Vector Outline Dictionary
Definitive terminology and production rules covering stroke weights, contour boundaries, join geometry, and vector path precision.
Bezier Curve
A parametric curve defined by anchor nodes and tangent handles that determines smooth curvature, stroke velocity, and vector perimeter tension.
Butt Cap
A stroke termination style that ends sharply and perpendicular precisely at the vector path endpoint node without extending beyond the coordinate.
Center Stroke Alignment
Positioning mode where the outline thickness is symmetrically divided, distributing 50% across the outer edge and 50% across the inner boundary.
Closed Path
A contiguous vector loop whose origin node and terminal node are coincident, enabling reliable solid color fills and compound boolean clipping.
Expand Stroke
The destructive conversion of a live vector line into closed filled polygon outlines to guarantee identical rendering across plotting and vinyl fabrication.
Hairline
The thinnest possible line weight supported by an output device or plotter, typically evaluated as 0.001 inches or exactly one device pixel.
Miter Limit
A numeric ratio threshold dictating when acute angle joins switch from sharp points to truncated bevel corners to prevent spike distortion.
Outside Alignment
Tracing configuration that forces 100% of the outline thickness exterior to the path envelope, preserving internal artwork area completely.
Primary Silhouette Contour
The heaviest stroke line in a multi-tier hierarchy, assigned exclusively to outer boundary profiles to detach the subject from backgrounds.
Round Join
Corner vertex rendering that applies a semicircular radius equal to half the stroke weight, eliminating unwanted sharpness at steep angles.
Scale With Image
A parametric stroke property ensuring outline thickness scales proportionally when bounding boxes enlarge or shrink across layouts.
Vector Stroke Weight
The designated linear dimension (measured in points, millimeters, or pixels) specifying outline thickness across digital vectors.
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