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Why is the line generated by GP editor displaced?

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There is a problem: after using helper to convert into GP lines, displacement will occur, but it is not known why.


I made a video. have a look


vincent
 
Vincent,
You mean the line jump in a wrong position?
It happens by my also some times,i don't know why.
If i save the project file and reopen it again,every thing is normal.
Maybe Don can give a answer.

Jan.
 
I have already "discussed" this problem with Vincent via e-mail and suggested he post here.

As you can see from the video, the offset is in the direction of the "Heading" field of the helper dialog in both instances; that parameter is not passed to ADE-GP. Jan's statement
If i save the project file and reopen it again,every thing is normal.
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seems to indicates that, despite the offset on the ADE screen, the correct positional information is passed to ADE-GP and saved by ADE.

Since the problem is only evident when creating the GP with the helper and self-corrects, I suspect it is due to a "glitch" in the helper code .

Don,
 
I checked the code for creating a Custom GP line from a helper shape. Essentially all ADE is doing is creating a set of vertices from the helper and copying them to a new GP line. It is possible that the coding of these is not exact to the helper. However this doesn't seem to be the issue here since the offset is corrected on reload. So this seems more like a temporary drawing error.
 
Hello forum

Came upon this thread after searching for the same issue. I'm seeing my GPs generating with an offset from my helper shape. Not a huge deal, but was wondering if a solution was found. I don't see it in all projects, and it seems to remain even if I save/exit/re-open ADE and the associated project. I also tried a computer power down reset as well, but the problem persists.

Regards
 
We haven't made any changes to the code
 
As I recall, the issue was lateral displacement, not elevation. Since ADE_GP never "sees" and, in fact, is unaware of the helper shape, there would seem to be nothing that can be done in ADE_GP.
 
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