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Invisible stroked paths in AI CS2
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| ronviers@gmail.com 2006-12-06, 8:16 pm |
| I have defined a group of 10 concentric rings each with a quarter point
stroke. When I rotate them they appear to disappear but I can still
select them so I know they continue to exist. What is going on here?
I need them to stay visible.
Thanks,
Ron
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<ronviers@XXXXXXXXXX> wrote in message
news:1164834765.179581.18530@h54g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>I have defined a group of 10 concentric rings each with a quarter point
> stroke. When I rotate them they appear to disappear but I can still
> select them so I know they continue to exist. What is going on here?
> I need them to stay visible.
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> Thanks,
> Ron
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Try "flattening".......
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| ronviers@gmail.com 2006-12-06, 8:16 pm |
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Kdod wrote:
> Try "flattening".......
Flatten? That sounds a little drastic. I tell you, I'm beginning to
get a bad vibe about AI. Admittedly I am only a few hours into this
but to be quite honest my expectations may be entirely out of line with
AI's capabilities. I am not seeing a lot of menu/palette options for
locating lights/cameras around or even things like ray tracing and
wireframe settings. Hopefully more features will emerge but if it
turns out that AI has very limited 3D support I will not be able to
describe my disappointment.
Thanks,
Ron
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| grkelsch@sbcglobal.net 2006-12-06, 8:16 pm |
| On 29 Nov 2006 16:50:42 -0800, "ronviers@XXXXXXXXXX" <ronviers@gmail.c
Where did you get the idea AI was a 3D drawing program? Maybe you
should complain to the person who told you AI was for 3D instead of
complaining about AI. AI is one of if not the best graphic design
program on the market, there are plenty of 3D programs out there that
are specialists. Why would you want a program that just had some
support for 3D to do 3D drawing? Why would graphic designers want 3D
support to muddle up their program when they could just use a 3D
program if they needed to do that type of work? Sounds like the
problem isn't with the program but rather OPERATOR ERROR!
Gordon (A very happy AI user and 3D designer who uses 3D programs for
3D work)
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| ronviers@gmail.com 2006-12-06, 8:16 pm |
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grkelsch@sbcglobal.net wrote:
> Where did you get the idea AI was a 3D drawing program? Maybe you
> should complain to the person who told you AI was for 3D instead of
> complaining about AI. AI is one of if not the best graphic design
> program on the market, there are plenty of 3D programs out there that
> are specialists. Why would you want a program that just had some
> support for 3D to do 3D drawing? Why would graphic designers want 3D
> support to muddle up their program when they could just use a 3D
> program if they needed to do that type of work? Sounds like the
> problem isn't with the program but rather OPERATOR ERROR!
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> Gordon (A very happy AI user and 3D designer who uses 3D programs for
> 3D work)
Hi Gordon,
AI is not a cul-de-sac but a hill - and an unavoidable one at that.
That I expected tighter integration was simply unrealistic. My hour of
disillusionment and regret has passed, now it is time to get to work.
Thanks,
Ron
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| grkelsch@sbcglobal.net 2006-12-06, 8:16 pm |
| I see Maybe a plugin or two would help LOL!
Good Luck
Gordon
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| ronviers@gmail.com 2006-12-06, 8:16 pm |
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grkelsch@sbcglobal.net wrote:
> I see Maybe a plugin or two would help LOL!
Hi Gordon,
I am finding I can get pretty close by using 'Map Art' to place
symbols onto 'Revolved' arcs. Details, details, details - It will
take me a while to really get inside AI. I have been working quite a
bit with vectors in Photoshop but they are simple by comparison -
which I expected:)
What 3D package are you using? Do you recommend it?
Thanks,
Ron
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| grkelsch@sbcglobal.net 2006-12-06, 8:16 pm |
| On 4 Dec 2006 06:30:27 -0800, "ronviers@XXXXXXXXXX"
<ronviers@XXXXXXXXXX> wrote:
>Hi Ron
I use a couple of different ones for different things Autodesk is the
most comprehensive I like their Autocad and Maya but a little known
prog called vectorworks usually does most of what I need and is much
less expensive than Autodesk Progs. If your not animating and just
using 3D for drawing you probably wont need Maya (now I'm going to
here about it) Autocad like I said is the most usefull but has a big
learning curve due to it's Masive expanse of features.
Gordon
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| grkelsch@sbcglobal.net 2006-12-06, 8:16 pm |
| Oops forgot one 3D Studio Pro another Autodesk product
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| ronviers@gmail.com 2006-12-06, 8:16 pm |
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grkelsch@sbcglobal.net wrote:
> Oops forgot one 3D Studio Pro another Autodesk product
Hi Gordon,
Your reply left me baffled as to why you would require range of
solutions. Then I thought back to my previous career, access, and sure
enough, I also had a laundry list of solutions. For routers/async I
would go Cisco, for muxes I would go Multi-Tech, for CSU/DSU I would go
ADC or Adtran etc. The world of access is stratified by protocol,
constrained by proprietorship and divided by the momentum of tradition.
It would be no simple matter to explain how it came to be in this state
and I doubt the world you work in is any less complicated.
Thanks for the glimpse of what lies ahead,
Ron
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