User Guide

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Select the Tools > Outline > Expand strokes command in the menu. You
will see a dialog box that lets you select options:
The top area of this dialog box is used to specify brush size and shape.
Width is the width of the brush ellipse at its widest part. Angle is the
degree of the brush ellipse slant and Roundness is the relation (in percent)
of the narrow and wide widths of the brush ellipse. Below is a sample of the
stroke expand with different brushes:
The next line of options specifies the way the expanding algorithm will
process the contour corners and the ends of an open contour:
Flat contour ends vs. round ends