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Sketchy rounded line caps
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:03 am
by DK
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
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:30 am
by DK
The Sketchy Line feature in AS exports perfectly into Flash.
D.K
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:11 am
by rylleman
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:20 am
by DK
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
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:31 am
by heyvern
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
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:40 am
by DK
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
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:52 am
by DK
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
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:24 am
by donnie
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:43 am
by DK
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
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:30 pm
by synthsin75
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!!!!!
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:13 pm
by mkelley
Anyone want to bet this ain't in the "official" AS guide? <bg>
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:18 pm
by DK
Hehehe....
D.K
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:48 pm
by Víctor Paredes
oh, excellent tip. thank you!
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:48 pm
by Rhoel
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
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:36 pm
by human
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.