Extend Open Paths
Intro
Extend the ends of open Paths along their tangents or a specified angle.
UI
Mode - Determine the units for the extended lengths:
- Pixels - Extend the length of the Path by a specific number of pixels.
- Percentage of Length - Extend the length of the Path based on a percentage of its original length.
Extend Start - Specify the length in px/% to extend the start of the Path by.
Extend End - Specify the length in px/% to extend the end of the Path by.
Angle Mode - Determine the direction of the extended ends
- Path Tangent - Paths are extended along the tangent of the start/end points.
- Path Curvature - Paths are extended by tracing a circle that represents the curvature at the end of the Path.
- Arc -
- Custom... - Paths are extended along a custom angle.
Arc Radius - When Angle Mode is set to Arc, set the radius of the circle the arc is drawn along.
Arc Sweep Angle - When Angle Mode is set to Arc, set the amount of 'the circle' to draw
Arc Direction - Determine the rotational direction arcs are generated in:
- Clockwise - Generate arcs that sweep in a clockwise direction.
- Counter-Clockwise - Generate arcs that sweep in a counter-clockwise direction.
Opposite Direction for End - The end arc is the opposite of what 'Arc Direction' says.
Start Angle - When Angle Mode is set to Custom, set a angle to extend the start of the Path along.
End Angle - When Angle Mode is set to Custom, set a angle to extend the end of the Path along.
- Draw an open Path with the Pen or Pencil tool.
- Double click the Shape's Layer to load its UI into the Attribute Editor.
- Click the
+button next to the Shape's Deformers attribute. - Choose Extend Open Paths from the list.
- Increase the Extend Open Paths's Start and End values.