Stroke Width Tool problems??

I am trying to adjust the stroke width of a line, and whenever I try to adjust any part of it including the end points it widens the entire line, even though the preview shows it to be just a part of it?

I figured it out! Somehow the lines I was working with were turned into a clipping mask and it didnt want to adjust the lines on it.

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Why doesn't the stroke width tool create smooth curves?

Am I the only one who has edited a stroke with the stroke width tool, then outlined the stroke only to find a countless number of points and noticeably unsmooth edges? Is there a setting or certain way to ensure that the stroke width tool won't corrupt the smoothness of my shapes? The stroke width tool is the most handy new feature I can imagine, but this problem makes it almost entirely useless, unless designing something where precision and smoothness are not important. What can I do?

...Am I the only one who has edited a stroke with the stroke width tool, then outlined the stroke only to find a countless number of points ...
I also have noticed that too, for example using the width tool with the same width on all points and expanding on open path results in a lot more anchor points than expanding the same path with the same weight or offset.
... and noticeably unsmooth edges?
I haven't noticed that yet but creating paths with smooth anchor points are more smooth when created with less points, at least when I do it manually but if I use Object > Path > Add Points, or just click on a path to add points, I don't see loss of smoothness.
Is there a setting or certain way to ensure that the stroke width tool won't corrupt the smoothness of my shapes? ..
I'm not aware of such settings
... The stroke width tool is the most handy new feature I can imagine, but this problem makes it almost entirely useless, unless designing something where precision and smoothness are not important. What can I do?
I don't know what your precision requirements are, may be an image example of what you are trying to achieve and what you are getting will help understanding you better but so far I haven't considered this as a problem and have used the width tool a lot in my work.

Jagged lines when using Stroke Width Tool

Hello,
So I upgraded to CS6 and since then the stroke width tool does not seem to behave properly.
I sometimes, not all the times, get jagged lines when I try to adjust the stroke width.
Any idea what's causing this?

Looks like its duplicating profile points, but that may be entirely a precision error with your mouse clicks....
Mylenium

Illustrator Width Tool Problem CS6

I am having a problem with the Width Tool where it won't allow me to edit an existing anchor point. I noticed this threat http://forums.adobe.com/message/4806542#4806542 but it has been marked as answered, however I saw no solution.
Illustrator CS6
Version 16.0.0
Mac OS X
Version 10.7.4

Try updating both the OS and AI to the most current versions (10.7.5 and 16.0.2).

How to use width tool on calligraphy brush stroke CS6

Hi there,
i have created a stroke with a calligraphy brush. Now i want to make the stroke a bit thinner at some points of the path.
It could be easily done with the width tool but it doesn't work directly on the stroke.
Is there a way to convert the stroke so the thickness of the stroke will be kept at the other points?
Thank you in advance!

You mean with the plugin?
It should work. Have you opened Window > DrawScribe > Dynamic Sketch?
The panel has some interesting options. You can input for instance the highest and lowest stroke width. Maybe the difference is too low at the moment to see a result. You also need to set the input parameters, for instance the pen pressure.

Problem with width tool in illustrator cc

hello!
i used to use illustrator cs5 and had no problems with the width tool. now that i am using adobe CC, the width tool functions very oddly and the cursor points are bizarre. for example, i use to just hover over the exact width point and could easily access handlebars or move it. however, in CC, i have to hover a little further away in order to get the ~ symbol to show. PLEASE HELP. this is driving me bonkers and the rate at which i'm working is quite delayed. THANK YOU!!!

Without proper system info and other details nobody can tell you anything.
Mylenium

When drawing with the shape tool in Flash how can I vary the stroke width?

I created an oval shape and I'd like to vary the stroke width so it's not all just one uniform thickness. However in the Properties window I can only find the uniform stroke width and style options (solid, dotted, hashed, etc...). How can I add some tapering?
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You probably need to convert the line to a fill and then change the shape of it. .. Modify -> Shape -> Convert Lines to Fills

"width tool" and paintbrush strokes???

Hello Folks,
I drew a cured line with the brush tool in illustrator CS5, but when I select the new "width tool" to change the width, it doesn't work.
What am I missing?
Here are my steps:
1. Select the paintbrush tool
2. Draw something
3. Select the "width tool"
4. Try to change the width but it won't work.
Since I draw with the paintbrush tool, the "width tool" can be very handy if I can get it to work.
Thanks!

Outrage!
This was the first thing I tried when I installed the software. Took 30mins tracing some custom script. Then chose the Width Tool to edit and then BAM 20mins of looking it up to make sure there wasn't some workaround to make it happen.
guess I didn't have the forsight for this one
really should be an option. or it would really be one that we would appreciate rather. <3 adobe team

Stroke width profile doesn't mirror automatically

I can't believe Illustrator doesn't do this automatically. If you create a stroke profile on one side of the stroke by holding Alt/ Option while dragging with the Width Tool and then mirror the object, the stroke profile doesn't mirror accordingly. You have to go to the Stroke panel and click one of the flipping buttons for each stroke of the mirrored artwork. This makes mirroring complex artwork very time consuming. Mirroring with transform effect doesn't have this problem but this makes the usage and editing of the mirrored object a pain.
I'm just posting this before making a feature request in case I'm missing something. And to check if this problem has been already raised and the feature request made.
Using CS5

Don't believe you missed anything. The Effect Outline Object & Outline Stroke interestingly did not work either, unless you outline the stroke which defeats the purpose of keeping the path profile dynamic.

Width Tool BUG! Come on people, nobody is flipping about this???

Hi there,
I'm making an infographic and as I was working with the width tool I've noticed some strange thing: I set a couple of anchor width points precisely, but for some reason there's a thinner part all the time:
From 30pt (wide green part) it supposed to to go back to 6pt (top left width tool point) and keep that width until another point, and it eventually does, but with a thinner part between. No matter how many points I add the little curve stays there.
The stroke line is set to one side only (inside the width tool options). Maybe that is what causing the problem?
It always happens if the line is decreasing in width as well:
At the red line the width is 30pt (and it should be all the way) but a "bump" is clearly visible before the width tool point. And if I hover the width tool it always shows bigger width than it supposed to be, sometimes even up to 4-5 points bigger.
I'm using Illustrator CC 2014.0.0
Can anyone reproduce this phenomenon? It is not a super big bug, but aesthetically speaking it is a big no-no.
What the F is going on? Adobe?
Thanks,
Robin

> it is supposed to to go back to 6pt and keep that width until another point...
That is a false assumption. It seems that Illustrator is trying to preserve the smoothness of the curve by making the line thinner in between two points of the same width, but I agree, they should rework the algorithm to make it work more intuitively.

Stroke width

I don't seem to be able to change my stroke in brush or pencil. It keeps resetting back to basic stroke 1pt/basic/uniform. The only way I seem to be able to go around this problem is to first paint something and then select the stroke and choose the stroke width, etc., but that's too time consuming and very difficult to work. I am using CS 5. "New Art Has Basic Appearance" is unchecked.

yisu,
If you create a brush and use that, or just use a preexisting one, through the Brushes palette, you can have the paths look right while you draw with the Paintbrush Tool.
You can do the same with the Pencil Tool, or just set the Stroke Weight before you draw the first path.
Unless something has changed for the worse in the latest version(s).

Stroke width questions

The problem:
How do I keep the stroke the same value when I change the length of a line I've drawn with the pen or line tool?
Same question about rectangle tool. When I draw a box with the rectangle tool and then proceed to resize the box, the stroke width changes. I'd like to know how to keep that from happening.
I use CS3, 13.02 on an Imac.
Thanks in advance
Roland

It is helpful to mark these items answered so other people who are seeking the same info know where the answer is and if I get 100,000 points Iget free popcorn.
Actually no one knows what the points are for but it is very helpful to mark the questions answer especially since there is no FAQ section anymore.
This question is asked a lot.

Width tool possible bug?

Hi there,
I'm making an infographic and as I was working with the width tool I've noticed some strange thing: I set a couple of anchor width points precisely, but for some reason there's a thinner part all the time:
From 30pt (wide green part) it supposed to to go back to 6pt (top left width tool point) and keep that width until another point, and it eventually does, but with a thinner part between. No matter how many points I add the little curve stays there.
The stroke line is set to one side only (inside the width tool options). Maybe that is what causing the problem?
I'm using Illustrator CC 2014.0.0
Thanks for the help!
Robin

> it is supposed to to go back to 6pt and keep that width until another point...
That is a false assumption. It seems that Illustrator is trying to preserve the smoothness of the curve by making the line thinner in between two points of the same width, but I agree, they should rework the algorithm to make it work more intuitively.

Cs5 line width tool, draw inside

I'm having a major problem with the line tool in conjuction with draw inside. Any time i draw anything inside an object that has had the width tool used on the stroke, it diables the width work i have done and makes the object all one thickness (usually very thick, or as thick as the widest point). Am i REALLY to believe you cant use these two tools on the same object. I have tried everything, and no matter what i do the effect is the same. Any help would be appreciated.
Craig.

My steps are as follows:
1. create the object
2. apply the width tool to the object (using a variety of widths throughout the object
3. select the draw within mode
4. deselect the object
5. using either the brush or pencil tool, i create another object within the first one(im most cases, darker or lighter colour as this is a cartoon object being coloured)
The second i am done doing that second object within the first, all the width work on the original object is tossed out, and the stroke reverts to the thickest width that was used in the width tool.
This happens no matter what shape i make or for that matter where that shape is (if i draw outside the marked area, i get the same result..i did that just for experimentation purposes.)
The ONLY solution i have found is to make the object, then duplicate it, turning off the inside colour (just a solid colour) on the top object, and the stroke on the identical object below. Then i can use the draw within feature without it messing up my width shaped stroke, but this is a horribly inelegant and pain in the *** way to do it. Is there something wrong with my copy? I have been unable to find anything about this, but i have a huge project im trying to complete, and don’t have time to screw around with my tools that are not working the way they are suppose to.
Any help in this situation would be great.
Craig.

Cell border stroke width is STUCK.

Sometimes, after selecting a range of cells and attempting to put a thick border around the whole set, when change the stroke width from the default of .25 (after selecting "Thick" [the heavy line] for type of stroke), it will not change -- it is stuck on .25, no matter what I do. I pull down to, say, 1.5 and it just pops back to .25.
This is a seemingly random problem -- often I have no problem changing the stoke width and creating exactly the sort of border I want.
Anyone got an idea of what I am doing wrong?
--JT

Unknown behavior and, as it behave on a random basis it will be difficult to identify it.
Assuming that something may be corrupted in the document, may you apply this scheme :
save as Numbers '08 document
Close the original document
From Numbers '09, open the Numbers '08 version.
If some features were dropped( functions unavailable in Numbers '08), restore them.
With a bit of luck, the oddity will be gone.
A more drastic cleaning would rely upon an export as Excel or as CSV.
Of course, you may send the file to my mailbox but there is no guarantee that the problem surface here.
In case, click my blue name to get my address.
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