Create an Outline font from "Shape"

[prelldsgn (Norbert Prell)]

Hello

A new idea came to me across.
When I make a super hairline thin font it’s more easy-er to create it from just a “stroke”.
So it’s there a script or something, that I can use to create an Outline from a shape?

I know… it sounds confusing… but I made an illustration n, of what I mean.
The hairline stroke from in the middle of the O, is calculated from the inner and outer shape…

[George_Thomas]

Have you tried using the Offset Curve filter?

[GeorgSeifert]

You mean you like to get a skeleton path?

[prelldsgn (Norbert Prell)]

Yes! That’s what I meant.

[prelldsgn (Norbert Prell)]

Okay… now I figured out the method how could that work.

1. So. I made an ugly “e”.
   

   

2. I cut the short edges out, so I got 2 lines
   

   

3. I added one to the background (cmd+J)
   

   

4. aaaand NOW it’s possible to interpolate the 2 Backgrounds.
   

   

5. Sure! The result looks really funny
   (but I guess that’s just because the different amount of the nodes)
   

   

Yeah… it works well with the same amount of nodes!

[frankleng (frank)]

I need the same. And, this should be achieved by a plugin or script.

[prelldsgn (Norbert Prell)]

Yeah… that would be awesome. Sadly I’m new with scripting… but I’m on it.