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Hello,
I am trying to convert a solid fill object (see attached image) into a single line.
The reason I want to do this is so that I can make the solid fill object thinner.
If it was a single line, this would be easy, because I could simply reduce the stroke of the line and have control over how thin the line was.
Is this possible please without having to re-draw it.
Thank you.
James,
Here is an improved description, and a set of screenshots (using a Helvetica S):
1) With the Direct Selection Tool (first deselect by Clicking an empty spot and then) Click each end path segment and press Delete (that will give you two paths forming the curved parts);
2) Select everything and switch from Fill to Stroke in the Toolbox (that will give you stroked paths (and you can see what you are doing));
3) Object>Blend>Blend Options, set Spacing to Specified Step with 1 step (that will prep
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This happens a lot with designers and dielines. Printers can NOT use shapes, they need to be actual lines, and at times, they are converted to boxes/fills and I would love the option of converting, what was once a line, back to a line from the box it is now.
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What about converting to raster then using image trace outline?
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@shac40469206 schrieb:
What about converting to raster then using image trace outline?
Pretty sure you have noticed that the screenshot shows a very precise geometric shape. There is no way Image Trace can give you that.
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