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December 18, 2017
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How Do I Change a Picture's Lines to Red and 0.001 pt?

  • December 18, 2017
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Hello, I'm a substitute instructor for a lab that utilizes laser engravers. I have Illustrator CC 2017. I have a simple puzzle outline that I would like to convert to something my engraver reads. I need the lines to be red and have a weight of 0.001 pt. I have spent about 20 hours researching how to do this. I don't know much about Illustrator, but it seems like this should be a simple task. I have attached the picture of the puzzle outline to this post. Can anyone help me out?

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    Correct answer Monika Gause

    You need the stroke panel and the swatches panel.

    set up a new swatch (spot color or whatever you need - read the engraver documentation) and name it "red" or set up the correct color (-> documentation). Apply the color to the strokes.

    Set the line width in the strokes panel.

    If the stroke width is set to some other value, uncheck the option "align to pixel"

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    John Mensinger
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    John MensingerCommunity Expert
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    December 18, 2017

    joeydudley  wrote

    I need the lines to be red and have a weight of 0.001 pt. I have spent about 20 hours researching how to do this.

    20 hours? Surely in that amount of time you must have come across How to apply strokes in Illustrator. I just found it in a few seconds. It would help to know what you've tried and what did or didn't happen when you tried it.

    I suspect some other problem is in play here. Are you sure that's a vector graphic?

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      Anonymous
      December 18, 2017

      https://forums.adobe.com/people/John+Mensinger  wrote

      JoeyDudley   wrote

      I need the lines to be red and have a weight of 0.001 pt. I have spent about 20 hours researching how to do this.

      20 hours? Surely in that amount of time you must have come across How to apply strokes in Illustrator. I just found it in a few seconds. It would help to know what you've tried and what did or didn't happen when you tried it.

      I suspect some other problem is in play here. Are you sure that's a vector graphic?

      I think I got it. I did come across that link, but I had to convert the image to vector first. I didn't know how to do that, inasmuch as last week was the first time I had ever used Illustrator. I did an image trace as line art and expanded it. Then I followed Monika's steps.

      Monika Gause
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      Monika GauseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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      December 18, 2017

      You need the stroke panel and the swatches panel.

      set up a new swatch (spot color or whatever you need - read the engraver documentation) and name it "red" or set up the correct color (-> documentation). Apply the color to the strokes.

      Set the line width in the strokes panel.

      If the stroke width is set to some other value, uncheck the option "align to pixel"

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