Appearance Panel

Edit, reorder, hide, duplicate, or remove Linestra inside Illustrator's native appearance stack.

Open Window → Appearance with a Linestra object selected. Illustrator shows the original Contents and appearance attributes together with a row named for the active fill, such as Vexy Linestra Linear or Vexy Linestra Contour.

Open the Linestra Editor

Double-click the Linestra row. The plug-in opens or unminimizes its panel and loads the stored fill, six numeric parameters, Source Levels, and color mode.

Visibility

Use the eye icon beside the effect row to compare the original appearance with the generated result. Hiding the effect does not delete its settings.

Effect Order

Linestra is a post effect. Appearance entries below it contribute to the art it receives. Entries above it process the generated output.

Examples:

  • Put a source-side color or tonal effect below Linestra to change density or Dynamic Color sampling.
  • Put Opacity or a global color adjustment above Linestra to modify the result without changing the source signal.

Illustrator's exact reordering options depend on the selected art type and appearance structure. Keep a duplicate before experimenting with a complex stack.

Multiple Linestra Instances

Control changes target the matching Linestra effect in the selected style automatically. Avoid stacking several Linestra instances on one object unless you deliberately want one generated appearance to feed another; the result can become expensive and difficult to reason about.

For layered Linestra looks, duplicate the source or create separate appearance fills and combine them at the Illustrator level.

Removing Linestra

Select the Linestra row and click the Appearance panel's delete control. Because the effect is non-destructive, the underlying source remains.

Copying Appearance

Duplicating the object or copying it between compatible Illustrator documents preserves the Live Effect parameters and static paint. The destination system needs the Vexy Linestra plug-in to regenerate the effect.

See Color & Appearance for source-versus-result paint behavior.