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Creating shape in Illustrator

ricmortonricmorton Posts: 0
edited December 1969 in Carrara Discussion

I'm trying to create a simple shape in Illustrator to import into the spline modeler in C8.5Pro. I folioed the outline of a car using a stroke. Then I filled it. I saved as Illustrator 8 (why only 8?). When I import it to the spline modeler it comes in as an outline of the object, not solid. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks.

RM

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  • cdordonicdordoni Posts: 583
    edited July 2014

    Expand the stroke in Illustrator BEFORE you export. This converts it to an actual path which should work.

    You probably will have to make the outer and inner lines a compound (so it will fill) in Illustrator as well, unless the Spline Modeler can correctly interpret inner line as a hole.

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  • ricmortonricmorton Posts: 0
    edited July 2014

    Tried it, expanding the stroke in Illustrator to 14 pt. Saved and then imported to spline. Still comes in as outline. ??
    I'm doing something wrong.

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  • ricmortonricmorton Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    Illustrator doc.

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  • ricmortonricmorton Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    Not sure what you mean by Outer and Inner lines. I've just drawn an outline around a photo. I've tried with and without a fill and it still comes in as shown above. I've tried EPS, AI3, AI8; nothing changes. Just solid, no stroke. Stroke no fill.

  • ricmortonricmorton Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    Got it. I must not have had a connected path. Re-did it and it worked.

  • cdordonicdordoni Posts: 583
    edited July 2014

    Yes, it need to be a closed shape as you have discovered.

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