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The Contour Lines path effect applied to a sample shape
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Contour Lines

Level curves traced through a two-axis field, giving the nested loop lattice of a topographic map, an ikat weave or a heat map illustration.

Open in the editor More textures path effects
FamilyTextures
Parameters4 adjustable
On canvas handlesno, adjust it in the panel
Destructiveno, the original path is kept
LicenceFree for commercial use

The 4 controls

Nothing here is baked in. Every value stays live on the object for as long as the file exists, so you can come back and retune it, reorder it against other effects, or take it off and get your original path back exactly as you drew it.

  1. Freq X0.5 to 12, default 3
  2. Freq Y0.5 to 12, default 3
  3. Levels1 to 24, default 9
  4. Resolution40 to 200, default 140

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