Contracting or expanding a path

You can contract or expand the path of a selected object by a specific number of pixels.

To expand or contract a selected path:

1. Select Modify > Alter Path > Inset Path to open the Inset Path dialog box.
2. Select a direction to contract or expand the path:

   Inside contracts the path.

   Outside expands the path.

3. Set the width between the original path and the contracting or expanding path.
4. Specify a corner type: miter, round, or beveled.
5. If you chose miter, set the miter limit, the point at which a miter corner automatically becomes a beveled corner. The miter limit is the ratio of miter corner length to stroke width.
6. Click OK.

   A smaller or larger path object with the same stroke and fill attributes replaces the original path object.