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  Is there an easy way to determine the angle of an existing edge of a shape or path?
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  @Boldline If it is a path, then select the node at the end of a line and the Path panel will show the angle.
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  Text Horrors
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  @Igull It would help some to take screenshots and do some screen recording and including those with your questions so others can see what you are dealing with
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  Select from within overall selection?
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  @Boldline You can isolate some of the objects by hiding the others, then Select by Style works only on those that are visible: select some objects on multiple layers; invert the selection; hide these (Object menu > Hidden); select an object with the attributes you need (say, pink rectangle) and… use Select > Select by Style > Fill Content.
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  Are there any plans to create a searchable PDF of the Documentation?
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  Hi @kevphil There is a searchable pdf linked in the tutorials section of the chat forum. Here is the direct link to it.
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  3D Help
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  @fde101 said in 3D Help: @Igull not sure about the demo version, but I have a paid license of Art Text 4, and I can just drag a PDF exported from VS into the Art Text window and it loads it as a 2D shape. I can then right-click and convert to 3D after which an option to set the extrusion depth becomes available in the properties area on the right. Mmm, tried a number of PDFs all of which dragged across, but didn't show on the artboard (or only showed the bounding box - and you couldn't right click to create 3d)- seems extremely slow and very unstable (tried it on an M2 this afternoon - a bit faster, but same results) - may be something to do with the demo version. But all it has is a TRIAL watermark, everything else is supposed to work according to the info. It's probably fine for doing text and minimal 3D objects I think - might be too much heavy lifting to move all my bits around. Thanks for the info, I'll keep the trial, might find other uses for it ! Neil
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  New from Clipboard Fail ?
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  @Igull yes, your right its somewhere below the artboard
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  Spot Colours Not Retained After Saving and Reopening VS File or Exporting EPS File
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  Many thanks, hopefully, a relatively easy fix...
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  LAB Colour Support in VS Exported .ASE Files
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  @VectorStyler said in LAB Colour Support in VS Exported .ASE Files: This sounds like a bug, added it to the backlog. Many thanks and thanks for confirming...
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  Artboard Guideline not shifting position
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  @VectorStyler Thank you
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  Colour Palette Sliders are Missing
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  Perfect, no idea how I completely missed that despite looking for it several times (must be menu blindness), many thanks...
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  Has the "node removal curvature" been altered some?
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  @VectorStyler I reinstalled a couple older builds (73 and 80) and tested the same file in both and I'm getting similar results to build 85. Perhaps it's just something I'm imagining. Or perhaps it has to do with the kind of art I am working with. I appreciate you checking regardless. thanks!
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  How is the secondary color in the color panel used?
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  @Boldline Just to see and edit the color in another color mode.
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  Curious: Can I edit context panel, bottom row Icons?
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  @Victor-Vector Those cannot be customized for now.
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  Artboard for existing saved VS opens in different places upon re-open
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  @VectorStyler Not with every file. Usually it seems to open with the same view I last saved and closed out the file from. but that's not always the case. like the first example in this thread, I did not have the viewfinder in that position prior
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  Option to use fill and not stroke with the pencil tool
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  @Boldline I will try to find out what could cause this.
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  Break apart the dashed line into individual elements.
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  @VectorStyler Great, thank you!
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  Option to respect existing groups clipped within a shape with deep select tool?
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  @Boldline said in Option to respect existing groups clipped within a shape with deep select tool?: If something is grouped before being clipped inside of another shape, is there a way to respect that grouping when I select on a part of it with the "deep select" transform tool? Not currently. The only way to do this is to use the regular selection mode (first icon) and then double click to isolate into the clipped shape.
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  Exporting EPs and PDF Files Containing Pantone Colours
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  Okay, thanks for the update, much appreciated...
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  Why does print option say RGB when file is set to CMYK and uses spot colors?
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  @Boldline Shows the wrong label for spot colors.
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  Artboard Origin
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  @b77 said in Artboard Origin: @Igull Indeed this is a bit "non-standard", but it could be that placing guidelines is something needed more often than moving the artboard origin? Yes, we all require guidelines, but we just drag them from the relevant X or Y ruler surely - that's been the way since Pontius was a pilate - not from the reference point, where you get two at right angles rather than just the one that you required ?? In any case, once you save a document with the origin in the upper left corner and with top-down coords enabled, any new document should have these same settings by default until you change them. And if you wish to quickly change the co-ordinate system mid-stream ? It's just very untidy and not up to the usual high quality VS scratch really. I do realise that many users are simply (???) generators of wonderful artworks and really don't require the accuracy that I need/want, but that's not a reason to let our standards slip LOL Neil