: How to convert to path (Illustrator CS5) I have a PDF (exported from CAD) that I am working with in Illustrator CS5. Lines in the PDF are made of triangles, and I would like to convert the

@Lee3735518

This is not a one step process, and it may not work in all cases, but it will get the job done in a pinch:


Start with your sliced up artwork
Pathfinder > Unite
Release the resulting Compound Path
Paint the inner path a different color
Use the "old school" Blend Tool, and set its Spacing to Specified Steps of 1
Expand the Blend
Delete the inner and outer paths.
You're left with a close approximation of the center



Here is what it looks like. It seems like more work than it actually is:

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@Murray976

You can't convert a series of shapes to a single stroked path. At least not reliably with any automated method. And any manual method would take some effort - such as combining the shapes to a single shape, deleting the end cap paths, then blending between the outer paths, expanding the blend, then removing the outer (original paths) leaving one center path which could be then stroked.

You can select the shapes and use Pathfinder > Merge or Pathfinder > Unite to create a single shape.

However, if you want a stroked path the best solution is most often to redraw the path yourself and delete the original shapes.

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