Exporting Paths Using the Export Method
The Paths To Illustrator command lets you quickly export a Photoshop path into a format acceptable to Adobe Illustrator. This makes the process of working with Photoshop and Illustrator artwork much more efficient. For example, you could create a path in Photoshop, and then export the path to Illustrator for use in another piece of artwork. In addition, exported Photoshop paths can also be used to help align elements of an Illustrator document, to that of its Photoshop counterpart. Then, later the two documents can be combined to produce one piece of artwork. Two pieces of artwork, created in separate applications, precisely combined with the use of an exported path. In other words, paths give you control, which you can use to your advantage.
Export Photoshop Paths Using the Export Method
Open a document that contains a path or create a new path.
Click the File menu, point to Export , and then click Paths To Illustrator .
Enter a file name.The files extension is .ai (Adobe Illustrator).
Click the Where (Mac) or Save In (Win) list arrow, and then select a location for the file.
Click the Write list arrow, and then select which path or paths to export.
Click Save .Photoshop creates an Adobe Illustrator document containing only the paths (not images) in the document.[View full size image]
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