Tie shoulder offset

Tie shoulders affect the angles of the curves of ties as they taper towards an endpoint, as the tapered ends often approach noteheads at a steeper angle than that of a tie’s arch.

Increasing the shoulder offset makes the onset of the curve shallower, whereas decreasing the shoulder offset makes the onset steeper.

You can change the project-wide settings for the offset of tie shoulders by changing the values for the following options, which you can find by clicking Advanced Options in the Design section of the Ties page in Engrave > Engraving Options:

  • Offset shoulders by fraction of half length of short tie

  • Offset shoulders by fraction of half length of long tie

Figure 1. A long tie with default shoulder offset (1/10)
Figure 2. A long tie with increased shoulder offset (7/8)

You can also change the shoulder offset of ties individually by moving their control point handles in Engrave mode.