VIPStephan Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Is there a simple way to convert circular curves into actual circles? I have an image with a lot of circles (visually) which are technically just curves. And I want to export this as SVG. Curves are converted to SVG paths and are much more elaborate (in terms of code) than circles, so I could have a much smaller file size if the circles would be exported as circles instead of paths. However, for that I need actual circle shapes in AD, so ideally I’d need some way to convert these curves to circles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Gabe Posted June 19, 2018 Staff Share Posted June 19, 2018 Hi @VIPStephan, I'm afraid you cannot "morph" a curve ( or any other object) into a different object. Sorry. Thanks, Gabe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJack Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 @VIPStephan Are your circles perfect? When I convert a circle (or any ellipse) to curves and export as a SVG, it comes back in (to AD) as an Ellipse shape (complete with the shape options available in the context tool section). The SVG code ... "<ellipse cx="351.5" cy="379.5" rx="121.5" ry="81.5" " ....rather than i.e. "<path d="M351.5,298C418.558,298 476,334.519 476,379.5C476,424.481 418.558,461 351.5,461C284.442,461 230,424.481 230,379.5C230,334.519 284.442,298 351.5,298Z" " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIPStephan Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 Well, the file I have is an EPS file, and exporting this to SVG produces paths; so I suppose AD adds some meta information to the shapes/curves that tells it what it actually looks like, and that EPS files are missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJack Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Ah. Didn't know about the EPS part. Hmmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoDIRECT Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Hello, I just found the answer on another post... With the object selected, go to menu Layer ▸ Expand Stroke. It is great with Brush Tool - after you draw anything then Expand Stroke and Add all the curves. JLAM, Antti P, TrentL and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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