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Gaussian Blur radius in as Appearance "fx" doesn't seem to scale when the object is scaled

Gaussian Blur radius in as Appearance "fx" doesn't seem to scale when the object is scaled
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  • Danilo Oliveira commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This bug really need to be fixed, it's there for years. Every time you scale a artwork that has multiple parts using the gaussian blur, you have to manually edit one by one.
  • Amit Patel commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    hello friends,

    as per my research on this issue, i have got TWO solution that,

    1) USE UR ARTWORK TO PLACE ON NEW PAGE.
    2). Use Feather effect instead of Blur Effect. (RECOMMANDED)

    it can be helpful but i am not as sure as an EXPERT. so we can try middle way to get rid of this issue.
  • Michael Strickland commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Yes, I agree: expand effect appearance is not worth much, since this is a vector app. Not being a coder, yet fond of logic structures, I suspect there is some kind basic structural alteration needed in order to allow the scaling of effects work as stated (and needed) in regular size dialogs. From my POV, this would definitely be worth the effort!
  • Ton commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Yes, it is not a very good workaround, once you expand the appearance, it makes the result fixed into an image.

  • Michael Strickland commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Ton, with further experimentation, I find this method (Effect>Distort&Transform>Transform) ONLY changes the EFFECT, but NOT the object itself. For most of my current projects, this would be virtually worthless, and still a big time-waster. So yes, it is definitely a bug that needs to be repaired, with all scale dialogs.

  • Ton commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Michael. I totally agree, it is a bug that needs to be fixed.
  • Michael Strickland commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Ton, thank you for being so SPECIFIC. This DOES indeed work! (Unfortunately, there is no copy option, but that's not the end of the world.) I might have never found this buried, arcane and buried way to make Gaussian Blur scale properly, so thanks again!

    However, this still needs to be brought into working properly with normal everyday scaling. The choice to scale effects is right there in the regular scale dialog, and in the Object>Transform>Scale Dialog as well ... but Gaussian Blur FAILS to SCALE in two out of three dialogs, each of which states that effects will scale (but they do not). This is why it still needs to be FIXED, IMO.

  • Ton commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Michael, the blur does not scale when any scale/transform panel is used.
    But it does scale when Effect > Distort & Transform > Transform... is used to scale.
  • Michael Strickland commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Sorry, Ton and Egor, but this DOES NOT WORK.

    Using "Transform" does NOT scale Gaussian Blur properly, EVEN when scaling strokes and effects are SELECTED in Preferences, AND in the scaling dialog. This is a HUGE time-waster, to be required to MANUALLY change blur amounts, sometimes in HUNDREDS of places in an illustration! It NEEDS to be FIXED, finally.
  • Ton commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    It scales only when the Transform Effect is used (with the Scale Stroke and Effects option checked).

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