Vector trim in AI
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- unknown
Hey is there anyway to trim the edges of a Text in illustrator once you've created outlines of that text?
Basically I want to do this for fancy shmancy texty effects in illustrator.
Let me know, grassy ass!
:P
- mayo0
i don't think i understand the question. Do you mean using something other than the direct select tool on specific anchor points, the scissors and/or knife tool?
- unknown0
Basically, pretend we are in Photoshop (But I want to do this in illustrator)
Ok say you had some text > Rasterized the text >
Selected only that text >
Contracted the selection by 2 pixels or so >
select inverse and deleteWhat you have left is the inner areas of the original text.
That's probably not too clear either but, oh well I suck at explaining things. Yeah any other way than the direct select tool, not sure how you would do it with the knife or scissors.
:P
- unknown0
Got it Mayo, the Knife tool should suffice, Thanks for the heads up!
;)
- Gorbie0
Try applying a thin stroke to the text. If it is going on a solid color background, that'll thin the type.
If that doesn't work I think there might be another way... but it would suck.
(you are thinking of thinning the type down, no?)
- 2cent0
ypo pixel...try using offset path either +/- depending on where you want to go...also play around with the minus feature in the pathfinder if you wanted to like cutoff the bottom half of a work or sumthin like that.
but what you explained earlier can easily be done with the offset path option.
- mayo0
Yeah, i was thinking of adding a stroke and then outlining the path. that usually breaks it down to three pieces, no? just be careful about the mitres (*spits after says mitres...*spits)
- Gorbie0
What the fooking hell is a mitre anyway?? I've never had any issue with mitres.
or have I?
- CyBrainX0
Everyone got the answer before me, but here's my explanation anyway.
There is an easier way that isn't hard at all.
Create outlines
Stroke it twice as much as you want the inset to be (Illustrator strokes on the center by default)
Stroke path
Delete the outside parts. Keep the inside parts.
Go outside and enjoy the heat of a newly, environmentally fixed planet before it remembers to rain on my sad ass.
- mayo0
mitres are part of the anatomy of a font. the innards, if you will. depending on how you are playing with the font/stroke/whatever, they start poking out. i'll try to find or make up an example and send it to you Gorbie.
- Gorbie0
They sound kinda creepy.
miters
miters
miters!!
- mayo0
sent it to your O address Gorbie. the example is shite, but should give you an idea.
- unknown0
Hey CyBrainX can you clarify that a bit?
What do you mean by delete the outside parts? Deleting the stroke after you create outlines?
:P
- unknown0
Outline stroke + the Pathfinder worked perfectly, thanks all!
And I'd love to see that mitre demo to Mayo, thanks!
:P