Rounding corners


    The Round Corners command converts the corner points of a vector object to smooth curves. You can also apply this command to a fill or stroke added to a bitmap object with the Appearance palette.

    You can apply the Round Corners command as a filter or as an effect. Effects are live, which means you can apply an effect command to an object and then continue to modify or remove the effect at any time. (See Comparing filters and effects.)

    Tip iconFor more options, try the Rounded Rectangle effect (Effect > Convert to Shape > Rounded Rectangle).

To round corners of an object:

  1. Select the object.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • To apply the command as a filter, choose Filter > Stylize > Round Corners. (The command is located in the first Stylize submenu.)
    • To apply the command as an effect, choose Effect > Stylize > Round Corners. (The command is located in the first Stylize submenu.) To preview the effect in the document window, select Preview.
  3. To define the curvature of the rounded curve, enter a value in the Radius text box.
  4. Click OK.