Adobe Illustrator | Beginner's Guide- Session-15 Understanding Pathfinder | By Rekha Ma'am
Understanding Pathfinder -Create Complicated Shapes using Pathfinder-
In this sesion You will learn how to create complicated shapes using Pathfinder.
To open Pathfinder Panel Go to Window Menu - Pathfinder or use shortcut key Shift+ctrl+ F9.
Unite
This option is use to merge two or more shapes and creates a single shape.
Minus Front
By using this option we can remove front shape from back shape.
Intersect
By using this option we can create a new shape with the intersection of two selected shapes.
Exclude
By using this option we can remove overlapping area or intersection of two objects. it is just opposite to intersect.
When we mouse over on these options like Unite, Minus Front, Intersect or Exlude it shows a Tool Tip message ((Alt +Click to create a compound shape and add to shape area) ). What it means ???
It means if you Alt+click that option it will create a compound shape and add to another shape, but paths will not merge, you can still make changes to shape.
Divide
By using this option we can divide shape into two or more parts. how it works ??? where there is a path it will cut into two parts.
after using divide right click and ungroup or (Ctrl +Shift + G) to ungroup all parts and apply different colors.
Trim
By using this option we can remove the overlapping extra area from selection shapes.
Merge
It will merge the same color objects and trim different color object.
Crop
It will crop the back shape withing front shape, means it will remove all the part of behind shape which falls outside the front shape.
it will remove the front shape color, apply again.
Outline
It will creates outlines from selected shapes and removes fills.
Minus back
It will remove back shape from front shape. its just opposite to Minus Front.
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