Flash :: Line Tool/ Pen Tool

Brush Tool And Eraser Tool Troubles
i've been using flash for over a year and a half and i've NEVER came across this problem.

when i go inside a movieclip to edit it, it won't let me use the brush tool or eraser.

unless i draw a circle around the area i want brushed or erased.

what the crap did i do?

keep in mind that it works normal when i'm on the main timeline.

thanks for any help!

-nolen

Command-Line Jpg-2-SWF Tool?
Is there a jpg2swf converter that will run from the command prompt in windows? ie: JPG2SWF <source> <dest>

if anyone knows, I would appreciate it. thanks.

Simulating The Line Tool
I'm building an application for a forensic fingerprint identification exercise and I need the user to be able to create lines and/or circles on top of existing fingerprints, much like the ones in the drawing tools with flash. Can it be done?

Curved Line Tool?
This is probably the simplest question I asked so far but I noticed on the tool bar that there is no curved tool bar. I used to use director and that had a curved tool bar but flash doesn't

Line Tool Question?
Hello,

How do I make the lines that are touching become a solid line. I converted the line drawing into a symbol and when I alpha it down i can see where the lines overlap.

Thank you,

Liz

Line Tool Problem
Hello all,
Its been a long while since i've been on here and i feel really stupid cos i'm having trouble with such a basic thing...

I often trace round things with the line tool:
Click drag realease to create the line, then press ctrl to get the pointer tool so i can curve the line to follow the picture i'm tracing.

The problem is that it has just started selecting the line once its been drawn, so that if you do switch to arrow tool, it moves the whole thing (instead of curving it)

So as soon as you let go of the line tool (ie as soon as the line is drawn) the line is selected with the blue "selected" box.
Its really annoying because i have to click outside each line before i can curve it.

For the years i have used flash its never done this before.
Any ideas?

Drawing Line Tool
Hi,

I'm a newbie using Flash CS4 and AS3. A retired social worker, I need to create a basic Flash drawing tool for an eLearning project to teach students how to draw their family tree.

The drawing tool would allow the students to add multiple circles and squares to symbolize their family members, plus text labels for names, ages, and they would need to be able to draw connecting lines between the circle and square symbols. Finally, in order to continue work on the drawing, over time, they would need to be able to save their drawings to be re-opened and edited (add new symbols, erase incorrect ones, etc.). Once the drawing is completed, they would need to be able to print a copy.

Being a newbie (but I have done some related scripting: JavaScripting-ECMA-262, HTML, CSS), I am not sure if this can be done in AS3, Flash CS4. But, if it is possible, I would like to learn how to create this. I would very much appreciate any help, especially examples that I can learn from, expand on.

Thanks for your help.

Kind Regards,

saratogacoach

Line Tool (for Drawing App)
right now i can create a straight line from mouse down to mouse up. what i cant quite get is a preview of that line. does anyone know of a simple way to show a preview of the line while the mouse is still down and the user is moving the mouse?

what i have now:

Code:
var clip:Shape = new Shape();
addChild(clip);

stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, startLine);
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, drawLine);

function startLine(evt:MouseEvent) {
clip.graphics.moveTo(mouseX, mouseY);
}
function drawLine(evt:MouseEvent) {
clip.graphics.lineTo(mouseX, mouseY);
clip.graphics.lineStyle(1, 0xff9933);
}

Drawing Tool On Line
hi

(i'm italian, sorry about my english)

I want to put on a web page a simple "drawing tool" (like the Ms Wndows Paint), so users can make a simple drawing and so send it to the site administrator.

there is any example or link you can give me?

thanks
marco

My Line Tool Is Grouping
Everytime I draw a line using the line tool it groups. Is there any way to reverse or stop this from happening?

Thank you,

Richard

Re: My Line Tool Is Grouping
It is called Object Drawing Mode and can be turned off easily by clicking the ODM sub-selection
button when the line tool is selected.

Chris Georgenes
Adobe Community Expert
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keyframer.com
howtocheatinflash.com

plecoguy wrote:
> Everytime I draw a line using the line tool it groups. Is there any way to reverse or stop this from happening?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Richard

Line Tool Cursor
Can someone tell me how to change the color of the cursor so when I am using the line tool on a black background, I can see the cursor

Simple Question ( The Line Tool )
Awrighty guys, bit of a stupid one here.

Why when i draw a line with the line tool is it not straight. I do the usual (****f Drag mouse) but when the line is drawn it is not completly straight, ther is sort of a kink in the line. Also when i atempt to delete it i see that the line is broke into diffrent sections along the draw line.
I hope i have explained this ok.
Any ideas

cheers

Line Tool Question (Curves)
Hi, I was just wondering if it is possible to make curves with the line tool? If so, how do you do that?

Thanks

Can You Make A Joint On The Line Tool?
hi
i was wondering how to make joints. If you don't know what joints are, they are like pivits. So you can move something like your knee, whithout adding more layers.

Please reply me back
Thanks

Line Tool Still Snapping To Objects
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/DXcalibur/linetoolissues.jpg

It's been like this for a couple of days, I thought I could just restart the program and it would work, but apparently not. It still has that circle indicating it is snapping, but it does that to everything even when there is no line to snap to, its really jerky and I can't do anything so far.
Is there something wrong? What can I do to stop it?

Snap Option For Line Tool
I select snap to objects and using the line tool draw a bunch of lines on the stage, though it does not seem to really be snapping each line to one another. It does
not seem to behave differently than if this option was not selected.

How is this behavior supposed to work?

Thanks.

How Can I Make The Line Tool Fatter?
Listen, i wanted to make a stick figure movie but i need the line tool to get fatter.how can i make the line fatter?

Flash Drawing App - Line Tool
I have created a Flash drawing application that has a basic brush tool, that you can change sizes and colors for. Nothing fancy. I would like to add a line tool, simlilar to the one in Photoshop, that you can draw straight lines with. Does anyone have any suggestions or tips for doing that? Thanks for any help you can give.

Line Tool And Dragging Instances Problem
I rencently installed Flash 4 on my computer. I had bought it in 2000 and I had it desinstalled. I just installed it back and I did all the lessons to get back into Flash, but there is a problem now. Suppose I want to do a line with the line tool. I click on the stage, move my cursor. But there is no "preview" of the line. If I release the button the line appear. There is another problem similar to this one. If I want to move an instance of any symbol, I dont see the line showing where the instance will be located.

I am desesperate, since I have desinstalled/installed Flash twice. I also installed Flash MX, and the same problem occurs.

I need help so answer this fast please.

Brush Tool Line Quality MX Vs Flash4
Does anyone else here see a big difference in line quality (using the Brush Tool) drawing in Flash MX vs. Flash 4? I do quite a bit of animating using a Wacom Tablet and drawing directly in Flash and I get terrible line quality in MX. I usually end up working in Flash 4 because it looks so much better. I've played around with the Smoothing settings in MX to no end but I'm still getting terrible quality. (see attached sample).

http://www.goonland.com/sample.jpg

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks!

Avoiding Overlap Break With Line Tool
Hello;

I am sure this question has been asked many times before this.

I am trying to draw hair with the line tool, japanimation style but I am having a problem with the lines breaking into two after they overlap another line and I run into the problem of not being able to bend what I originally intended to be one line. It turns to two after crossing the other. If someone could point me to a thread, a tutorial or just answer me that would be sweet.

Thanks.

Line Tool & Sharp Endpoints (corners)
Hi,

I need a good tip…

When using the Line Tool, the lines have rounded endpoints/ corners, but I want sharp endspoints/ corners!

Checking the "sharp corners" in "custom style" in the properties panel of the line doesn't help - any ideas?

Thank You!

ASDoc: Where Can I Get The Command Line Tool For Free?
this tool used to be distributed for free but now i've got to buy flex 2 just to get it? That doesn't make any sense.

I want to document my flash as files, any ideas?

Line Tool, Dotted - Sharp Like Pixels?
hello

i'm curious whether it's possible to make the dotted line tool as sharp as pixel dots. that way i don't have to make them photoshop and import them as bitmap pictures. it's really a detour ... or is it?

thanks!

Fill Tool - THE MOST ANNOYING TOOL EVER
I'm trying to draw stuff, but the fill tool never works when I want it to. I try to fill something in, so I mess with the options till it works, but sometimes.. I CANT FILL IT IN AT ALL! Soo, then I have to do it manually which is really annoying. I CANT WORK LIKE THIS! Is there any way to make it not stupid?

Line Length And Position Problem With Rectangle Tool
i'm having a problem (in mx) when drawing outline boxes using the rectangle tool. All the boxes are hairline and black on a white or light grey background. the problem occurs whether i am using a symbol, group, shape.

what i am finding is that when i export the perfect rectangle in a swf, it is not so perfect anymore. usually the bottom right corner will be missing a pixel, or the top left will have an extra one.

if i check the x y height width, they are all fine. sometimes just drawing a new rectangle works, sometimes nothing works.

also sometime one line of the rectangle will be out in length by 0.1, and off on one axis by the same.

whats going on here? any ideas?

cheers,

supernaut

Shape Tweening Shapes Created Using The Line Tool
how do shape tween shapes that I created using the line tool? when I try to tween it, it changes into some random shape during the tween. how do I get around this?

Building A Swf, From A Set Image Frames (through A Command Line Tool)
Hello,

This is my problem. I have a set of images (frames0~framesn, could be any format jpg~tga). I'd like to run some type of tool to automatically take these frames, generate a movie clip, then save/export/compile this to a swf file. Ideally, this tool would be run through command line, so I can batch/automate the swf generation (given a set of frames).

Is this possible? Are there tools that do this? Where could I find more information on doing this type of operation? Thanks.

Vom

How To Create Line Graph In Flash Without Third Party Tool?
Hi to all,

I want to create bar, line or pie charts in flash using external file.

need your help asap.

thanks&regards
nizar

Getting The Line Tool To Draw Lines With Sharp Corners
When using the “Line Tool” is there any way to get Flash to give the line drawn a square start/end rather than the rounded ones that it appears to give by default.

I have tried the “Sharp Corners” option in the “Custom” dialogue box, but this appears to have no effect.

Thank you for any help.

How To Create Line Graph In Flash Without Third Party Tool?
Hi to all,

I want to create bar, line or pie charts in flash using external file.

need your help asap.

thanks&regards
nizar

Command Line Tool To Convert Video To Flash
Hi

Is there any good/standard command-line tool out there to convert a video clip (<100MB) to flash (swf ?) ?

Thanks Anjanesh Lekshminarayanan
http://vlbjcas.com

How To Erase Line Or Fill Color, I Want To Create A Small Brush App With Eraser Tool
there r many ways to draw in AS3, but only one way to erase is to erase everything with clear(). I am building a drawing tools but don't know how to make a "eraser" tool ?? Any idea ?

Drawing over with background color is not a good idea, thought

Problems Getting The "Line Tool" To Draw With "Sharp Corners"
When using the “Line Tool” is there any way to get Flash to give the line drawn a square start/end rather than the rounded ones that it appears to give by default.

I have tried the “Sharp Corners” option in the “Custom” dialogue box, but this appears to have no effect.

Pen Tool
You know when you draw something with the pen tool, and then scale it smaller the lines start to bunch up and mess up the drawing.
Is there a way of keeping that from hapening?
Thanx!!!

The Pen Tool
When I use the pen tool in Illustrator, I have the option of creating lines, where the ends are sharp and boxy.

When I copy/paste into Flash 5, the ends of the lines turn soft and rounded. Is there any way to get the ends sharp and boxy?

If you need clarification of what I mean, I can send you a *.gif by email.

Thanks.

Using The Pen Tool
When I use the pen tool in Illustrator, I have the option of creating lines, where the ends of the lines (they call 'caps') are sharp and boxy.

When I copy/paste into Flash 5, the ends of the lines turn soft and rounded. Is there any way to get the ends sharp and boxy? I haven't used Flash 6 yet, but has this feature been added to Flash 6?

If you need clarification of what I mean, go to this page:
http://www.penque.com/tutorial.gif

Pen Tool
I have tried Preferences--> Editing Pen Tool--> Smooth Curves to draw a very curvy lines... it doesn't help at all... at last the curvy lines that I drew would change to staight lines? Why??? How to solve this problem?

FTP Tool
Hi

Anyone recommend an excellent FTP tool. I have been using FTP Explorer for a while now but it isn't really that good but I have just never got around to doing anything about it.....???

Pen Tool
Does anyone have any tricks on using the anchor feature in the pen tool? I find it if not a user friendly as it is in Flash.

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Pen Tool
Hi I'm using the pen tool to edit some think black lines and just wondered if I can change the colour of the pen tool as I am finding it hard to see what state I am in.. eg when it is hoving over a point I can't see what state it is displaying as the pen is black and so is the line.
cheers
Frances

What's The Right Tool For The Job?
I was thinking about a app where a user could take their picture load it to the website and then see what they would look like in a clothing item, like a shirt. Now I'm imagining you would need sliders on the shirt to make it size correctly, to the picture, also the shirt whould then have to be draggable. Is this something thats do able in FLASH or is there another app out there that might be better suited?

[F8] Pen Tool
Hail doods.
I wanna ask whether it's possible, to change the manipulator of Pen tool in Flash 8. Like in Photoshop, when you hold ALT and click you can adjust pen tool's wave. Cuz here's what I wanna do.

I want to continue the curve, as indicated with red line, not as green makes me.

FPS - Tool Bar
On the same bar as the onion skin button is a FPS number. It changes when the playhead is run even though I have set my frame rate. What does it means?

Tool Tip
I have serious of buttons. Those buttons are done as icons without names. so is that possible in flash to give tool tip, below the cursor, as it is done in softwares.(i know the option of givining the required text in the over state, it will not be below the cursor.)
do help me to perform this task.
thanx

CS3 Pen Tool
Has anyone been able to get the pen tool in CS3 to automatically fill a closed path, as it did in Flash 8? I went through preferences, but it didn't seem that there was an option to turn this on.

-Adam

Line Tool/ Pen Tool

hello all i am obviously new to flash and my question is this. i want to be able to draw lines with the line tool and pen tool that do not have rounded edges. i want the edges to be flat with two sharp corners. is this at all possible using the line tool or pen tool? thank you.