Retaining warped letters

[PixelGrafix]

Hello!

I have to cut letters out in an arch i created with warp in Illustrator. I'm using a brushed stainless steel vinyl and need the brush to run vertically. When i took my letters and placed them on the new illustrator file, i lose the graduated stretch of each individual letters. Is there a way to create an arch with the graduated warp and turn it sideways on my vinyl? I'm completely flummoxed!

I'll post this picture to show my original outlines, and the arch with the width difference that i need. and the second photo shows what happens when i turn it to cut on the vertical brush steel.

It's not really a versaworks or hardware issue - It's probably something silly in illustrator that is evading me.

Thanks for any insight.

Mary

 

[PixelGrafix]

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Just started fiddling with illustrator. I found it - leaving on the board in case someone else needs same info. Select object, go to OBJECT, EXPAND APPEARANCE. voila!

 

[James Burke]

Just started fiddling with illustrator. I found it - leaving on the board in case someone else needs same info. Select object, go to OBJECT, EXPAND APPEARANCE. voila!

Ditto. That'll get you every time.



JB

 

[T_K]

When you just do the warp, it leaves it as a mathematical calculation of the original. Like the others said, you need to do Object > Expand. This locks the letters into their warped state.

NOTE: you may want to save these as a separate production file. Once you expand the object, you can no longer edit the warp settings on it.