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spiritlevel
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October 10, 2023
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Exporting paths to illustrator problem

  • October 10, 2023
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This is a long shot but my process of elimination seems to point at Photoshop as the problem here.

I create outlines with paths in Photoshop (I currently run 23.3.2)

I then export paths to illustrator.

I open the files in Illustrator in order to export as dxf files for laser cutting. (they are usually opened in CAD by my laser and router cutting people).

HOWEVER, over the past month when I export paths to illustrator, the files open as jagged lines.  Has something changed in Photoshop for this to happen?  No upgrade to Illustrator and no upgrade with my CAD people.  I tried using the latest version of Illustrator and this seems to work but exporting as a DXF gives me jagged lines.  I'm assuming this is a version issue and that the latest Photoshop version is too new for this conversion thing I have going that I have been doing FOREVER with no problems.  I'm wondering how far back in Photoshop versions should I revert to in order to get clean lines!!!!

 

 

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    Stephen Marsh
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    Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
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    October 11, 2023

    Please provide the exported path file direct out of Photoshop without being saved through Illustrator or another app. Or the path in a raster file such as JPEG or PSD.

     

    I have CAD software but it's probably not the same software.

     

    P.S. What flatness value are you using when exporting the path to Illustrator format?

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      spiritlevelAuthor
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      October 11, 2023

      I'm not sure what you mean by flatness value?  As in how many layers?  Or what compression?

      c.pfaffenbichler
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      c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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      October 11, 2023

      The ai-file looks fine, so the issue seems to happen downstream. 

        c.pfaffenbichler
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        c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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        October 10, 2023

        Please provide one of the Photoshop paths in a jpg for example. 

        How did you create the Path – properly or did you convert a Selection to a Work Path? 

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          spiritlevelAuthor
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          October 10, 2023

          created as proper paths not selected work paths.  that isn't the problem.  As I said, I have done this for over a decade in the same way and the path creation is not the problem.  I believe it's a software version issue starting from Photoshop and wonder how far I should go back.

          D Fosse
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          D FosseCommunity Expert
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          October 11, 2023

          You should not »go back« with Photoshop because the problem is almost certainly not with Photoshop. 

           

          Please post meaningful screenshots, not photographs.

          https://www.take-a-screenshot.org/

           

          And I asked you to provide one of the Photoshop Paths in a jpg.  


          Actually, I'm not sure. Seeing it, I agree there might be something in the vector data coming out of Photoshop, something causing it to be incorrectly interpreted in some circumstances outside Photoshop.

           

          I think this should be moved to bugs. But @spiritlevel , see if you can compile a reproducible case, with specified application versions (PS/Ai) and specified outside software exhibiting this. Make screenshots showing one file traveling through PS > Ai > external app (not different files).

          D Fosse
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          D FosseCommunity Expert
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          October 10, 2023

          Paths are vector data, and as such, "jagged lines" is a concept that doesn't even apply. That's pixels. In other words, this is something that happens in the on-screen rendering of the data. Not the data itself.

           

          No, I have no idea what the actual problem is, but I suspect a GPU problem. Such problems can easily affect one application and not another.

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            spiritlevelAuthor
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            October 10, 2023

            yep totally aware of the vector/pixel description.  What I am getting are not pixels.  As I mentioned I have done this for over a decade in exactly this way and the jagged lines are new.

            D Fosse
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            D FosseCommunity Expert
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            October 10, 2023

            Well, I'm not getting any jagged lines with "Export paths to Illustrator" here. Everything looks good in Illustrator, all rendered at full screen resolution regardless of zoom. As expected.

             

            So I don't know what this could be - but just so it's clear, you're seeing this in Illustrator? Perhaps you should ask there as well.

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