Re: Fireworks 3, pen tool, and creating a filled object - AAAGH!

St�phane -

> The problem with your file is that it is already a filled shape but
that is
> very thin and has the shape you see.  Gove the stroke and fill
different
> colrs and then zoom in your shape while it's still selected, you
will see
> what I mean.  At some point you probably applied an Expand Stroke
command
> to your original path and it ended up as it is now.  If you draw a
shape
> with the pen tool and close it by clicking on your start point
you'll be
> able to fill the whole shape just fine.
>
> HTH!

It did, believe me!

D'OH! You hit the nail on the nead: I'd Expanded the stroke, in order
to produce a smooth shape. Found and used the node tool, zoomed in
like crazy, and there was the internal line. Removed the internal
node, and it filled in completely - mate, you saved my bacon! Thanks!


Best regards,

Roger Stenning
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