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Adobe Illustrator Help Transforming and Distorting Shapes
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The Add Arrowheads command lets you add an arrowhead or arrow tail to any selected
line. If applied as a filter, the resulting arrows can be edited like any other object, but they
do not move with the line to which they are attached. If applied as an effect, the arrows are
similar to brush strokes.That is, the arrows change location, direction, and color along with
the line, but they cannot be edited separately.
For information about creating stroked lines, see “
Using the Stroke palette” on page 159.
To convert straight lines to Zig Zags:
1 Do one of the following:
• To apply the command as a filter, select the object you want to convert. Then choose
Filter > Distort > Zig Zag.
• To apply the command as an effect, select an object or group in the artwork, or target
an item in the Layers palette. (For more information on targeting, see “
Changing the
appearance of artwork using the Layers palette” on page 223.) Then choose Effect >
Distort & Transform > Zig Zag.
2 Select Relative to move points by a percentage of the size of the object or Absolute to
move points a specific amount.
3 For Size, enter the distance you want to move points on the line, or drag the slider.
4 For Ridges per Segment, enter the number of ridges per line segment you want, or drag
the slider.
5 Select from the following options:
• Smooth to create smooth points, resulting in a wavy line.
• Corner to create corner points, resulting in a jagged line.
• Preview to preview the line.
6 Click OK.
To add arrowheads to a line:
1 Do one of the following:
• To apply the command as a filter, select a line to which you want to add arrowheads.
Then choose Filter > Stylize > Add Arrowheads.
• To apply the command as an effect, select an object or group in the artwork, or target
an item in the Layers palette. (For more information on targeting, see “
Changing the
appearance of artwork using the Layers palette” on page 223.) Then choose Effect >
Stylize > Add Arrowheads.
2 Choose from various arrowhead designs for each end of the line by clicking the forward
icon or backward icon below the Start and End arrow boxes. The start and end of the line
refer to the order in which the line was drawn.
3 To rescale the size of an arrowhead, enter the percentage you want in the Scale text
box. This scales the arrowhead relative to the stroke weight of the line.
4 Click OK.
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