How to trace and actually save a path as path object?

[kenalcock]

I'm using PI11. I want to create a path and I want to save it as a path object¡Xnot as an image object. I want to save the path inside of a .ufo file for later re-use and possible modification.

This what I have tried so far that has not worked:

1. I saw a stylized check mark I wanted to use, which I loaded into PI as a bitmap image.
2. I selected the Path Edit - Spline tool.
3. I manually drew my own path around the edges of the checkmark, and adjusted the points, lines, and curves so as to make my path the same shape as the underlying check mark.
   
   Now I have two check marks on the screen and both look identical¡Xone is part of the underlying base image, the other is my path object hovering over the base image.
4. I resized my path using the Properties dialog.
5. I also played around with warping it and do lots of other neat things, undoing each after I was done playing around.
   
   At all times, I have been able to right-click and select Edit Path.
6. With my path object selected, I selected Copy.
7. I created a new transparent-background image.
8. I selected Paste to paste my path object into the new image.
9. I then right-clicked on the pasted object. I could not select Edit Path¡Xit doesn't appear on the context menu. the same is true after saving the file as a .ufo and reopening it.
10. I select the pasted object and tried Convert image to path
11. I subsequently selected Edit Path, to try and edit my path, the path handles form a square, not the shape of a check mark like when I first created it. If any of the handles are moved, the image is distorted, and my work is lost.

How do I trace a path and then save it as path, with no underlying background image? I want only an editable path object, inside of a .ufo file, in the actual shape of the path I created.

[kenalcock]

I also saved the image file I was working in¡Xwhere I had the base image and the Checkmark path object¡Xas a .ufo file. When I open this back up I can edit my checkmark as a path.

Is there anyway to delete the base image?


Even still, I'd still like to be able to copy and paste path objects. I want to make several single-path .ufo images. From those, I want to be able to copy and past path objects into a more complex .ufo image file with more than one editable path object.

[timtak]

I am trying to convert an image to a path, but like this person from 7 years ago, I find that when I convert a shape to a path the path is a square rather than following the contour of the image outline.

I am trying to write text in a spiral. Firs I need a spiral path. That is difficult to draw so I took a hint from this tutorial
http://www.tutorialized.com/view/tutori ... Text/20153
and deformed a half white half black image using a whirlool effect several times to create a spiral.

Then I used the magic want tool to select only the black spiral and convert that selection to an object. I have a spiral image object. The spiral as image obeject is here
https://md2.cc.yamaguchi-u.ac.jp/~econo/temp/spiral.ufo

When I convert my image to a path, by right clicking the spiral object. the resultant path is a square. So I can't wrapt text to the spiral shape.

How can I convert a shape to a path and have the path be the shape rather than the square around the whole area?

I tried drawing my path freehand but there is only a certain length of path I can draw. I am using PI 13.

Aha, I used the technique described here (Edit> trace edges> selected marquee)
http://forum.corel.com/EN/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=7108
to convert the "Selected Marquee" (object, in my case a spiral). But now I can't wrap text to the path which I have uploaded here.This spiral path was created by first tracing the edges of the whirlpool and then editing the spiral path to remove the square at the side.
https://md2.cc.yamaguchi-u.ac.jp/~econo ... piral2.ufo
I also first deleted the square bit at the side using an eraser and then traced edges to prodce
https://md2.cc.yamaguchi-u.ac.jp/~econo ... piral3.ufo

The strange thing is I was able to add text once to the spiral with the square bit at the side. It took ages, and since it had the square bit at the side it did not produce the desired result I did manage to wrap text to my spiral once.

Aha, I had the "threshhold" of my trace edges too high (not sure what difference this makes) and when I reduced it, I can again past text along a path but it takes several minutes to render and each time I make a change to the text it rerenders.

[trueblue]

• The tick, or checkmark as you call it is your base image.
  When you draw over the top of it, look in your Layers palette and there will be the drawing on a layer above the base layer.
  When the drawing is complete, copy the drawing. Open a new canvas transparent or otherwise and paste the drawing.
  Go back to the drawing tool on the toolbar and select Path Edit Tool. On the Attribute bar you will see a series of icons. The first one toggles the drawing to editable nodes or right click and use the actions in the context menu - Edit Path.
  If you save the image as a .ufo it will always be editable.

I'm using PI11. I want to create a path and I want to save it as a path object¡Xnot as an image object. I want to save the path inside of a .ufo file for later re-use and possible modification.

This what I have tried so far that has not worked:

1. I saw a stylized check mark I wanted to use, which I loaded into PI as a bitmap image.
2. I selected the Path Edit - Spline tool.
3. I manually drew my own path around the edges of the checkmark, and adjusted the points, lines, and curves so as to make my path the same shape as the underlying check mark.
   
   Now I have two check marks on the screen and both look identical¡Xone is part of the underlying base image, the other is my path object hovering over the base image.
4. I resized my path using the Properties dialog.
5. I also played around with warping it and do lots of other neat things, undoing each after I was done playing around.
   
   At all times, I have been able to right-click and select Edit Path.
6. With my path object selected, I selected Copy.
7. I created a new transparent-background image.
8. I selected Paste to paste my path object into the new image.
9. I then right-clicked on the pasted object. I could not select Edit Path¡Xit doesn't appear on the context menu. the same is true after saving the file as a .ufo and reopening it.
10. I select the pasted object and tried Convert image to path
11. I subsequently selected Edit Path, to try and edit my path, the path handles form a square, not the shape of a check mark like when I first created it. If any of the handles are moved, the image is distorted, and my work is lost.

How do I trace a path and then save it as path, with no underlying background image? I want only an editable path object, inside of a .ufo file, in the actual shape of the path I created.