Contouring curves and shapes

With contouring, the object outline can be grown or shrunk in relation to the original outline—if a stroke is applied to the object it will also appear offset as it follows the object outline.

You can control the size of the contour by dragging; the stroke will resize itself and be offset as you drag inwards or outwards. You can also adjust the stroke's joins and alter the fill type of a shape, making it hollow or closed.

To create a contour:

From the toolset, select the Contour Tool.
With the curve or shape selected, drag left or right anywhere on the page to contract or expand the contour, respectively. For example, the more you drag right, increasing the radius, the more pronounced the contour.
(Optional) Adjust the context toolbar settings to:
- Set a precise amount of contouring (Radius).
- Control the join appearance of sharp nodes on the already contoured curve or shape (Contour Type).
- (With the Mitre contour type selected) Adjust the extension of joins to create either sharp or flat corners.
- Control the line ending appearance on curves (Contour Cap).
- Control how the shape is filled (see below).

To make a shape hollow:

Select the shape.
From the context toolbar, select Force Open from the Contour Fill options.
Drag the centre of the ring to resize the corner as needed.

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