andrews plugin set 2

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Color Path (Andrew's Vector Plugins Vol 02)

Plugin set contains plugins for creation of paths.

Installation of Plugins

Please place the GX02_GridLock.aip, GX02_LineUp.aip, GX02_NegativeColors.aip, GX02_RandomColors.aip,GX02_SharpEdge.aip, GX02_SpiralCity.aip files in the c:\program files\adobe\illustrator CS\plug-ins folder [pc Illustrator ®CS] or c:\program files\adobe\illustrator 10\plug-ins [pc illustrator 10] or CS1 or CS2

For the mac, please place the GX02_GridLock, GX02_LineUp, GX02_NegativeColors, GX02_RandomColor, GX02_SharpEdge,GX02_SpiralCity files in HD:Applications:Adobe Illustrator CS:plug-ins [mac Illustrator ®CS] or HD:Applications:AdobeIllustrator 10:plug-ins [mac Illustrator 10]

Note: The plugins are sometimes split into different folders, such as plugins for 8 and 9.. The plugins are only for the versionindicated.

Initial Use of plugins

Please access via the filters menu of Illustrator ® via the <AVP Paths> menu + <AVP Create> Menu. The gridlock pluginsrequires a path to be selected to define the size of the grid. The lineup and spiralcity and sharpedge require no paths andpurely create paths. The randomcolors and negativecolors plugin requires a path or paths to work.

Applications support

macOSX .2 .3 98 ME NT XP Ilustrator ®10 CS1 CS2

Questions

Please contact me on [email protected]. Other plugins are available on the site http://www.graphicxtras.comUpgrades are generally available, either as free updates or inexpensive updates/upgrades. Please store the reference serialnumber or details of order

Copyright

The plugins are copyright of 1999-2005, Abneil Software Ltd (Andrew Buckle). This product was released by Abneil Softwareltd (UK based company)

Trademarks

Illustrator and Adobe and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe. We have no connection whatsoever with Adobe.Adobe product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Adobe Systems Incorporated.

Gridlock

A grid plugin. To use, please select a path to 'define' the height and width of the grid.

Grid Dialog

'Up across' options: By default, the grid settings are set the same in both directions. By clicking the link to OFF, you canmodify the across or up / down settings.

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'Type' options: By default, the grid is created using rectangular boxes but the grid can also be made of lines, ovals, orguidelines.

'Number of lines': The number of lines to create for the grid in the current set direction.

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'Line thickness': The thickness of the grid lines

'Alternate line thickness': An additional amount added to alternate lines in the grid.

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'Apply pattern': By default, the grid is created without skipping lines. The apply pattern skips and creates lines, creating manyvariant grids. The grid can be 2 lines followed by a larger gap (skipped lines) followed by 2 more lines and so on. Doesdepend on the number of lines in the grid in the first place.

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Modify Dialog

'Shift': The lines are shifted from their default position (generally without breaking the bounds of the grid).

'Skew': A variant scaling option for the grid.

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Fill Dialog

'Fill': Instead of using the current fill (if there is a fill), the lines can be modified (left to right) (upwards) to a new colorsetting depending on the fill option and the fill channels set. If the lines are RGB, the fourth box is ignored. If the lines aregrayscale, the last three fields are ignored. A variety of different color settings can be applied such as targeting the 'final' linein the grid to the dialog color (creating a gradient) or random colors.

'Stroke': As fill, but for the rectangular stroke or the line stroke. Ignored if no stroke set.

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'Width': The line width or weight is modified based on the user defined setting (/10th of a point) and dropdown.

Settings Dialog

'Delete definition path': By default, the defining box or path is deleted but you might wish to keep the path and use the gridas a frame or have the original defining path as a background to the grid.

'Settings [R]': Randomizes the values used for the creation of the grid, works best if the values are set to higher values suchan apply pattern of 10 10. Very useful for experimentation with 100s of different grid designs.

'Jitter': Instead of just shifting the paths by a fixed amount (see a previous dialog), the shift is random.

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'Shift ratio': A variant randomness applied to grid creation (uses the skew setting)

Lineup

Plugin to create lines

Line Dialog

'Lines direction' options': Across or up and down

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'Line type options': Create the lines as a rectangular box or a line or oval or guideline

'Number of lines': Number of lines to create in the requested direction

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'Gap between lines': Gap between the lines in points

'Line thickness': Thickness of the lines in points

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Size Dialog

'Line length': Length of the lines in points

'Line angle': Angle or rotation of line in degrees

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'Line scale': Line scaling, vertical and horizontal

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Position Dialog

'Start': Start position in document

Fill Dialog

'Fill': Fill applied to the lines from left to right, bottom up.

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'Stroke': Stroke applied to the lines

'Width': Width modification applied to the lines.

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Settings Dialog

'Opacity [R]': Opacity randomly applied between 0 and 100

NegativeColors

Plugin to invert path color

'Color kind options': Set which mode to apply, such as fill or stroke or RGB / CMYK

'Color function options': Type of negative color effect to apply

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'Color': Color settings for the individual color channels.

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'Negative opacity': Reverses the opacity / transparency of the paths

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RandomColors

Apply random colors to selected paths

Colors Dialog

'Channels': Color settings for the color channels

'Random type options': Type of randomization to apply (and to fill or the path's stroke)

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Variance Dialog

'Interpolate': Interpolates between the original color and the new randomized color. Great for subtle variations of color

'Path factor': Factor applied to the fill based on the path creation order.

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'Range': Only apply the randomization if the original color settings are between (inclusive) these settings.

'Color options': Variant color operations such as averaging

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Settings Dialog

'Opacity [R]': Randomized opacity between 0 and 100

'Blend mode [R]': Blend mode randomized for each path (to difference, multiply etc)

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'Style [R]': Apply random styles based on the current styles palette (this can be fairly slow depending on the styles in thepalette). Perhaps you might just want sketch effects, then remove all the non-sketch styles.

'Width [R]': Randomizes the width of the path's line between 0 and original width

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'Symbolize': Turns the path into a symbol (it will appear in the symbol palette)

'Apply [R]': Apply the randomization or not (randomly, of course)

SharpEdge

Plugin to create a frame or sharp edged path

Size Dialog

'Teeth height': Height of the teeth in points (from base)

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'Teeth gap': Gap between the teeth in points

'Teeth slant': Slant angle for the teeth

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'Teeth base': Addition to the teeth 'base' (from the starting point)

Teeth Dialog

'Number of teeth': Number of teeth to create (per side - though when the link is set to ON, the other sides are notaccessible)

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Frames Dialog

'Start point': Start point for the frame in the current document (this can be set to variable via the settings dialog)

'Number of edges': Number of edges to create. If the start position is not set to variable, all the frames will be created in thesame location.

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Apply Dialog

'Skip / create': Instead of creating equidistant teeth, the teeth can be separated by larger or smaller gaps using the skip /create teeth setting

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'Interpolate1': Interpolate points and direction points between calculated and user defined center

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'Interpolate2': As above but a second interpolate center (only display if the setting is not 0)

'Teeth apply pattern options': Variant teeth apply patterns such as base / height combinations

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'Slant options': Variant slant directions for each edge such as follow the edge or reverse of the previous edge or opposingedge or randomized slant

Settings Dialog

'Fill [R]': Fill the sharp edge with a random color (otherwise the color will be the same as the start color). More useful withthe number of edges option set to greater than 1

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'Swatch [R]': Fill the path with a swatch color (based on the swatch palette)

'Opacity [R]': Set the path opacity randomly between 0 and 100

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'Link edges': Link the edge settings (by default this is on). When ON, some of the fields are not enabled and cannot bemodified.

'Create on new layer': Create the new path on a new layer

'Closed path': Close the path

'Add base to height': Add the base calculation to the height

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'Create [R]': Create a tooth or not. Very useful for creating very random path frames

'Structure [R]': Randomizes the structure settings (more useful if the skip and create are set to large values)

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'Radial distort [R]': Distort the frame points in a radial direction (randomly)

'Edge [R]': Random edge

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'Teeth [R]': Random number of teeth per side

'Warp [R]': Apply random envelopes to the sharp edge for a wide range of variant frame designs

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'Center anchor': Place the anchor points at the center but leave the direction points in calculated position

'Center direction': The opposite of the above, leave the anchor but shift the direction points to the center of the frame

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'Start [R]': Randomized start, more useful if there are multiple frames to generate

SpiralCity

Plugin to create unusual spirals such as triangular spiral or square-ial.

Spiral Dialog

'Spiral arm type options': By default, the lines are created as a single line, point to point. You can set it to create individualspiral arms (useful for colonization). There is a slight variation between the two for the same settings.

'Spiral type options': Changing this modifies how the paths are created, in reverse direction, or with a jitter / randomness etc

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'Number of points / arm': Number of points per spiral arm (up to 20 - after which there isn't really much variation other thana lot of additional points - an you can always add those via the path command to add points)

'Number of spirals': Number of spiral arms.

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'Spiral arm decay': The decay of the spiral arms. The spiral can rapidly decay or slowly decay or expand outwards rapidly.

'Gap options': The gap between the arms (without taking the decay etc into consideration) options to modify the gap variantpoint's distance alternately or accumulate

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'Gap': The distance between the arms

'Gap variant': use this in combo with the gap dropdown to accumulate, randomized, or alternate gap settings

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Apply Dialog

'H. Start': The start position of the spiral horizontally

'V.Start': The start position of the spiral vertically

'Skip spiral arm': This will only work if in separate mode. If separate, arms are created or not, leaving gaps between thespiral arms as below. Variant settings such as 1-2 or 5-2 will create totally different spiral patterns.

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'Create spiral arm': Create a spiral arm (by default, 1). No change, if skip is set to 0.

'Initial gap from start': The initial gap from the center.

Star Dialog

'Star gap distance': Alternate points are moved by additional distance.

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'Star angle': Alternate points are shifted radial

Stroke Dialog

'Stroke': Requires separate path option (as well as path stroke). The path's stroke is modified from path to path, creatingcolorful blends or random color effects.

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'Line weight': Or width. Requires the separate path option (as well as a path stroke). Uses the original stroke width andmodifies the width from path to path, either accumulating or randomized.

Settings Dialog

'Opacity [R]': requires the separate path option. The path's opacity is modified randomly between 0 and 100.

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Documents

grid c

grid settings

gridlocka grid plugin

grid dialogup

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adobe illustrator cs

negativecolors plugin

number of lines