The stroke modifier almost creates a new shape along the edges of your main shape.
It's similar to
Solidify Path but for
Shape layer.
This modifier lets you:
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Trace the edges like a shape
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Create a snake effect along the edges
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Modify the aspect of the caps
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Dash the stroke
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Repeat the stroke
Note that by using this modifier, filling method is changing.
Thickness
Use it to modify the thickness of the stroke.
Trace
Trace the stroke and create a snake effect.
Warning:
Placed over a
Group of shapes , the trace option change depending of the blending mode of the differents shapes inside.
The option "Group behaviour" is also useful when placed over a
Group of shapes a or a
Text. It's quite like the option "shape index" of the
Position in Shape mask:
The trace option will take all the shapes or characters and trace the stroke one after the other.
Stroke cap (Start/End)
Similar to
Joiner, only available if Trace is enabled.
Modify the way caps of the stroke join the rest of the edges.
you can choose between 6 mode for caps:
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Fillet
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Chamfer
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Smooth (polynomial)
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Smooth (exponantial)
: control this mode with the "Exponent" parameters
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Columns
: control this mode with the "Count" parameters
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Stairs
: control this mode with the "Count" parameters
Depending of the associated radius parameters, caps begin earlier/later along the shape.
If you want to go further with custom caps, use
Instantiate!
Dash
Use it to replace the stroke by a dashed line.
Stroke modifiers have a Dash sub-object that can be customized with these parameters:
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Size
: the length (in px) of each dash
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Gap Before
: Define the margin (in px) before each dash
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Gap Before
: Define the margin (in px) after each dash
Dash modifiers have 2 other variables:
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Offset
: The offset of each dash
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Scale
: The Scale (in %) of each dash. If you have set the size parameter of your dash to 100px and this parameter to 50%, every dash will appear with a length of 50px (50% of 100)
Note that you can add as many "Dash" sub-objects as you want by right-clicking on the Stroke modifier and choose Dash.
Repeat (Inside/Outside)
Repeat the stroke.
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Count
: Number of repetitions
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Distance
: Distance (in px) between each repetition
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Radius Multiplier
: Thickness of the repetition. Depends on the thickness of the the stroke modifier