Xtream Path 2 Live Effect is under “Illustrator > Window > XtreamPath2 > Live …” submenu.
If you access the menu, the panel including “XtreamPath2: Live …” title appears.
For the object which has already applied Xtream Path 2 Live Effect, you can edit the original one, and the effect one will automatically update.“XtreamPath2: Live …” panel includes the following interface in common.
Live Update
Unchecking this option leaves the selected object unchanged until you click the Apply button. When checked, Live Update will automatically apply the settings as you make changes.Expand/Release/Apply
The Expand button creates individual objects from each of the copies created by the Live Effect. The objects will be grouped. The Release button removes the Live Effect. The Apply button applies the current settings to selected objects.Panel Menu
The Panel menu is accessed by clicking the icon in the upper right corner of the panel.
You can reset the panel settings to 'Default Settings' and save the current setting as the preset menu and add here.
For the instruction on how to use the preset menu, please refer “Preset Menu.”?
Display help panel and jump to correspond page. Also, if you select any Xtream Path 2 live object and click “?” icon while pressing the option/alt key, correspond “XtreamPath2: Live…” panel will open.
NOTE: If you open the Illustrator file that contains the object with Xtream Path 2 Live Effect by Illustrator that Xtream Path 2 is not installed, the following alert message will be displayed.
“The document '[File Name].ai' contains elements that are managed by plug-ins that are not currently available. You can delete or expand these elements, but you cannot manipulate them in other ways. The missing plug-ins are listed below. (List of uninstalled plugins)”
Please note, this is not an error message. If necessary, you can expand the elements from “Illustrator > Object > Expand…” menu command. Even if you Expand them, the appearances are valid, and you will not see the alert message when opening the file.
* If Illustrator's “Expand ...” command can not be used (such as when the stroke profile on the path is not uniform), please expand it with the “Expand” button on the “FILTERiT5: Live…” panel in advance.
TIP: You can check which Live Effect has been used on the object using “Appearance” panel of Illustrator.