(<b>Select all + Object>Compound Path>Release</b>), and release all clipping masks (<b>Select all + Object>Clipping Mask>Release</b>).<br/>
<li>This tool should be able to automatically clean files of slightly misaligned vertices, stray vertices,
Create geometry using the <b>Line Segment Tool</b>.<br/>
duplicate lines (coming), and extra vertices falling in the middle of an edge (coming),
Illustrator can help you select all lines of a particular type so that you can edit their color or opacity together. Click the line,
but it is recommended to remove these errors yourself in order to avoid problems.</li>
then go to <b>Select>Same>Appearance</b> to select all similar lines in the pattern.
<li>If your simultion is not working, check that the pattern looks correct by clicking on the "Pattern" view in the top nav bar.</li>
To turn lines and polygons into path objects, select the geometry then right click and select <b>Make Compound Path</b>.<br/>
</ul><br/>
Finally hit <b>Save As</b> and select <b>.svg</b> extension. I'm using the default SVG Tiny 1.1 settings, but I believe versions 1.0 and 1.1 will work.
<b>For Adobe Illustrator users:</b><br/><br/>
I use Illustrator to create SVGs (though any vector editing program should be fine), here are some tips I've found for making svgs to import into this tool.<br/><br/>
<ul>
<li>If you are starting with a premade vector file, first ungroup any groups, release all compound paths
(<b>Select all + Object>Compound Path>Release</b>), and release all clipping masks (<b>Select all + Object>Clipping Mask>Release</b>).</li>
<li>Create geometry using the <b>Line Segment Tool</b>.</li>
<li>Illustrator can help you select all lines of a particular type so that you can edit their color or opacity together. Click the line,
then go to <b>Select>Same>Appearance</b> to select all similar lines in the pattern.
<li>To turn lines and polygons into path objects, select the geometry then right click and select <b>Make Compound Path</b>.</li>
<li>Finally hit <b>Save As</b> and select <b>.svg</b> extension. I'm using the default SVG Tiny 1.1 settings, but I believe versions 1.0 and 1.1 will work.</li>