Download: Nagel Series 3 Effects (852 KB)

The unstuffed file will be called "NagelSeries3Effects.svg." Place this folder in your Plug-Ins folder inside your Adobe Illustrator directory. Open a document, and choose Effect > SVG Filters > Import SVG Filter.

This will open up a dialog prompting you to locate the file. After you're done so, all of the 10 filters will appear in your SVG Filters menu. After the filters are installed, you'll get a dialog confirming the import.

You apply them like any other filter effect: Choose your object and select the particular bevel you wish to apply. The effect will then be listed for your object in the Appearance palette. Remember, in order for an SVG filter to remain resolution-independent, it must be the last filter or effect listed in the Appearance palette. And the quality of the display of the SVG effect depends on your effects resolution settings and your zoom level. (Effects rarely look good at a zoom higher than 100 percent.)

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