I’m trying to construct a pixel font using the same technique shown in the instructional videos on Vimeo.
(https://vimeo.com/44454635)
1. After constructing the shape of a letter by only using the component-based pixel, I’m having trouble figuring out how to make the components into a unified path.
2-3. If I decompose the components and try to remove the overlap, I end up with paths resembling a fraction of the intended shape of the letter.
4. Exporting the font with the remove overlay option turned off generates a font divided into separate “pixels” clearly showing the grid it is based upon.
Decomposition is done automatically at export time. You do not need to do it automatically. Just make sure that your original pixel has the right path direction (Cmd-Shift-R) and that the Remove Overlap option is set at export time.