tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post4765732473340530800..comments2024-03-26T00:52:24.638-04:00Comments on Real World Illustrator: Fixing hairline strokes with the Magic WandAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795570164435872662noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-34321947079834030462007-10-24T14:10:00.000-04:002007-10-24T14:10:00.000-04:00Thank you, thank you, thank you.Thank you, thank you, thank you.lankynatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417295800155912316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-25887210160451561742007-10-22T14:16:00.000-04:002007-10-22T14:16:00.000-04:00Ooops, never mind about my last post, above. I now...Ooops, never mind about my last post, above. I now understand that by typing in 0.25 as a tolerance, it's selecting anything 0.25 thicker or thinner than the selected stroke. Makes sense to me now.Joe503https://www.blogger.com/profile/15894897929576872067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-26636932316028736832007-10-05T11:32:00.000-04:002007-10-05T11:32:00.000-04:00Hi Mordy,I don't understand the logic behind this....Hi Mordy,<BR/>I don't understand the logic behind this... If you had your Magic Wand setting at 0.25 and drew a line at 0.25, why did it select everything under 0.5?<BR/>I would've thought it would have selected everything under 0.25.<BR/>Thanks,<BR/>JoeJoe503https://www.blogger.com/profile/15894897929576872067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-71389287221137915272007-02-25T13:17:00.000-05:002007-02-25T13:17:00.000-05:00Actually, quite a few vinyl cutters and die cutter...Actually, quite a few vinyl cutters and die cutters use hairline strokes to mark paths that should be sent to the cutter instead of printed.<BR/><BR/>I think Illustrator should do like most other drawing programs, and have an explicit "Hairline" setting on the Stroke weight popup menu, instead of using zero to indicate hairlines. (Since the Stroke palette treats entering a weight of 0 as a synonym for turning off the stroke altogether, i.e., setting the Stroke color to None, the only ways that I know of to get 0-weight strokes with a stroke color other than None into an Illustrator file are to either import them - including opening an Illustrator file older than version 7 - or use the Outline button in the Pathfinder palette. But once they get in the file, they act like proper Postscript hairlines.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-3244986491919310882007-02-23T18:09:00.000-05:002007-02-23T18:09:00.000-05:00No, I don't think I'd try to reverse one out of an...No, I don't think I'd try to reverse one out of anything other than a spot color, but <B>IF</B> a tiny amount of halation were acceptable I <B>think</B> they might be able to stair-step a pullback that would let it breathe enough. Depending on the color(s) in question, this <B>might</B> yield acceptable results for folks who really, really (think they) need them and have the money to waste on experimentation. Another alternative would be to add an extra plate for white ink and do some fancy white overprintin'.<BR/><BR/>I can't personally imagine a practical use other than for security pseudo-watermarks and the like, but it's a great big crazy world out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-34734371198885561192007-02-23T13:02:00.000-05:002007-02-23T13:02:00.000-05:00Yeah, but not if the strokes are knocked out of a ...Yeah, but not if the strokes are knocked out of a four-color background ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795570164435872662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-34590073511002516892007-02-23T04:59:00.000-05:002007-02-23T04:59:00.000-05:00I wouldn't swear to it, but I believe my favorite ...I wouldn't swear to it, but I believe my favorite stochastic press operator can pull those hairlines off on coated stock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com