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Platform: PC/Windows XP SP2
Adobe: Illustrator CS3 (13.0.2)
Is it possible to release all compound paths in an illustration at the same time (and if so - how)?
I receive drawings from engineering in either PDF or CGM format, which I edit in Illustrator and save as AI. I have to release compound paths in order to delete specific parts of the drawing.
This isn't difficult, but it is very time-consuming because the CGM(or PDF)-to-Illustrator conversion results in quite a few compound paths.
Thanks - I appreciate your help,
Dan
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Select all, go to Object>Compound Path>Release.
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Sorry -- I forgot to mention that I tried that; some of the compound paths were released but there were still quite a few that weren't...
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Hmm...That's always worked for me. Are the ones that aren't getting released part of a clipping mask, or locked, or on a different layer, etc?
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None of the above... I'll spend some time to see if I can figure out what the un-released paths have in common & repost if I figure it out. Thanks - I really appreciate you replying so quickly.
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Are they all compound paths or are some of them compound shapes?
Try release/expand compound shape?
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Hi jesseham,
Yeah, they are all compound paths. If I ever resolve this, I'll leave a post. Thanks,
Dan
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Are they grouped?
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SOUNDS LIKE THOSE OBJECTS ARE GROUPED, PRESS CTRL-SHIFT-G
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thanks for the help, no need to shout.
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Use this script
var doc=activeDocument;
var sel = doc.selection;
var len = sel.length;
while(len--)
{
if(sel[len].typename ==="CompoundPathItem"){
sel[len].selected=false;
}
}
alert("Only non-compound items are selected.");