? <bg>

DK · Post by DK » Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:18 pm

Hehehe....

D.K

Post by **Víctor Paredes** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:48 pm

oh, excellent tip. thank you!

Rhoel · Post by **Rhoel** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:48 pm

Thanks DK, always wondered what this did. Discovered the maximum setting is 8. The line does go a little soft at this settings, which can be both desirable or a problem, depending on what you are doing.

I'm going back to a problem character with discontinuous lines to see if this is better than the brush solution.

Thanks again.

Rhoel

human · Post by **human** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:36 pm

Many years ago, when I was doing technical writing, we used to produce "task-oriented" documentation based on the premise

"if you want to do X" then choose "tool or method Y"

I can imagine someone doing a lengthy table of these hints, and there would be a place in it for this technique.