Too many points in Path?

Question

Sometimes I receive the message when exporting FHMX file to
PDF file, as follows:
"The document could not exactly reproduced
because it contains Custom or Postscript fills or
strokes, EPS files, pages larger than 45", or paths
with more than 5,000 points."
I am not sure what it means. Can anyone advise how to solve
the above message? Thanks.

Answer 1

> Sometimes I receive the message when exporting FHMX file
to PDF file, =
as
> follows:
> "The document could not exactly reproduced
> because it contains Custom or Postscript fills or
> strokes, EPS files, pages larger than 45", or paths
> with more than 5,000 points."
>
> I am not sure what it means. Can anyone advise how to
solve the above=
message?
> Thanks.
First of all PDF Export in FreeHand is inadequate and
unreliable and PDf=
files for production should be created with Acrobat
distiller.
Do yoy have any of these in the document.
Custom & Postscript fill =3D a fill described in
PostScript language whi=
ch will be calculated on output. Not visible in freehand,
only C or PS p=
attern appear in object. Usually these do not work well and a
pattern fi=
ll is often a better choice.
EPS file =3D Imported EPS image, bitmap or outline.
Pages larger than 45" =3D Self-evident
Parth with 5000 points =3D Autotracing often create objets
with thousand=
s of points. Simplify tool in Xtras > Cleanup can reduce
points without =
significan loss of quality.
So you probably have an object that cannot be exported.
Halving is a goo=
d way to track it down. It goes like this. !!!!Make a Backup
copy of the=
original file first!!!! Then delete (or move to invisible
layer) half o=
f the objets on the page or half of the pages. Then export.
If the error=
apperas again you have the problem objet left, if not it is
in the dele=
ted half. Continue halving until you have the problem object
left.
Jukka