Using contour object to get some amazing results The contour objects will be grouped together on breaking apart. The object will be separated from the contour shapes that were created equal to the number of steps defined.
Contour Type: To Center, Contour Steps: NA, Contour Offset: 0.5mm, Contour Corner: Mitered contour, Contour Fill: Red, Outline: Red outline.Contour Type: Outside Contour, Contour Steps: 9 Steps, Contour Offset: 0.5mm, Corner: Mitered contour, Contour Fill: Red, Outline: Red.Examples of Simple ContoursĬontour applied (Contour Type: Inside Contour, Contour Steps: 9 Steps, Contour Offset: 0.5mm, Corner: Mitered contour, Contour Fill: Red fill, Outline: No outline).Īdding a contour to a vector object (see images below) Once the contour has been added to an object, you can change the settings on the Property bar to get the desired results. Pick the object and click on any of the Contour Type buttons on the Property bar.Click on the selected object and drag outside or inside of the object with the Contour tool.Outside Contour: Offset distance and number of contour steps can be set by the user to get contours to outside of the object.Ĭontours can be applied to a vector or an Artistic Text object, and can be added in two ways.(Users may get an error “Offset too large” in case the offset distance set, is larger than the space available to create a contour in above types of contour). Inside Contour: Offset distance and number of steps can be set by the user to get contours inside the object.Steps cannot be set by the user in this type of contour.
For this type of contour, steps are auto-calculated, depending on the offset distance and the possible space available inside the object. To Center: Contours are created at an offset distance to the center.Settings Available on the Contour Property Bar Pressing Ctrl + F9 will open the Contour docker, or else this can also be opened under: Effects > Contour on the Menu bar. The Contour tool is available on the Effects flyout present on the toolbar (hold the black triangle on the Effects button to reveal the flyout). We shall be looking at the different settings available for achieving a variety of contour types and we’ll discuss about where and how they can be used. The Contour command adds a parallel bounding shape, or shapes, to a selected vector or text object.