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Christine Holzmann
Christine Holzmann
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February 6, 2014
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Is there a way to convert text to a stroke instead of a filled path?

  • February 6, 2014
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Hi all,

I just thought I would ask... and it may be impossible... Is there a way to convert text to a stroke/strokes instead of a filled path?

Thank you,

Christine

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    Correct answer tomc80120163

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    THE BEST WAY TO DO THIS IS TO TYPE YOUR TEXT THEN RASTERISE AND IMAGE TRACE WITH single LINE ART . I JUST POSTED A VIDEO ON YOU TUBE SHOWING HOW TO DO THIS.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi-soCp7dbc

    Cheers. Tom.

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    jbobbbbbb
    jbobbbbbb
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    December 9, 2017

    I have been looking for a way to do this for months!!! So simple, thank you.

    T
    tomc80120163Correct answer
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    November 8, 2017

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    THE BEST WAY TO DO THIS IS TO TYPE YOUR TEXT THEN RASTERISE AND IMAGE TRACE WITH single LINE ART . I JUST POSTED A VIDEO ON YOU TUBE SHOWING HOW TO DO THIS.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi-soCp7dbc

    Cheers. Tom.

    Christine Holzmann
    Christine HolzmannAuthor
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    November 13, 2017

    Thanks so much Tom!! LOVED your method!!

    Jacob Bugge
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    Jacob BuggeCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 6, 2014

    Christine,

    If you want it as editable Type, you can just:

    1) In the Toolbox tick None for fill which makes the Type invisible;

    2) In the Appearance palette flyout click Add New Stroke.

    With this you have a stroke/nofill editable Type. You may change the Stroke Weight and Stroke colour.

    You can also Type>Create Outlines, then switch from Fill to Stroke at the bottom of the Toolbox as with any (compound) path.

    Christine Holzmann
    Christine HolzmannAuthor
    Known Participant
    February 6, 2014

    Jacob,

    Thank you for responding - I appreciate it. I don't think I explained myself properly earlier though... let me try again:)

    When converting the text to outlines, is it possible to convert it to a stroke/strokes instead of filled paths?

    Jacob Bugge
    Community Expert
    Jacob BuggeCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 6, 2014

    You are welcome, Christine.

    Are we talking about an appearance with a single stroke at the centre, like a spine path?

    If so, there are fonts of that kind.

    If you wish to change the appearance of an existing normal font, there is some work in it, which may involve creating blends between (parts) of the paths that form opposite boundaries of the letters.

    There have been some threads about it which may be exhumed.

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