Highlighter Tool Effect

[Cadvan1123]

Hey guys,

I wanted to create a highlighter tool similar to, if not exactly like, this one.
What happens is that as the highlighter tool is pressed and dragged across the stage, a series of "lines" appear that are angled according to the direction. When the tool has finished drawing, and the mouse is released, it turns into the type of image as shown by the second figure in the image. How do I go about doing this, and in specific, what classes do you think were used to turn that series of "lines" into a smooth image?

Thanks

[MichaelBaker]

Without trying to code and test myself it looks like you could achieve that by simply using lineStyle method with joints set to JointStyle.ROUND and turn it into one continuous path.

[Cadvan1123]

Originally Posted by MichaelBaker

Without trying to code and test myself it looks like you could achieve that by simply using lineStyle method with joints set to JointStyle.ROUND and turn it into one continuous path.

Thanks, I'll look into that. In addition, how does the initial path work? What tools were used to create that "line" effect before being transformed into a round path?

[MichaelBaker]

In the actionscript 3 reference look up the Graphics class. Along with some math youll probably be using a lot of graphic.moveTo, graphic.lineTo, maybe graphics.curveTo also.