Hi, V5 I have hand crafted some lettering in front view only, joined the curves, command line says closed curve when I do each one. export as ai, also chose pdf vector output, I get told by the vinyl cutting bureat that there is some work to do, that the ai file is best but quite a few are open.…

When you created these files that your customer found problems in, did you re-import them as a check before sending them? If it were me, I’d do some basic sanity checking until you have confidence in the process.

Hi John, opened this ai into rhino and shapes are closed, more going on, see post on hairline becoming thick etc, he sees ng beside a triangle, its not there. he sees different thicknesses in some places yet all are hairline when opening the ai into rhino. Open ai into affinity designer, blank p…

Hi Steve - it would be helpful if you could just state the problem as simply as possible in complete sentences; making the rest of us try to separate the essential thread of your woes from your literary ambitions is asking a bit much sometimes. thanks, -Pascal

Since the Rhino produced AI file opens correctly in Rhino, does it open correctly in Illustrator? We have no control over how other applications interpret AI files.

[image] Steve1: I have hand crafted some lettering in front view only, Oh dear. Think about the program you are exporting to. It’s a 2D illustration program. Hence TOP view ONLY and project to CPlane before exporting. Buy a copy of Illustrator so you can test these things. It’ll be cheaper …

Hi, Struggling to meet deadline then things going wrong sees my english become a bit shorthand at times. I cannot justify annual fee of Illustrator for the day or two I might need it for testing per year. maybe an old version off ebay I could find. Adobe pricing policy, also Autocad Inventor, and…

[image] Exported Illustrator Files contain no paths Rhino for Windows @RIL Finally figured it out. Missed one crucial step at exporting. Temporarily moving the to be exported object to origin 0,0 since this would export the object possibly out of the artboard as I’ve figu…

You should try daily meditation my friend. your text is long and complaining and coming from a place of fear instead of abundance. just to state. I finally figured out that your manifestation in the external world and all your issues are a direct reflection of your inner state. you could at least ge…

Hannes, That was perfect, thank you.

Spent an entire day sat cross legged going ommmmm, Then I export closed shapes as ai, recipient says they are open. maybe Rhino needs to meditate ?..or eat some magic mushrooms, if such grow in the Savannah. Created a simple 2cm square in top view based on origin, drew a circle within, export it …

Definite closed shapes were open when received as ai by client

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Definite closed shapes were open when received as ai by client

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