tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post1293101705033623534..comments2024-03-26T00:52:24.638-04:00Comments on Real World Illustrator: TECHNIQUE: Pick a Corner... Any Corner.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795570164435872662noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-34301875986966521802013-12-30T01:18:16.189-05:002013-12-30T01:18:16.189-05:00You can use this Script for free!!
You can downlo...You can use this Script for free!!<br /><br />You can download it here:<br />http://shspage.com/aijs/en/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04962323236084649223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-57749668936968357572012-07-01T22:54:03.041-04:002012-07-01T22:54:03.041-04:00It's 2012 and Illustrator still has no easy wa...It's 2012 and Illustrator still has no easy way to round a single corner of an object. Nor does it seem to properly support non-90 degree corner rounding. Welcome to CS6 everyone, I think I've paid about 10,000 for the same features now, good job Adobe, quite a con you're running.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-46628580523742728452011-05-07T23:21:57.879-04:002011-05-07T23:21:57.879-04:00I know I come a little bit late but at first, than...I know I come a little bit late but at first, thanks for your input.<br /><br />But it's a shmae that Adobe has FH code for years and don't worry, at least, to have the best things of FH on Illustrator.<br /><br />as Adobe has terminated with FH they could integrate the best tools or UI's of FH.<br /><br />And I'm not only talking about this round corners issue!! =PJorgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-79571882565752341872009-01-07T17:49:00.000-05:002009-01-07T17:49:00.000-05:00Hi everyone,I have found an easy way to do this an...Hi everyone,<BR/>I have found an easy way to do this and also the option of changing the radius of the rounded corner later. <BR/>Step 1. Add two more anchor points on each side of the pointed corner.<BR/>Step 2. Select the pointed corner with the direct selection tool and click convert to smooth anchor point in the toolbox.<BR/>Step 3. Drag the handles as you like and adjust the corner effect.<BR/><BR/>Note: The radius of the corner effect made in this manner correlates to the distance between the three anchor points.<BR/><BR/>Good discussionVedic Bioscienceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557519696578451845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-87081613505179341782008-05-19T06:45:00.000-04:002008-05-19T06:45:00.000-04:00Thanks Mordy !This is a great technicI just tryed ...Thanks Mordy !<BR/>This is a great technic<BR/><BR/>I just tryed it to work with <BR/><BR/>The only prob is to change color in one go!<BR/><BR/>I find solution( temporary) for some which had the problem :<BR/><BR/>Or you change the 3 swatch colors present inside the -> Appearance palette<BR/><BR/>Or the best will be to change all the shapes colors from the Round corner.ai doc<BR/><BR/>But with colors with global option activated !<BR/>And then you should change all the color in one go from the new Live Color Palette.<BR/>Which is not possible actualy since the colors are not Global : meen independant !fashion paparazzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999757444103266740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-21717709801301265822008-03-07T17:47:00.000-05:002008-03-07T17:47:00.000-05:00While I would say your approach is interesting, it...While I would say your approach is interesting, it certainly is not quick and efficient. You can accomplish the same thing in less than thirty seconds. Make a rectangle. Copy it. Round the corners . Paste the original in front. Transform making the rectangle smaller from left and bottom. Paste in front again. Transform from right and top. select all three shapes and unite. Done. As you said though lots of ways to accomplish the same thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-62475814062683260702008-03-07T07:37:00.000-05:002008-03-07T07:37:00.000-05:00http://www.cvalley.com/products/xtreampath/index.h...http://www.cvalley.com/products/xtreampath/index.html<BR/><BR/>This is the only way to round corners in illustrator! You can select all the points you want (doesn't have to be a rectangle) and with a live preview, change give them all a rounded corner at once. Or, you can grab a point and drag inwards to create a rounded corner on the fly. There are also plenty of other useful tools in the whole set, definitely worth a look if you find yourself having to do manual point work often.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-3420323974824484762008-03-05T19:10:00.000-05:002008-03-05T19:10:00.000-05:00sorry, one last thing (probably most imoprtant for...sorry, one last thing (probably most imoprtant for me in what i'm trying to create) -- when i apply a gradient effect, it only applies to the first fill/shape, how do i just do the entire thing after the transform and everything?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056557074701192735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-58363835227956604922008-03-05T19:00:00.000-05:002008-03-05T19:00:00.000-05:00also, i used your graphic style but how do i chang...also, i used your graphic style but how do i change the properties of the corner radius after i've already created the shape? and when i try to change color, it only changes the original shape, not the "second inside" rectangle. i know i barely make sense here but any help is appreciated!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056557074701192735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-17198329540325325852008-03-05T18:59:00.000-05:002008-03-05T18:59:00.000-05:00i'm a total newbie to illustrator but i just tried...i'm a total newbie to illustrator but i just tried this and found that it didn't quite work. when i did step 3, (in crude terms) it made a smaller replica of the same rounded rectangle in the corner i specified. In other words, it didn't give me a sharp-edged corner, just a slightly smaller-radius'ed corner. <BR/><BR/>so i tried switching step 2 and 3 and it worked. i'm surprised no one else discovered this. did i do something wrong to begin with though? as a newbie, i'm pretty confused.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056557074701192735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-44754988917550383622007-12-27T01:36:00.000-05:002007-12-27T01:36:00.000-05:00There is an action I uploaded to the Studio Exchan...There is an action I uploaded to the Studio Exchange a while ago that does this. http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm?event=extensionDetail&loc=en_us&extid=1045512<BR/><BR/>I've also updated it so that it shows the preview box, unfortunately the Studio exchange says the approval is still pending.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-79030635113429143672007-12-18T17:24:00.000-05:002007-12-18T17:24:00.000-05:00scott - someone posted a link to a script in the p...scott - someone posted a link to a script in the previous post. You might check that out.<BR/><BR/>tim - yeah, I too was hoping for some more FH-type functionality in CS3, but at the same time, I'm very much aware of how much time the team had from when they had access to FH (they had to wait until the merger was complete) and from when they had to lock down the feature set for CS3. And between you, me, and the four walls, Adobe put a priority on AI and Flash integration (which I think they did a smashing job with) rather than FH features. But I think you'll be happy in the future. Yeah, I think you will. Hang in there buddy.<BR/><BR/>gary - thanks, good point.<BR/><BR/>sean - nice site! also, I agree that it would be nice to be able to name appearance fills and strokes to better identify them. great feature request.<BR/><BR/>benny - I can't apologize for Illustrator's shortcomings. All I'm trying to do is help people accomplish what they can with what they have. I'm like a chef with a limited set of ingredients. I can mix a few things here and hack a few things there, and I can even make a few things LOOK like something else -- but I can't make something out of thin air. I can't ever remember myself saying or even indicating that Illustrator is the end all application that does everything. You're absolutely right -- rounding a single corner on ANY object shouldn't have to be the chore it is in AI. But if my "solution" (read: hack) helps a few people here and there, then I've done my job.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795570164435872662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-41788887093900787472007-12-17T19:10:00.000-05:002007-12-17T19:10:00.000-05:00I can't understand why you think rounding corners ...I can't understand why you think rounding corners should be limited to 4-sided, 90 degree shapes. This is supposed to be a drawing program without limitations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-77229401442655335612007-12-13T14:32:00.000-05:002007-12-13T14:32:00.000-05:00Thanks Mordy. Great tutorial. I wrote a tutorial i...Thanks Mordy. Great tutorial. I wrote a tutorial inspired by your post http://aiburn.com/article/dynamic_sign_up_sign<BR/><BR/>I found that it is a bit difficult working in the Appearance panel and not being able to name layers, like you can in the layers pallete.<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/><BR/>SeanSean Hodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631221943119608519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-82090464098455927442007-12-12T09:49:00.000-05:002007-12-12T09:49:00.000-05:00Mordy,I had seen it here but checked out more full...Mordy,<BR/><BR/>I had seen it here but checked out more fully at the Creative site where you also have this posted. Nice stuff as usual.It might be good to note that once expanded you can add a stroke to the actual shape as it now exists. Otherwise it strokes the "hidden" original border but strokes can be added for variety.<BR/><BR/>Gary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-74592712052860006272007-12-09T13:49:00.000-05:002007-12-09T13:49:00.000-05:00thanks a bunch man! these are really useful!thanks a bunch man! these are really useful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-27732654129862702022007-12-07T12:07:00.000-05:002007-12-07T12:07:00.000-05:00Although I use Illustrator pretty much exclusively...Although I use Illustrator pretty much exclusively these days. It would seem to me that just a little bit of programing, and they could have brought the interactivity of Free Hands corner rounding abilities into Illustrator. I am actually a little disappointed that more Free Hand features were not incorporated into the latest version of Illustrator.<BR/>Maybe some day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-85094274823761174042007-12-03T11:05:00.000-05:002007-12-03T11:05:00.000-05:00Thanks, Mordy. Great tutorial and thanks for the A...Thanks, Mordy. Great tutorial and thanks for the Action and Graphic Style. Frankly, without the GS, creating these rectangles seems like a lot of effort. InDesign ships with a great script called CornerEffects that allows you to do the same thing using a simple UI. These objects could then be copy/pasted into AI. Although the effects are no longer live, it's a quick way to get your shape.Is there any such script for AI you're aware of?Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15998133486201660585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-65174037900976814822007-12-03T09:46:00.000-05:002007-12-03T09:46:00.000-05:00Thanks Eric. When I upgraded to Leopard a few week...Thanks Eric. When I upgraded to Leopard a few weeks back, I wiped my drive clean -- I don't even have CS2 on my machine anymore. Sorry. I'll see if I can whip up a CS2-compatible version for you.<BR/><BR/>Oh, one more thing I forgot to mention in my post. As a graphic style, the rounded corner effect is live -- meaning you can scale your objects as you'd like and the corners will always remain constant and perfect. Once you expand the shape however, scaling the object will also disproportionally scale the corners.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795570164435872662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-8119956003969737162007-12-03T07:58:00.000-05:002007-12-03T07:58:00.000-05:00Great stuff! Only I can't get it to work in CS2......Great stuff! Only I can't get it to work in CS2...Eric Henaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771718980009836899noreply@blogger.com