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The Simplify path feature helps you remove unnecessary anchor points and generate a simplified optimal path for your complex artwork, without making any significant changes in the original path shape.
Simplifying path gives you the following benefits:
- Easy and accurate path editing
- Reduced file size
- Faster file display and printing
- To remove imperfections in the traced path when using Image Trace.
- To edit only a portion of the complex artwork and to create sharp or smooth paths in a selected artwork region.
- To reduce the number of anchor points when expanding a shape using the Variable Width tool in Illustrator.
- To edit an artwork created using mobile apps for drawing, painting, or sketching and then imported in Illustrator.
- Select the object or a specific path region.
- Choose Object > Path > Simplify.
The unnecessary anchor points are automatically removed and a simplified path is calculated.
To further simplify and fine-tune the path, use the Reduce Anchor Point Slider. By default, this slider is set to an auto-simplified value. The position and value of the slider specifies how closely the simplified path matches the curves of the original path.
- Minimum Anchor Points (
): When the slider is close or equal to the minimum value, the anchor points are less, but the modified path curve will have some minor deviations from the original path. - Maximum Anchor Points (
): When the slider is close or equal to the maximum value, the modified path curve will have more points and a closer fit to the original curve.
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Use the Corner Point Angle Threshold slider to control the smoothness of corner points in a path. Move to the left for smoothness and right for sharpness.
Tip: If you want to quickly get smooth corners when the number of anchor points are less, use the Corner Point Angle Threshold slider in synchronization with the Simplify Curve slider.
In this example, we'd try to achieve the following using the Simplify Path dialog:
- Reduce anchor points of a selected region.
- Create sharp corner angles in a selected region.
- Convert the path to straight lines in a selected region.
Do the following to get a smooth curve while keeping the opposite curves intact:
- Select the Anchor Point tool.
- Press Option or Alt and click any of the handles to pair the opposite handles and make the point smooth.
Fidelity
Controls how far you have to move your mouse or stylus before Illustrator adds a new anchor point to the path. For example, a Fidelity value of 2.5 means that tool movements of less than 2.5 pixels aren’t registered. Fidelity can range from 0.5 to 20 pixels; the higher the value, the smoother and less complex the path.
Smoothness
Controls the amount of smoothing that Illustrator applies when you use the tool. Smoothness can range from 0% to 100%; the higher the value, the smoother the path.
A. Corner points with unpaired handles B. Opposite handles paired, resulting in a smooth curve
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