Using Geometric Styles
This section shows you how to use styles to add stylistic variations to geometric shapes. In particular, this section show you how to
- create a style object, alter its properties, and associate the style with a shape
- alter the properties of a style object already associated with a shape
- constrain shapes to grids
- use curve error when approximating paths with polygons and when reducing shapes
- manipulate pen width and placement
- add caps to a shape, including round and square caps
- add joins to a shape, including standard round and sharp joins
- dash a shape
- adjust dashes to fit contours
- bend and break dashes
- wrap text by using glyphs as a dash shape
- determine dash positions
- add a pattern to a shape and determine pattern positions
- combine caps, joins, dashes, and patterns
Subtopics
- Associating Styles With Shapes
- Constraining Shape Geometries to Grids
- Constraining Shapes to Device Grids
- Using Curve Error When Converting Paths to Polygons
- Using Curve Error When Reducing Shapes
- Manipulating Pen Width and Placement
- Adding Caps to a Shape
- Adding Standard Caps to a Shape
- Adding Joins to a Shape
- Adding Standard Joins to a Shape
- Dashing a Shape
- Adjusting Dashes to Fit Contours
- Insetting Dashes
- Breaking and Bending Dashes
- Wrapping Text to a Contour
- Determining Dash Positions
- Adding a Pattern to a Shape
- Determining Pattern Positions
- Combining Caps, Joins, Dashes, and Patterns
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