An really useful property for vector graphics

[Alejandro Tejada]

Hi All,

How many of you have downloaded and test
the stack "Eps Import v05B"

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TL5QP5WD

Please, download this compressed folder to show
you a really useful property for vector graphics.

Open the stack  "eps_import_v05B" and click in the
topleft button to import the adobe ilustrator file
named "Gradients" that appears inside the same
folder as the stack.

A new stack is created with the polygonal graphics
filled with different gradients... Now, comes the
interesting part.

Did you noticed that in the new created stack there
are some circular shapes filled with radial gradients?
Remember that these are polygonal graphics, not circles.

Grab any of these circular graphics for a corner and
enlarge it... Now all the rough edges becomes
apparent in the enlarged figure.

You could convert this rough circular figure in a
true vector circle with a single step:

Select the enlarged vector graphics and open the
Properties Inspector panel. Then,  inside this panel,
change the Type of graphic from "Polygonal" to "Oval"
Now, you have an Oval graphic instead of a
rough polygonal graphic.

You could do the same with the "Rounded Rectangle"
(and set the correct corner radius) and "Regular 
polygon" (and set the angle and number of sides)

This apparent simple conversion opens a whole new world
of oportunities to create polished interfaces using
gradients and vector graphics...

Please, do some test and report your results.
If there is any glitch in the linear and radial gradient
import process, report it to look for a solution.
Post a link to the ilustrator file (version 7 or inferior)
to download and check the file in detail.

Notice that I use the graphics software named
Xara to create these ilustrator (version 7) files.

Have a nice weekend!

Al

 

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