thinkbuild Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Greetings all. I've got some contour lines which I edited in Adobe Illustrator. Illustrator has a fantastic method for reducing the number of vertex points on a line, saving memory, etc. and also smoothing the path at the same time. My problem is, when I then import these lines to VW via DWG, the imported lines have millions of new vertex points, meaning my drawing is HUGE, ie., slow ;( Here is the background to the problem > In Illustrator, here is the FANTASTIC method of simplifying curves : object > path > simplify then, there is dialog which allows one to specify, among other options, "curve precision". Then, it shows you the number of points like this: original: 238, current 150 (after smoothing): In this way one sees right away: a: the mathematical reduction b: the new (final, post smoothing) shape (via onscreen preview in the drawing box) So: here is my question - (finally!) Is there a way to do this in VectorWorks? Or, maybe a better way to import from Illustrator than I have been using? Thanks in advance for any thoughts/advise from the community. best from Berlin Jason Quote Link to comment
mike m oz Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 AEC / Terrain / Filter 3D Polygons Look in the Online Help index for the topic Filtering 3D Polygons Quote Link to comment
IanH Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Vectorbits has a purge polygon tool. Available for a donation or free with purchase of another tool. Quote Link to comment
thinkbuild Posted June 1, 2008 Author Share Posted June 1, 2008 I tried out the Polygon Tool on Vectorbits. Its GREAT! Exactly what I was looking for. It doesn't have the same "preview" function that Illustrator has but the functionality is essentially identical. Very nice. What I am still wondering is, why do my lines get so many vertexes when I import them from illustrator? This is something I am very curious about. Any ideas out there? Thanks to Ian and Mike for your advice (above)... Quote Link to comment
Volha Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Hi there, I few years later, but I have the same question. Geometry that is converted from illustrator is extremely heavy and impossible to work with. I am wondering if there is a way in Vectorworks to rebuild curves and reduce a number of points in a curve. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment
bcd Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 try saving as illustrator pdf import pdf into VW convert to group ungroup you can see up to a 10 fold decrease in the number of points Quote Link to comment
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