If you've created a shape in Flash that contains too many curves, then there is an easy way to fix that. All you need to do is use your Optimize function. Follow the four steps of this short tutorial to learn how to do that:
i. Draw a shape with many vector points. You can use your Pencil or Brush tool to do that.
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ii. Once it's drawn, select it and go to Modify->Shape->Optimize or use your hotkey for this function.
iii. In the dialog box that appears, you can set the "strength" of optimization. I'm going to set it to the maximum for better effect.
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Also, select "Show totals message" to see what changes has been made to your shape, as far as the number of curves is concerned.
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As you can see, the number of curves has been decreased more than 10 times. Despite such a big reduction, our shape doesn't look much worse. In fact, many would say that it looks better.
Anyway, let's have a look at the below image in which you can compare the "before" and "after" shapes
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As I've said, it's not much different-looking, and yet it is a lot smaller in size. That's why you should use the Optimize function as often as you can when dealing with shapes like this.
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