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  1. Mangkud

    Delete only smaller paths

    To be more precise: All data is in one layer and those paths I want to delete can only be identified via their area size. I cannot work with the colors or stroke sizes. It does look like a scripting thing... or?
  2. Mangkud

    Delete only smaller paths

    I am creating a map with Illustrator CS2 on Mac OS 10.3.9. There are many small paths in several layers that I want to delete. Especially for an overview map I don't need the smaller areas to be drawn. Is there a way to delete small paths which area size is below a certain threshold? Hope to...
  3. Mangkud

    After Vectorization: Converting areas to lines

    I now found out that the Live Trace function IS capable of creating center lines of objects. But the Tracing options have to be really really finetuned to produce useful results. Center lines cannot be created for colored images and you have to be sure that for the 'Trace Settings' the 'Strokes'...
  4. Mangkud

    After Vectorization: Converting areas to lines

    I found another solution: I'm using AlgoLab's raster to vector conversion software now. The have a function that let's you build center lines of objects, not outlines.
  5. Mangkud

    After Vectorization: Converting areas to lines

    I scanned a map and converted it into a vector graphic using Ilustrator's (CS2) Live Trace. The results are all closed paths (areas, shapes), but I would like to have lines. How can I convert (or simplify) areas to lines? If I could do that, it would be possible to preserve the topology of the...

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