# Illustrator - Live Trace

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustrator-live-trace/305948>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [March 6, 2010, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustrator-live-trace/305948 "2010-03-06T02:15:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![GiveMeCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GiveMeCoffee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GiveMeCoffee)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustrator-live-trace/305948/1 "2010-03-06T02:15:28Z")

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Whenever I use the Live Trace feature in Illustrator - then zoom in on the details of the item - it looks a little rough around the edges. Does anyone have a good technique to really smooth the item out? I tried using the simplify path feature, but that doesn’t really seem to do the trick. Please advise.