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Automatic path/line in the center of the letter

Community Beginner ,
Oct 17, 2024 Oct 17, 2024

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hi all,

I would like to know if it’s possible in Illustrator to create a perfectly equidistant centerline from the entire edge of a letter, for example.

 

The one you see in the attached image was done manually

 

Thank you.

 

Screenshot 2024-10-17 alle 11.19.04.jpg

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Community Expert , Oct 17, 2024 Oct 17, 2024

Several have tried, but in the end it will fail with complex shapes such as letters.

 

Check out this: https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/new-year-new-strokes/m-p/12629248 

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Community Expert ,
Oct 17, 2024 Oct 17, 2024

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The long answer is no.

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Oct 17, 2024 Oct 17, 2024

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no 3rd part script or plug-in?

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Several have tried, but in the end it will fail with complex shapes such as letters.

 

Check out this: https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/new-year-new-strokes/m-p/12629248 

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thanks a lot!

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Oct 17, 2024 Oct 17, 2024

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Omar,

 

In addition to what Monika said, one complication often encountered as in your case is that  parts of your centre lines where they cross each other are without guides in the letter shapes because the corresponding parts of the original (grey filled) paths have been lost by uniting them.

 

If you could go back to those original paths, it would be much easier (albeit non automatic), using a bit of preparation and then a 1 step Blend (maybe with a bit of adjustment), especially because your centre lines do not extend into the rounded end parts.

 

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And just to be a bit fair and realistic: The New Year Strokes approach was by no means provided to create the centerlines of (outlined) type objects / calligraphic type objects.

 

It was rather meant to recreate (single) stroked paths out of outlined stroked paths, as can be seen in floorplans, technical drawings or network maps, for example.

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That's why I wrote that it will fail with complex shapes.

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