MACROMEDIA FreeHand MX, Руководство пользователя

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To avoid beveling a Miter join, enter a Miter limit from 1 to 57.
Line lengths exceeding this value are squared off instead of pointed. For example, a miter limit
of 2 for a 3-point stroke means that when the length of the point is twice the stroke weight,
FreeHand switches to a Bevel join.
Miter (left) and Beveled (right) joins, with arrows showing the length of the Miter join
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To apply a dashed stroke, select a style from the dash style pop-up menu. Select No Dash for a
solid stroke.
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To apply an arrowhead to an open path, select from the Arrowheads pop-up menus.
The left pop-up menu applies an arrowhead to the first point (origin) of the selected path, and
the right pop-up menu applies to the last point. Arrowheads follow the path direction.
To create a new dashed stroke style:
1
In the Object panel, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Macintosh) as you select a dash
from the dash style pop-up menu.
2
To set dash sizes, enter values in any of the On text boxes in the Dash Editor. To set the space
sizes between dashes, enter values in any of the Off text boxes.
3
Click OK to add a new dash to the dash style pop-up menu and apply the new dash to any
selected paths.
Note: The dash style pop-up menu can display up to 255 dashed strokes. You cannot remove styles from
the menu.
To create a new arrowhead:
1
In the Object panel, select New from one of the Arrowheads pop-up menus to display the
Arrowhead Editor.
The Arrowhead Editor provides a subset of FreeHand tools, including the Pen tool, for
drawing or editing.
2
Use the tools to draw a new arrowhead.
3
Click New.