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Importing PDF / SVG wireframes into AI and getting good results
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  1. Open up the SVG or PDF in illustrator
  2. Select everything and run Ungroup (Shift-Cmd-G) several times until everything is ungrouped
  3. Go to Select > Object > Clipping Masks
  4. Object > Clipping Paths > Release
  5. Select an invisible clipping mask box and choose Select > Same > Fill & Stroke
  6. Bonus: Convert broken blocks of text to Point Type (Text > Convert to Point Type) and then run joinTextFrames.js
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