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sanaac
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May 31, 2017
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Trace colour

  • May 31, 2017
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Hi im new to Ai and was wondering how to change the trace colour. It automatically traces blue but i need the lines to be red and can't figure it out.  Thanx in advance

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    sanaacAuthor
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    June 1, 2017

    i want it cut out.. so i need the picture to be outlined in red for the laser machine to pick it up.

    and the fill to be white so you only see the outline..

    hope that makes sense

    again.. thankyou

    Eternal Warrior
    Eternal Warrior
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    June 1, 2017

    What is the sheet size needing to be set to?

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    sanaacAuthor
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    June 1, 2017

    Im honestly not sure...  i didnt realise it would affect the format of the pic..

    i want the design to be between 30 - 40 cm height or width..

    is there a way to stop the pic from becoming blurry and what is causing the outline to become jaggered

    thanx

    Eternal Warrior
    Eternal Warrior
    Inspiring
    May 31, 2017

    When you say it traces blue are you talking about after you have committed to the trace and expand it into paths?

    OR are you talking about when you view your tracing result with outlines?

    In which case you should see light blue lines around your trace... which is working as expected:

    Best wishes,

    EW

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    sanaacAuthor
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    May 31, 2017

    Hi thankyou for your reply and info.. yes it shows like ur attached pic. I need it to be a vector file with red lines.. after the trace what am i supposed to do.. i had no idea i had to follow further  steps lol

    Eternal Warrior
    Eternal Warrior
    Inspiring
    May 31, 2017

    Hisanaac​

    Once you have traced your image... and ensured that the trace looks as close to the image as possible... You need to click expand to convert that image to paths.

    You can then with your paths selected apply fills and strokes as necessary.

    For general knowledge about image tracing the following links may be useful to you:

    However, I can advise you better with a screenshot of the image you are trying to trace posted into this forum.

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