: How to manipulate only one stroke/side of a shape/object in Illustrator CS5 How would I manipulate only a single stroke of a rectangle while leaving the strokes unchanged? For example, if I

@Kevin459

Create the box the size you want.
Using the pen (+) tool add anchor points along the side you want the curve. Place each anchor point where you would like to see curves.
Using the direct selection tool (A) click each anchor and drag down to the desired angle.
(A) click the anchor point. You should now see a white dot hovering above or below the anchor. click and drag this point to manipulate it to the exact wave/ curve. Repeat for each curve.
voila.

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@Kaufman565

I'm sure you've figured this out by now, as it's been two years, to those of you searching this, there is nothing that can't be done with illustrator. It's pretty easy.


Make a zig zag line the width or height you want your rectangle
Select it
Object > Expand
Then use the pen to draw the other three sides, starting on an end point of the zig zag line and connecting back at the other end.

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@Turnbaugh909

You can't.

Effects are applied to the entire object. There is no method which allows a user to apply an effect to only one section of a path (open or closed).

You would need to delete the section of the square you want zig zagged, expand your extra path so that the effect is no longer "live' then reconnect the corner points to the new path.

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