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Olympia Corcotiis
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Mar 31, 2020 1:29 PM UTC
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Measure Path lenghts

Hey all, I hope you can help me with this:

 

I'm looking for a possibility to measure paths In Illustrator. What I want to do exactly is to measure the lenght of individual letters or words. How can I do this? I suppose I will have to manipulate the letters so that they're displayed in single paths through the middle line of the letters, not outlines. How would I do that? And how can I measure the paths then? Thank you in advance for your help!

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Jacob Bugge
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Apr 7, 2020 7:43 PM UTC

Olympia,

 

There is also the Path Length script in this free bundle by 佐藤浩之, (Satō Hiroyuki),

 

http://shspage.com/aijs/en/

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pollyannas45749296
pollyannas45749296
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Aug 2, 2024 10:17 AM UTC

Hi,  I've also found how to change the proportions of an object to exact measurements.  This is via the Properties Tool, via the Window drop down menu.  If you group the whole object, select it, and look on the Proporties Tool then you can enter in your desired measurements in the Transform measurements boxes.  You can constrain proportions with the chain icon.

I used this to size logos (included words in expanded text) to an exact size needed.

 

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Jacob Bugge
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Jacob BuggeCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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Apr 7, 2020 7:43 PM UTC

Olympia,

 

There is also the Path Length script in this free bundle by 佐藤浩之, (Satō Hiroyuki),

 

http://shspage.com/aijs/en/

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    astutegraphics
    astutegraphics
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    Apr 7, 2020 5:21 PM UTC

    DynamicMeasure tool in VectorScribe: https://astutegraphics.com/plugins/vectorscribe 🙂

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      Jacob Bugge
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      Jacob BuggeCommunity Expert
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      Mar 31, 2020 3:40 PM UTC

      Olympia,

       

      Editing.

       

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      Bill Silbert
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      Bill SilbertCommunity Expert
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      Mar 31, 2020 2:12 PM UTC

      Have you tried simply using the Measure Tool (bundled with the Eyedropper Tool)? You simply click at the beginning and end of the distance you want to measure and the result will appear in the Info Panel. Any angle you may be measuring at will be shown next to the actual distance as seen in the screen shot.  

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      Olympia CorcotiisAuthor
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      Mar 31, 2020 2:25 PM UTC

      I also need the measurements of more complex and curved paths. found out that it is written in the document information. only need a way now to get single line fonts/letter now in an easy way, like this:

       

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