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Create cutlines for text automatically without using Pathfinder

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Feb 14, 2023 Feb 14, 2023

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Hi there,

 

I hope you guys can help me. I'm running a decal shop and I'm personalizing items for my customers. Since I need to retype the text all the time, I also need to click each type on "Object > Expand" and then "Pathfinder > Merge". This is very time consuming and sometimes I forget to do it before cutting the text with my cutting machine. 

 

Is there any workaround so I can type the text and it automatically merges all letters? 

 

Thank you so much, really appreciated.

 

Best regards

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Feb 14, 2023 Feb 14, 2023

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I don't think so, that would be really handy.

But I'm sure this can be scripted or actioned, but you'll still have to remember to run them!

Try recording an action...

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Feb 14, 2023 Feb 14, 2023

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Yeah, an action works. I did Outline, Unite, but same result.

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Feb 14, 2023 Feb 14, 2023

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@defaultr9yhpdey3v9n wrote:

Since I need to retype the text all the time, I also need to click each type on "Object > Expand" and then "Pathfinder > Merge".


 

 

Do you mean Outline Text? If so:

 

Jane

 

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The type object has to be converted to outlines in order to apply a cut path to it. Running a pathfinder Unite function over the converted type object is usually a good idea in practice. The tracking in many typefaces will have some letters overlapping each other. Then there is the issue of OpenType Variable fonts; many of those feature vector overlaps within many of the individual letters. That can be a disaster if routing letters on a routing table.

If you're re-using the same document as a sort of template I suggest creating another dummy/template layer that has live type objects in the desired positions. You could do this with a separate document as well. The type objects can be quickly copied to the clipboard and pasted in place (Ctrl+F) into the actual production layout.

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