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I was using X3 previously. Never had a siginificant problem there. But now about 50% of the time my objects arn't combining or trimming properly. Reversing the curve direction worked, although it's a REAL pain in the butt, not to mention that I never had to do it before. I did however export everything as .EPS and reimported it and it combined fine then. I am guessing that something in the .EPS filter corrected the issue. Still though, this is a HUGE issue for me. I would hate to think that to merely combine some objects that I will have to export and import them.
KuttyJoe said: I've attached a file from Corel's clipart collection. 1. It doesn't matter what file I choose. Every file fails whether they're from Corel's on clipart or random eps files. They all fail to trim, or intersect simplify. I got this particular file to just about work. When I reversed the path, it trimmed, but one of the wings on the bird vanished. I copied and pasted it directly into Illustrator and it trimmed perfectly in a 10th of a second.
I've attached a file from Corel's clipart collection.
1. It doesn't matter what file I choose. Every file fails whether they're from Corel's on clipart or random eps files. They all fail to trim, or intersect simplify. I got this particular file to just about work. When I reversed the path, it trimmed, but one of the wings on the bird vanished. I copied and pasted it directly into Illustrator and it trimmed perfectly in a 10th of a second.
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Hi.
I see it working as expected on my end. I've never had a problem with trim or intersect. Perhaps it is failing on items with certain effects only.
I also never needed to use the other commands like Simplify. You can do everything needed with Trim, Weld, and Intersect.
Oh, if you want to trim multiple items as one shape then group it. Then ungroup after your done .
~John
See video:
It didn't work. Notice in the video when you start pulling the black lines off the wings, you have solid green beneath the black. The black should have knocked a hole right through the green. The demonstration above looks as if "simplify" has worked but it has also failed. The black shapes around the tail feathers should be complete rounded shapes but instead they look like half circles. The end result is different looking than the original art. It's better than the result I'm getting, but inconsistent at best.
I remember occasionally having this kind of problem in Draw, but now is different. It's failing on everything but the simplest stuff. If I select two shapes out of the bird and press trim, it will work. If I select the entire bird and press trim, it fails. After reversing path direction, it still fails though not in the same way.
KuttyJoe said:It didn't work. Notice in the video when you start pulling the black lines off the wings, you have solid green beneath the black. The black should have knocked a hole right through the green. The demonstration above looks as if "simplify" has worked but it has also failed. The black shapes around the tail feathers should be complete rounded shapes but instead they look like half circles. The end result is different looking than the original art. It's better than the result I'm getting, but inconsistent at best.
Ah. I think you are thinking of a batch trim operation. Sorry, I am not familiar enough with Illustrator.
What you are talking about would be like the result of a trace operation, or a batch trim whereas each object is trimmed from each other.
Am I on the right track?
RunFlaCruiser said: It didn't work. Notice in the video when you start pulling the black lines off the wings, you have solid green beneath the black. The black should have knocked a hole right through the green. The demonstration above looks as if "simplify" has worked but it has also failed. The black shapes around the tail feathers should be complete rounded shapes but instead they look like half circles. The end result is different looking than the original art. It's better than the result I'm getting, but inconsistent at best. Hi. Ah. I think you are thinking of a batch trim operation. Sorry, I am not familiar enough with Illustrator. What you are talking about would be like the result of a trace operation, or a batch trim whereas each object is trimmed from each other. Am I on the right track? ~John [/quote] Batch trim? Nothing in Illustrator called batch trim. Just trim. Open file, select all, press trim, done. The problem is that nobody is getting a result which is identical to the original untrimmed file though the Simplify result is very close. The only difference I can see is in the tail feathers. As I try with different files, they all fail in different ways. Some of them fail when I try to convert outlines to curves. The outlines become open paths so I can't get to the point of trying to trim it. This whole process is just seconds in Illustrator and always works. So far I haven't found another vector program that can do this perfectly. It's very surprising.
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Batch trim? Nothing in Illustrator called batch trim. Just trim. Open file, select all, press trim, done. The problem is that nobody is getting a result which is identical to the original untrimmed file though the Simplify result is very close. The only difference I can see is in the tail feathers. As I try with different files, they all fail in different ways. Some of them fail when I try to convert outlines to curves. The outlines become open paths so I can't get to the point of trying to trim it. This whole process is just seconds in Illustrator and always works. So far I haven't found another vector program that can do this perfectly. It's very surprising.