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7.02 Shape Magic Advance Part 1: The Simplify Functions

7.02.1 Auto Simplify Paths

 The Auto Simplify Paths function is an on/off feature which should be turned on when MTC is installed. Its
purpose is to continuously reduce the number of nodes after other functions are applied, so that a design
will cut smoothly and quickly to a cutter.
 Auto Simplify Paths can be accessed in the following ways:

 Click on the Advance icon on the Magic Toolbar and select Auto Simplify Paths
 Right click on the screen and choose Shape Magic>Advanced>Auto Simplify Paths from the menu
 Go to Edit>Shape Magic> Advanced>Auto Simplify Paths.

 Most of the time, this function can be left on. However, if you are extensively editing an image, such as
using the Eraser function over and over on the same selected shape, then it may be necessary to turn off
this feature. Repeated applications of the Auto Simplify Paths will begin to distort the shapes. So, as
recommended in later sections of this chapter, turn it off, and then the following Auto Simplify Path can be
applied once the editing is completed.

7.02.2 Auto Simplify Path

 The Auto Simplify Path function can be applied when you have turned off Auto Simplify Paths. Select the
shape(s) and then apply Auto Simplify Path in any of the following ways:

 Click on the Advance icon on the Magic Toolbar and select Auto Simplify Path
 Press Ctrl+Shift+Z
 Right click on the screen and choose Shape Magic>Advanced>Auto Simplify Path from the menu

 Go to Edit>Shape Magic>Advanced>Auto Simplify Path.

 The function will be automatically applied and a window will open indicating the results of the simplification.
Here is a sample window:

Number of nodes in the
selection before and after
Auto Simplify is applied
Click on OK to close
the window Percent reduction in the
number of nodes

 If not enough nodes are deleted, then try temporarily decreasing the size of the shape. Use the scaling
method shown in Section 3.13 to reduce the size of the shape to, say, 25 %. Apply the Auto Simplify Path
function. Then resize using the reciprocal, 25%r, to return to the original size.

7.02.3 Smooth & Simplify

 The Smooth and Simplify function is a manual version of the Auto Simplify Path function in which you
can choose how much simplifying will be applied. Select the shape and then open the Smooth & Simplify
window in any of the following ways:

 Click on the Advance icon on the Magic Toolbar and select Smooth & Simplify

 Press Ctrl+Shift+J
 Right click on the screen and choose Shape Magic>Advanced>Smooth & Simplify from the menu
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