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John Rotert
02-13-2018, 9:20 AM
When using Outline Trace, I get many shapes, some overlapping or duplicate, even from a simple B&W raster file. Is there a method of instructing Trace to just give me single connected lines so I can fill them myself with Power Fill?

The PNG file is the original. The next image show the Trace results, with the objects pulled apart. Notice the duplication and overlapping?
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Mike Null
02-13-2018, 10:10 AM
John

Welcome to SMC. I don't believe there is a way to do what you want, at least my nearly 20 years of using Corel. (well, I didn't until I tried it):(

After seeing Kev's example I tried it using the quick trace option which is always my first choice. There were no duplicate lines. Just one click.

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Kev Williams
02-13-2018, 11:35 AM
There kinda is, but still not perfect...

this looks lik a black/white bitmap but actually it's not, it's in RBG color-
I chose "detailed logo" (which don't make much difference),
then I clicked the "colors" tab next to the settings tab...
Notice all the gray shade colors? You'll get a separate outline
for ALL of them... SO, note 'black and white' is highlighted, click that...
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--and you'll get only 2 colors :)

back in settings, make sure all of these are checked--
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--then tune your smoothing sliders to your liking..

This is what I ended up with,
I made a copy, painted one, outlined one--
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Upon checking, I found no extra lines, yay! BUT, sometimes it will double up some lines, usually 'holes'...

Mike Chance in Iowa
02-13-2018, 1:53 PM
Kev outlined it perfect. That's the method I use when I use Corel Trace. I think there are some new programs out there, but I also use Vector Magic which gives me very clean graphics.

John Rotert
02-14-2018, 1:26 PM
During a Trace, I will usually set the Color Mode to "Black & White".

I just tried a Trace again with the same raster file. After obtaining the results from the Trace, I noticed white filled or white outlined curves (as well as black curves) in Object Manager. I deleted (or moved to another layer) all the white curves via Object Manager, while watching the art to make sure I didn't loose any detail. Now I have just the black areas as filled curves. I will try this method from now on, but this seems like a winner!

Mike Chance in Iowa
02-14-2018, 2:31 PM
You should not have had any white if you removed the background. Look at Kev's second screen shot.

John Rotert
02-14-2018, 7:03 PM
PERFECT! I missed the "Remove Color from Entire Object" check box.

Dave Sheldrake
02-15-2018, 9:49 AM
That's why for any tracing I use FlexiSIGN, the bezier trace is close to flawless for conversions even on RGB / CMYK images