hi guys, i'm trying to find a way (something automated not manual cleaning) of path lines that are hidden behind other objects with fill color. I've attached a simple example of what i'm referring to. shape A has a single path (no fill) behind a rectangular box with white fill. Pic B shows the actual paths with no fill color.   Now I wish to remove part of the vertical line that is behind the box. So basically pic A should look the same when viewing the outline/paths (with CTRL+Y)   I have tried all pathfinder options and non of them did the job. The only way I know of is to use the shapebuilder tool and manually drag and merge the internal of the box. It works for this example, but I need it for far more complex artwork that need to be cut on laser/sticker cutters so the shape builder wont help me in this case.   I also tried selecting all filled objects, moving them on top and use minus front but unfortunately open paths will get deleted completely. Minus front between 2 closed objects has the behaviour that i'm looking for, but as stated, not working with open paths.   any help much appreciated. I'm open also to 3rd party plugins/software, though i would prefer doing it natively   ... View more

hi there, as per title request I'm trying to find a way how to get the same (or similar) results of cutout filter but without the angular pointed edges. What i'm after is same effect but rounded corners. Is there an alternative method/filter or even app if needed to achieve such result?   so far i've tried combination of filters but haven't come across anything interesting. the closest I got was by doing the cutout effect then apply noise > median, but the result loses all of its sharpness and it's not what i'm looking for (however it did somehow make the edges rounder...ish). Important that each "cutout" remains solid, no feathering or gradient or anything.   thanks in advance L       ... View more

hi guys ive compiled a set of actions to batch process some of my artworks, however one of the steps in doing so is by using a script. In the actions panel I am able to load the script via the action's "insert menu" option, however the script itself has a popup to input some variables. Since I'm working with practically the same variables on all the artworks, is it possible to include such script without having to wait for my input? cause doing so will nullify the scope of all this.   Thanks in advance Lee     ... View more

hi all, (before starting i would like to say that I did search for this error, and there were other posts but I dont think i've seen one which tackles dual monitors issues, so that why i'm re-asking specifically for my situation) I'm getting the error "OpenGL enabled document window error" every time I try to use the rotate tool. What's unusal is that my setup is dual monitors (actually a monitor and a wacom cintiq, which is a display only) When I use it on my normal monitor it works fine, but everytime I either extent my display, clone it, or any form shifting photoshop onto it, i'm getting this error. So basically it works where I dont need it (small monitor) and fails where I need (cintiq) Both monitors are feeding from the same nvidia GTX card, both via DVI. I've tried also HDMI but nothing changed. Shifting ports on graphic card didnt work either. To be honest I didnt put my hopes up much since I think OpenGL works one for the entire card and not per monitor. any help how to set it up properly? photoshop options remains the same, it will just work or not even by just dragging the window from the monitor or cintiq tnks ... View more

hi all i'm not familiar with scripts at all and a quick search didnt result much in similar question except one from 8yrs ago which said it cant, but maybe since then there were some changes. is it possible to include a script in the action? i've tried recording an action and loaded the script but didnt show up. i'm afraid it still can't but maybe theres a work around? the script im using basically searches for paths smaller than x length, which takes ages to run for complex images, and i need to do it on way too many images to do one by one, so i was hoping for some automation. cheers ... View more