Arc frustration

Wayne Brissette waynefb at earthlink.net
Tue Dec 13 03:14:00 PST 2005


>On Dec 13, 2005, at 1:53 AM, Alan Schmitt wrote:
>
>> A  first small improvement is to add magnets to the side of the  
>> shape, so that the line connects in the middle. It's only a small  
>> improvement as the line does not arrive perpendicular to the shape.
>
>You're right; I should have been fairer in my comparison. I've redone  
>the screenshot and posted it in the same location:
>
>http://vocaro.com/trevor/files/omnigraffle-arcs.png
>
>The result is still disappointing, however.
>
>Trevor

I agree that the bezier curves need improvement. However, one thing I
have done to replace the lack of control, is to use more "artful"
drawings. I took your example you just posted and came up with this in a
matter of seconds.

<http://homepage.mac.com/wayneb/Omni.png>

It's not perfect, but only took me a few seconds to generate with OG Pro
using the addition and subtraction features.

Wayne




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