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Flatten Shape Layers

Intro​

Flatten Shape Layers can be used as a deformer on Shapes containing sub-meshes to flatten their internal hierarchy into one single path or layer.

UI​

Mode:

  • Single Path - Flattens all geometry into one path. Note - this mode will remove any materials.
  • Single Layer (keeps materials) - Flattens the sub-mesh hierarchy into a single layer.
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Order of operations is really important here.

Example
  1. Create a Text Shape.
  2. Create a Custom Shape.
  3. Connect the Text Shape to the Custom Shape's Input Shape.
  4. Click the + on the Custom Shape's Deformers attribute and select Path Offset to create and connect one.
  5. Set an Offset value on the Path Offset.
  6. On the Custom Shape, load its Stroke tab and check Stroke.

The result should look something like:

  1. Click the + on the Custom Shape's Deformers attribute and select Flatten Shape Layers to create and connect one.

The result should look something like: