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L_Ashford
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February 16, 2011
Question

Delete/remove duplicate paths

  • February 16, 2011
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Good morning

I have a file based on an imported dxf. It seems to contain all the paths twice (at least), which is making the file huge (~30Mb).  Is there a quick method of selecting/removing these duplicates?

Many thanks

Lindsay

Spec. Illustrator CS5, Windows XP Pro.

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    lizzzzahhh
    Participant
    April 15, 2019

    Here's an easy fix:

    Select all of the lines you want to check for duplicates

    object > group

    Pathfinder > outline

    Stroke > 1 (or whatever you want)

    object > ungroup

    hope that helps!

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      윤빈김24775072
      Participant
      April 30, 2019

      Your solution is easiest and perfectest. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

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      L_AshfordAuthor
      Participant
      February 17, 2011

      Monika:  Thank you!  That worked brilliantly.  Some of those other scripts are going to be useful too.

      ru73:Thank you for the offer, but I’m sure the duplication occurred in Illustrator as I was amending paths, rather than in the dxf.

      Monika Gause
      Community Expert
      Monika GauseCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      February 16, 2011

      You could try scripts.

      Find some here: http://illustrator.hilfdirselbst.ch/dokuwiki/en/skripte/javascript/uebersicht

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        ru73
        Participating Frequently
        February 16, 2011

        Good tip Monika,

        I just tested the script wr-removeduplicates.js from the website you provided.

        All you have to do is select the lines you want to check for duplicates, and run the script. My test consisted of 24 overlapping rectangles that were all rotated at 20.49 degrees. It worked great.  Thanks again for the tip.

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        ru73
        Participating Frequently
        February 16, 2011

        I am not sure if there is an easy way in Illustrator. I use a CAD program that has a function for eliminating overlapping lines. If you want, email me the original DXF file, and I will email you back a DXF file that has the overlaps removed. You can send it to ru73atyahoodotcom

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