Selecting shapes after being traced
I have noticed in cs5 that after tracing an image and expanding it, I can sometime select specific parts of the artwork with the Direct Selection tool to apply a fill to a shape, and other times when I click it selects the entire artwork. Sometimes it seems to work and other times not. Is there a reason why it behaves this way after tracing? Is there an approach to this that works more effectively?
Thanks.
Just a result.
For example, you trace black and white artwork with a solid black line around the outside and have "Ignore White" checked in the tracing options. You'll get 1 compound shape. That's it. On the other hand, you trace black and white artwork that has a black edge in placed and contains disjointed figures, you may then get several different pieces.
The results of a Live Trace are entirely dependent upon the artwork being traced and the settings used to trace. There is no solid rule to always get the same resulting shapes.
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+Mike G.+
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