Paths in illustrator



notes for Paths in illustrator:

anchor points

corner point, click (no drag) smooth point: have control handles, click and drag combination point: option + drag control handle

convert anchor points

shift + C convert anchor point tool click once to convert to 'corner' anchor point click and drag to convert to 'smooth' anchor point option + drag handle to create 'combination' anchor point

pathfinder

click on add/substract then 'expand' (or they are still editable)

pfade gleichlang AVERAGE

direct selection tool -> select points object -> path -> average

gepunktete linien

dash 0 gap 20 object -> path -> outline stroke

anzahlt anchor points reduzieren

object -> path -> simplify

outline mode

command + y

split object into grid

draw rectangle object -> path -> split into grid

clean up paths, extra points, empty objects, unpainted objects

object -> path -> clean up

join / divide paths

create intersecting line on top of the other object object -> path -> divide objects below



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Published: December, 2012