Thanks in advance for any advice. I'm very new, so please forgive me if this is a dumb question. Is there a way to add a point to a shape without ASP automatically distrorting the shape? At times, I've wanted to give my drawing a little tweak, but as soon as I add a point, the curves dramatically change. I can generally put them back, but I wondered if there is a better way.
Last edited by guitarzan on Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:08 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Even split curve will distort a shape if you add points "unevenly".
AS uses a completely different curve math than programs like Adobe Illustrator. It is the curves in AS that make it so well suited to smooth animation. It does cause headaches for those not use to it.
Adding points will distort the shape. You have to adjust the points around that area sometimes even adding in a few more to balance the curves. However if AS worked like Illustrator or Flash it wouldn't be nearly as easy to animation vectors and shapes. It would be just like Flash. If you ever have tried to do point by point smooth motion animation in Flash you know what I mean. All those points make it hard to achieve what is simple to do in AS. It's the price we pay for having that power.
Synthsin, I just tried your advice about trying the split curve. Though (as Vern notes) the results still distort to a small extent, it is a huge improvement over what I was dealing with before. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
Vern, thanks for the insights as well. I appreciate hearing about both the strengths and limitataion of AS from someone who is such an experienced user (judging by the number of posts you have).
