Shape Weaving – Over-Under Paths
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Btw, there is yet another way to handle a overlap
you could use "combined strokes" but i think it is
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@Victor-Vector Inkscape has this functionality built in.
https://recordit.co/mPFctGJrmQEdit:
In VS we have Crossing Gap Effect, but without any modifications - the newer segments are always above.
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Thats cool
Thanks for the tip.
Crazy, whats already build in VS.But, as I found out, you need to apply this effect to the layer.
Does not work only on stroke.But it's no problem to then make a clone of the stroke and put it over it. The clone follows the gaps.
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you could also do this, this way
without any clone
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and this way
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@encart Thank you for demonstrating the "Crossing Gap" in Effects > Shape Effects > Outline > Crossing Gap. I did not know about that, so I played around with it a bit.
@Subpath I like how you refined the effect with the tapered double lines.I watched the Local Layering video shared by @vectorstyler https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/1531326.1531390 I appreciated understanding the potential issues and the logical problem solving he implemented.
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@VectorStyler It's great that the app has a way to achieve this already (thanks @encart , I didn't know about Crossing Gap) and this will come handy for an old project here.
However, a small improvement I would suggest is making the gap values dependent on the stroke width, so that when you change it the gap is still the same.
Currently, if the stroke width is 20 pt and the Above Gap is at 60 pt then you change the stroke to 30, the gap is gone. You need to go to Shape effects, open the Crossing Gap settings and readjust it to… 86, I think.
If this value would be the distance between the overlapping path widths (say, 5 pt), changing the stroke widths would make readjusting the gap unnecessary.
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one observation i made, if you look at
this picture, it is not a Over-Under Effect
but still very handy in some cases
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Another find
try Shape Effect -> Outline -> Outline Path on a Stroke
and play with "Stripe"No clone is used for this effect.
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The right one is a editable Gear-Shape and is still editable.
Have fun to explore how to make it
(Hint: read my previous post and use the Shape panel)
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To simplify things a bit, you can copy a shape effect you once found
from a shape and paste it onto another shape!
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@Subpath Wow! I love the power of being able to create such an attractive shape from a gear shape. These are some fun explorations. Thank you for sharing!
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I love this too, VS seems to be an endless box of miracles
