Removing Gradient Mesh Color Removes Path
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VS 1.1.104: Please follow the link for a demonstration.
https://app.screencast.com/5nBoyVX2QEKQI
Thanks.
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@_NM_ Yes, this happens when the object is selected. It is removing the object fill, which is a gradient mesh.
If you want to change the opacity of a single node in the mesh, then select the node and adjust the Opacity slider.
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Thank you. The behavior that I pointed out is atypical for drawing programs.
The mesh was applied to the fill, and not to the stroke. When I apply a mesh, and remove the mesh color, the entire path is removed. When I change the fill back to a solid color and then remove the color, then the path remains.
Based on other apps in the industry, I expected that:
- Applying the mesh to the fill should not remove the path's stroke.
- Applying a blank color to the mesh should not remove the entire path.
If memory serves me correctly, previous versions of VS would first duplicate the path and apply a mesh to the duplicated object rather than replace it. The burden of duplication when applying a mesh gradient is now placed as an extra step on the user.
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@_NM_ The oldest available version is 1.1.083:
https://vectorstyler.com/releaselog/#build-11083
Is that one working as you describe?
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@_NM_ said in Removing Gradient Mesh Color Removes Path:
Applying a blank color to the mesh should not remove the entire path
I will try to replicate and fix these issues.
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@b77 I think it was version 1.0.98, the first version I tried where it behaved differently.
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@_NM_ said in Removing Gradient Mesh Color Removes Path:
- Applying the mesh to the fill should not remove the path's stroke.
This happens in Illustrator also, when an object is turned into a mesh, the stroke is removed.
It would be an easy change to keep the stroke, but it would cause a host of other issues.- Applying a blank color to the mesh should not remove the entire path.
I replicated this and it will be fixed in the next build.
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@VectorStyler Thank you again. I have not used an Adobe application since CS6, after which they switched to a subscription model. Therefore, my most recent experience is based on InkScape and CorelDRAW.
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@VectorStyler said in Removing Gradient Mesh Color Removes Path:
Applying the mesh to the fill should not remove the path's stroke.
I will try to find a solution for this.
