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Kustenklar
Kustenklar
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September 1, 2023
Question

Find (and close) open paths in illustrator

  • September 1, 2023
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Hi,

Anyone who knows how to quickly find open paths that need to be closed? I'm working on a project with many objects and over hundred open paths. The tutorials with plugins and scripts I can find no longer work.

Thanks so much.

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    Ton Frederiks
    Community Expert
    Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 2, 2023

    Or maybe this script?

    wr-closeallpaths.jsx

    http://illustrator.hilfdirselbst.ch/dokuwiki/en/skripte/javascript/wr-closeallpaths

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    htranbos
    Participant
    February 16, 2024

    The link has stopped working. Do you have a new link to download this script? THanks

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      Muhamad27299693wza2
      Participant
      May 21, 2024

      I don't know if you're still looking for it, but this link might help

      https://github.com/marcusguttenplan/adobe_scripts

        Monika Gause
        Community Expert
        Monika GauseCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        September 1, 2023

        You mean: just find all open paths?

        Or

        Find those open paths that actually need to be closed (perhaps because they have a stroke applied)?

         

        Astute Graphics FindReplace can find all open paths

        And their PathScribe panel can then close them

         

        RJ-Grafix Select menu also can find all open paths.

        You would then need a script to close them.

        In some cases you could perhaps just create a live paint group to close them (and then expand), but this will change the stacking order in your document which might be something you do not want.

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        Community Expert
        Bobby HendersonCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        September 1, 2023

        Additional note on Astute Graphics' plugins, the Vector First Aid plugin can automatically find and fix paths that are barely open. A path that is broken open at an anchor point position can be joined automatically. Redundant points and pairs of points very close to each other can be fixed. Points that are axis-alignable can be straighted. The plugin will let the user fix everything with one click or fix issues in the list that are selected.

        Kustenklar
        Kustenklar Author
        Inspiring
        September 1, 2023

        Thanks so much both of you!

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