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Illustrator CS – best way to clean crop vector image
I’ve got a complex vector image inside a document and I want to crop it.
I’ve tried using a clipping mask but it seems like a temporary solution as the unwanted points are still there, albeit out of sight. Can I clean up the clipping mask to make the effect permanent, deleting the paths cleanly underneath?
Or is there a more efficent method altogether?
Thanks
Rene
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3 Replies
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Got there using ‘crop’ in the pathfinder palette!
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I’d like to know the answer to this too. Anyone know?
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I’d vote for a clipping mask and setting the document size appropriately.
It’s a balance judgment, based on the the time it would take to optimize a vector and working with a complex illustration that uses numerous nesting techniques – like masks, etc.
Otherwise, as Rene offered, the tools in the pathfinder palette would be my next option.Vince
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