Contracting Or Expanding A Path - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 8-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

4.
If you chose miter, set the miter limit, the point at which a miter corner automatically
becomes a beveled corner. The miter limit is the ratio of miter corner length to stroke
width.
5. Select an end cap option: butt, square, or round. Then click OK.
A closed path in the shape of the original and with the same stroke and fill attributes
replaces the original path.

Contracting or expanding a path

You can contract or expand the path of a selected object by a specific number of pixels.
To expand or contract a selected path:
1.
Select Modify > Alter Path > Inset Path to open the Inset Path dialog box.
2.
Select a direction to contract or expand the path:
Inside
contracts the path.
Outside expands the path.
3.
Set the width between the original path and the contracting or expanding path.
4.
Specify a corner type: miter, round, or beveled.
5.
If you chose miter, set the miter limit, the point at which a miter corner automatically
becomes a beveled corner. The miter limit is the ratio of miter corner length to stroke
width.
6.
Click OK.
A smaller or larger path object with the same stroke and fill attributes replaces the original
path object.
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