User Guide

CHAPTER 15
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Using Vector Paint (PB only)
Editing the Radius using Relative Values
Use relative values to edit the Radius settings of selected strokes based on their original
values.
If you press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) when clicking the question mark repre-
senting the Radius value, a Set Value dialog box appears. You can then type a Relative
Radius, reducing the radius of each stroke by that percentage. The default value is 100%,
which produces no change in the stroke radii.
For example, if you have selected three strokes with Radius values of 5, 10 and 20, and type
a Relative Radius value of 50%, the value of each stroke is multiplied by that percentage,
resulting in radius values of 2.5, 5, and 10, respectively. Each stroke is half its original
width. To double the widths, type a Relative Radius of 200%.
Smoothing a stroke
The Smoother command in the Vector Paint contextual menu removes points from a
selected stroke or strokes. This simplifies stroke paths, smoothing out the curves. By elimi-
nating unneeded points, the Smoother can also dramatically reduce the size of the project
file when you have complex drawings composed of many strokes.
When you select a path and choose Smoother, a dialog box appears in which you can type
a Set Max Error value. This sets the tolerance for the smoothing. Higher values remove
more points on the path, resulting in a smoother stroke. Set values within the range 0–100.
The default value, 1.0, removes only redundant points, maintaining details in the stroke.
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