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  how to create text for cutting with a stroke added

  Posted by Steve Pugsley on 15 January 2010 at 15:11

  Not sure if this will make sense but i need to cut some black text that will have a solid yellow area/shadow behind it. I can get near to this by adding a stroke but I cant make the stroke be seen as an outline.
  any help or pointers gratefully received.

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  Steve Pugsley replied 15 years, 10 months ago 4 Members · 7 Replies
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  Neil Davey

  Member

  15 January 2010 at 15:21

  What software are you using?

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  Steve Pugsley

  Member

  15 January 2010 at 15:22

  sorry cs3

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  Stephen Murray1

  Member

  15 January 2010 at 15:32

  Hi Steve,

  If you select the text. – object – expand apperence.

  or

  select the text. – object – path – outline stroke.

  hope this helps.

  Cheers

  Steve

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  Steve Pugsley

  Member

  15 January 2010 at 15:59

  Thanks Steve
  Thats looking a lot closer to what i want will see if i can achieve my aim and let you know.

  cheers

  Steve

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  Steve Pugsley

  Member

  16 January 2010 at 08:20

  right have managed to get close, but now where the stroke overlaps i need to merge the outlines as this path will cut.
  so i want to be left with just the outline of the stroke.
  have tried to remove the overlapping paths but just not getting anywhere.
  think i need an illustrator course!

  Edit think ive cracked it using pathfinder and merge off to the cutter now!

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  Warren Beard

  Member

  16 January 2010 at 09:12

  Looks like you got it as yes you need to convert to outlines, expand appearance and then merge.

  Just check that once you have merged you check that there are no double lines, these happen on all the inside strokes of letters like "qopad" etc, the holes in the middle of these letters will have 2 lines and you need to delete one otherwise the cutter will cut it twice.

  This is something in Illustrator I have never been able to get around.

  There are 3 things you need to do, maybe 4 and they are;

  1) Practice
  2) Practice
  3) Practice

  and possibly a 4th which is ……….

  …….. PRACTICE 😛

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  Steve Pugsley

  Member

  16 January 2010 at 09:53

  very happy man it worked!

  thanks to all for your help

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