You can remove points from a path while maintaining its overall shape. The Simplify command removes redundant points on your path by an amount you specify.

You might want to use Simplify if you have a straight line that contains more than two points, for example. (Only two points are necessary to produce a straight line.) Or perhaps your path contains points that lie exactly on top of one another. Simplify removes points that are unnecessary to reproduce the path you've drawn.

To simplify a selected path:

  1. Select Modify > Alter Path > Simplify.

    The Simplify dialog box appears.

  2. Enter a simplification amount and click OK.

    As you increase the amount of simplification, you increase the degree to which Fireworks can alter the path to reduce the number of points on that path.