@Subpath @vectorstyler Thanks, was searching for that. It's mapped under attributes. Was looking elsewhere. Couple of things I managed to add a menu shortcut using the customize toolboxes, but when I click on the icon, it only displays the attributes popup, and the icons and text description are not right. [image: 1776015361107-screenshot-2026-04-12-at-11.04.01-pm.png] I tried to add a custom shortcut, but it appears as “attribute” instead of being labeled as the cloned or clone, as it was named in the menu. I haven’t tested the shortcut yet. [image: 1776015935820-screenshot-2026-04-12-at-11.14.46-pm.png] I have two objects, one blue and the other magenta, each with its clone. When I select only one cloned object, say blue, the clone command selects parent clones of blue and magenta. Not sure if this is how it’s supposed to work. I would expect to select only blue parent clone only. [image: 1776015718706-screenshot-2026-04-12-at-11.01.11-pm.png] By the way, in Mac, Command+D to duplicate, and Option+D to clone. I don’t recall changing the shortcuts. Perhaps I did, and I need to check on that. Hope cloning of parent object instead of cloned ones could be addressed. Thanks.

@VectorStyler thanks for explanation.

@vectorstyler A big thanks for include duplicate colors now when creating a color palette from a selection of shapes. Made a little Tutorial already https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/topic/5731/a-color-palette-from-a-selection-of-shapes-takes-duplicate-colors-into-account-now.

@ThatMikeGuy A brief description: there are two groups of curve drawing tools How to use these is up to the users, some are present in other illustration apps also so they may be familiar. group 1: these are more commonly used Pen - this is the regular pen tool Pencil - similar to other apps, painting curves Path Sketch - this is VectorStyler specific, similar to Pencil but can intersect+union the curves as you draw Brush - these are real vector brushes (that is, the content of the brush is also vector) Line - well, a simple line tool group 2: these are a bit more complicated, some of these are present in other apps also. these can be of two type: parametric (retains editability), or just directly creating cubic Beziers The first 3 are creating regular paths with lines and curves: Curvature tool: creates a bezier shape with smooth curvature (similar to Illustrator) Bezigon tool: (similar to Freehand) lines and beziers (press Option/Alt for beziers) Arc tool: curves drawn as arcs The next 4 create parametric (live) shapes interpolating a sequence of points with various methods: Interpolated Shape: cubic interpolation, you can select the interpolation method in the Shape panel (or in the top row) B-Spline - interpolating B-Spline over a sequence of points, set the degree of interpolation in the panel Spline - cubic interpolating splines Curvature Shape - same as the Curvature tool, but retains the line shape and you can set the curvature precision in the Shape panel

@EricP Those curves was just an example to illustrate the Problem with " Center Line ". Alchemy is a writen in Java, maybe this cause Problems on your Mac. No Problem on PC here even the App is old. Yes, its a very unique little App. You could take a search on youtube btw. . . Vector graphics could be exported .SVG or as .PDF non of them export "Boids" as simple Paths. Export as .PDF is sometimes a better option to keep some colored results. . . I dont see tracing as an solution. Editing the code is also out of reach. To simple split the Alchemy Result and use the " center line " effect on both sides seems the easiest solution to me. But i will look for alternative ways. . . Why i want a Path ? I like to experiment and do not have a clear goal all of the time. I just take on step after another. My next Step is just how to get a path out of that Alchemy results. While the Boids are a bit random, i love the tangled curved results and thought it would be nice to have this as simple Paths. Of course there are cases where i could use just the Alchemy Result direct. But having that Result as paths offers further procession options in many ways. Of course also in other Apps too.

@Raaskot said in How do I drag a straight segment without bending it?: @VectorStyler Just to confirm: Is there no VS-tool (other that A or V + modifier), where you click a segment and the select the adjecent nodes and hence do the operation? No such feature. You have to select the nodes

@VectorStyler I will try

@Kumr There is an image effect for Inner Shadow for now.

@VectorStyler Adjusting numbers by slider can be tricky, particularly for those working on touch pads (13 inch laptops). It’s definitely a nice option to have but not practical for corner radius, stroke, font size adjustments, etc. Illustrator enables sliders only for percentages if I remember correctly.

@marce said in Margins only in points?: Even if i check "All Artboards on Canvas" i need to setup each margin individually Are these artboards all on the same canvas? I tried to replicate this, but here all artboards on the current canvas are changed.

@VectorStyler Ah thank you very much! Yes that works.

@VectorStyler Great worked. Thanks.

@861475_VctSt お返事にありがとう～　その設定でもう一度見ます。 しかし、IMEでなく英語入力したらある問題もみえるし、リポートすることも必要だと思います。

@VectorStyler said in Recently used colors - Is there such thing?: Color Panel has such a feature (should be on by default, panel menu Show Recent Colors) I couldn't find it in the Color Palette Panel; it turns out it's in the Color Panel. The Color Panel offers more space, and it makes more sense to have it there. Thanks

@VectorStyler Thanks. Progress is clearly visible at a glance. It's incredibly useful. It also shows how energetic the developers are.

@VectorStyler This works. Thanks

@VectorStyler thanks.

@Kumr Yes, there seems to be a bug here. I will fix it soon

@VectorStyler said in Mirror Group editing: Yes: View -> Display -> Display Options -> Colors tab. Set the Isolation Opacity to a smaller value (maybe 20%). Perfect. @VectorStyler, Thank you so much! Tried it out and it's now working as desired.

Hi LiXiao, VS and Subpath. Great tips all of you. Thanks very much to all.