Illustrator :: Cannot Lock Other Paths / Unlock All Paths In Symbols?
Dec 4, 2012Cannot lock other paths/unlock all paths in symbols?
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Illustrator :: Can't Fill Paths And Symbols - Only Show Up No Select
Nov 18, 2013I can't fill my paths and symbols, only show up no select.
View 5 Replies View RelatedIllustrator :: Joining Paths To Create Shape While Retaining Original Paths?
Feb 23, 2014I want to join two paths to create a shape that I can fill but at the same time retain one of the original paths (the red one in the image below). I can copy the path I want to retain but surely there is a more elegant solution. See below for for an illustration:
View 6 Replies View RelatedPhotoshop :: Illustrator Paths To PS
Jan 4, 2004I created some paths in illustrator, and I want to paste them in photoshop. I tried cut n' paste, but it doesn't work. I tried exporting to PSD, still doesn't work.
View 3 Replies View RelatedIllustrator :: How Many Paths Are In A Given File
Nov 13, 2013Is there a way to see how many Paths are in a given file?
View 2 Replies View RelatedIllustrator :: How To Set Transparency For New Paths
Nov 8, 2013I trace a lot of line drawings in my work to add regions of color or to create a layered watercolor effect.
In previous versions on Illustrator (I currently use CS6 but I think CS5 worked the way I liked) I could set the opacity to whatever I wanted and new pencil or pen objects would be trasparent as I drew them. Now my paths are opaque no matter what my setting in the transparency menu and it's impossible to see what I'm tracing.
I used to be very productive drawing blobs of color and overlaying quickly for a nice watercolor effect, but now I have to draw a blob, select it and set it's opacity, then draw my next blob and do the same thing. Very time consuming and not good for quick evaluation of whether or not my image is looking good.
Illustrator :: No Font Paths For C4D
Jul 25, 2012I used Illustrator CS5 to just siply choose a font and wrote the words Media King. Then i saved as AI v8 file so that c4d would take the file. The word do have a rounded square as a BG (background).
When it gets in c4d the rounded circle is there but not the font. Does illutrator give paths to text generated in ai?
Illustrator :: All Paths Are Jagged
Jan 22, 2014For some reason all my paths, including old files have become jagged. New paths are coming up jagged as wells as print out and PDF files. Using CS5.
I am not an expert but have been using AI for years to make patterns with the pen tool. The smaller I make the illustration the worst it gets.It is not the pixel preview, tried that already.
Photoshop :: Exporting Paths To Illustrator
Sep 7, 2004Do I have to save, select etc.... my Photoshop 7 file in a certain format in order to export paths to Illustrator? When I open up the exported file in Illustrator, it's blank.
View 2 Replies View RelatedIllustrator :: How To Unmerge Connected Paths In CS5
May 12, 2013I was wondering if there was a way to 'unmerge' a group of connected paths. The thing is whenever I click on one of the ovals, it selects a whole group of ovals instead of just the one I selected. The problem is that I drew an oval, copied it multiple times until I made a pile out of it, then copied that pile and made other piles. So whenever I click on one of the ovals, it selects the entire pile. Is there a way I can 'unmerge' or ungroup all the paths so I can select just one of the ovals? I'm not doing this so I can copy them again, I'm trying to delete them individually but I really can't.
View 22 Replies View RelatedIllustrator :: How To Keep All The Paths Shown While Adding New One
Jun 18, 2012I've a problem while using the pen tool.. when I draw a new path or more when I'm adjusting the angle of the drawn path, all the other paths aren't shown meanwhile. I don't like that because it keeps me from adjusting the lines accurate to each other. How can I keep them shown?
To illustrate what I mean: [URL]
Illustrator :: Join Two Paths With The Pen Tool?
Jun 22, 2013I'm trying to join two paths with the pen tool. The shape is a coffe mug, took me half an hour to try to combine paths with the pen tool.
I'm trying to join where the little white gap is. I had the same issue opposite but I managed to draw a little curve in there and join the paths. But I can't seem to do it the other side and I don't understand how it works.
Illustrator :: Moving Paths In Layers
Jan 25, 2013I have selected paths on the artboard and would like to be able to move them into one layer.
As there are a large number is there anyway of moving them to a new layer without selecting them (blue highlighting) and moving them?
They are selected on the artboard so the colour square appears next to them in the layers panel but I can't move them to a new layer without selecting them (even using ctrl or shift is still quite time consuming).
Illustrator :: Naming Paths IDs For SVG Files
Sep 30, 2012I'm in the process of creating an SVG file. I'll have a large number of paths of which all have a seemingly random ID's assigned to them, for example path4758 (see below). Ideally, I'd love to be able to set my own ID for a path, it would work when I parse my SVG file with a Python script. Is it possible to change the ID that is assigned to a path inside of Illustrator? If so, how would I be able to do so?
Sample Path
<path id="path4758" fill="#6DBE45" stroke="#727271" d="M76.872,481.133C76.012,484.881,74.835,481.123,76.872,481.133z"/>
SVG Save Options
SVG Profile 1.1
Illustrator :: How To Transform A Lot Of Paths Into Object
Oct 14, 2013I have a .pdf output from a program I use at work. The .pdf can be opened in illustrator (IL) and I have about a bezillion of objects which are mostly all paths (0.5 stroke and no fill of course).
Due to the large number of objects, IL crashes after a while.
Is there a way to transform/join the paths from one row into one object? I tried rasterize, but the problem is that I can't change the color of the according row afterwards - and I need to be able to change the color later.
Stuff I tried that didn't work"
- Object>Paths>clean up
- Object>Paths>simplify
Illustrator :: Alphabets Paths To Text?
Jul 5, 2012I am having a file which has lot of texts. Actually the texts are in outline format as fills,strokes,etc. Is it possible to convert them to an editable text using any option.
View 3 Replies View RelatedIllustrator :: How To Use Pathfinder To Unite Two Paths
Jun 10, 2013I am a newbie in illustrator. I want to use pathfinder to unite two paths. One path has the effect of bulge. When I unite these, both of the paths get the effect bulge. Why is this happening and how can i avoid this?
View 3 Replies View RelatedIllustrator :: How To Fill Areas Between Paths
Jan 31, 2014I am new in Illustrator, I don't need those white lines in the middle, so I would like to know how I can fill that shape fully with black color?
View 2 Replies View RelatedIllustrator :: Match 2 Almost Equal Paths In CS6?
Nov 8, 2012I am working on a world map and I do have a reasonable vector version from the web, but unfortunatly the countryborders maatch not 100%. Is there any way to match all the borders automatically?
View 2 Replies View RelatedIllustrator :: How To Combine Paths That Are Not Overlapping
Dec 11, 2013So I'm working with type, and I want to place a very thick outline around the type it's self.Creating a thick outline unfortuantely doesn't just work, as it aligns it over the text strokes themselves.
Corel has an option to place the outline behind the object (see below)...but alas, illustrator does not... they have the align outside option (far less effective).I want this style without having to duplicate the text, and placing one with an outline behind it:
So when I convert the text to outlines, and apply the outside aligned stroke I get an overlap from the other charactersis there a way to combine objects that aren't overlapping into a single object, so when I align the outline around the text I don't get the above problem, or is there a way to place an outline behind an object without duplicating the object and adding a thick outline?
Illustrator :: CC - Cannot Merge Two Closed Paths Into One
Mar 21, 2014In Illustrator CC my merge command doesn't seem to be working correctly. Instead of merging two closed paths into one it seems to be trimming them, or slicing them. I stupidly thought it was an update to the feature and have been trying to get my head around using it but I've just shown my colleagues and they assure me it's not right.
View 5 Replies View RelatedIllustrator :: Pasting Paths In Its Own Layer?
Aug 10, 2013I organize my documents into different layers. The problem that I'm facing is that the paths jump places when I paste. If I want to move a set of paths into another layer, I cut and paste. But the paths either paste in front of the layer it started on, or on a layer other than where I commanded them to be pasted. I'm looking into pasting a set of paths in a layer by my choice, but it keeps on wanting to do its own thing. Also, I do know that layers can be clicked and dragged into different positions on the layers palette, but I have so many. This technique slows me down.
View 3 Replies View RelatedPhotoshop :: Export Multiple Paths To Illustrator
Aug 7, 2012Photoshop CS5
Is there really no way to export multiple paths, on multiple vector layers, to Illustrator in one go?
Illustrator :: Way To Adjust Paths To A New Stroke After Tracing?
Oct 22, 2013I've used image trace to trace the outline of a street grid and expanded the trace into paths. However, after doing so, I realized I wanted the streets a bit thicker, so I increased the stroke value.
Is there a way to adjust the old paths to match the new outline? I tried saving it as a .jpg and retracing but the quality was subpar. Any way to "redo" the trace in the original file, or somehow tell Illustrator to move the paths to match the increased stroke? I need them to coincide once more with the edges of the streets. URL...
Illustrator :: Why Are All Paths In Clipping Masks Compounded
Sep 9, 2013When I open up previous versions of Illustrator files (i.e. CS5), why are all of my paths messed up. Every object is embedded in a Clipping Mask, paths are compounded and in most cases type on a path is expanded into multiple non-editable objects. This causes complete redesign.
View 1 Replies View RelatedIllustrator :: How To Apply Color Changes To Multiple Paths CS6
Jan 13, 2013Using IL CS6. I have a photo that I did an image trace on. Now I want to make it an illustration. I would like to select multiply paths and apply a color change to all of them at once. I would like to be able to select the paths to change by their current color, and then apply the change all in one shot if possible.
View 11 Replies View RelatedIllustrator :: Self Portrait - How To Close Paths With Pen Tool
Dec 6, 2013I am working on a self portrait in illustrator. I have done some of the work using the pencil tool. How do I close the paths with the pen tool.
View 2 Replies View RelatedIllustrator :: Use (compound) Paths Like Cookie Cutters?
Dec 5, 2012The best way I can describe what I want to do is, how do I use shapes like cookie cutters? I already know how to use clipping masks in order to achieve the visual equivalent of this, but I want to take the resulting viewable area and turn it into its own object/path. The problem is, when I, let's say, create a circle clipping mask over an image, the visual effect is a circular cutout of the image, but in Illustrator terms, what I'm actually left with is a group made up of the clipping mask and the image behind the mask. All I want is the cutout, and I want to me able to turn that into a (compound) path.
I've read a hundred different blogs/posts/tutorials, but they only teach you how to create a clipping mask, which is only half of what I want to do.
Illustrator :: Two Circles Snapping Paths On Tangent?
May 16, 2013I draw a circle and then want another smaller circle to snap to the path. This would produce 100% accurate smooth curve.
I added a line that snapped to an anchor point I added on the large circle. I was hoping to snap the smaller circle to the anchor point, but how can you do this without guessing where to add anchor points on the circle? What if I want to change them?
Right now I have snap to point on and snap to grid off. Align to pixel grid is also off.
method for drawing and conecting tangents?
Illustrator :: Turning Image Traced PNG To Paths?
Jan 21, 2013I am trying to make a crack wall texture effect on some text in illustrator cs6.
I have some crack texture photoshop brushes I really like, so I brushed on a blank psd canvas and saved it to PNG with transparent background.
I placed that in illustrator and image traced it so that it would create the paths for the cracked effect, but I can't seem to get it to make the paths for me.
I'm trying to do this so I can use the outlined brushes to erase the text layer with the traced crack png, removing the proper paths from the text layer so the text layer is now transparent where those cracks are.
Illustrator :: Align Objects To Text Paths?
Nov 26, 2012I don't know if this is possible at all in Illustrator, but I want to align objects to text paths. Look at the following example.
I start with something like a circular hierarchy, that I get as an output from another program. These are only lines and text. Now I want to add a flag behind the text. This flag should have the same orientation as the text path.
As this hierarchy is actually pretty big (this is only a snippet), I don't want to rotate all the flags manually. I tried to do it manually with the below example, but it still doesn't looks right...
Is this a proper method to rotate the flags according to the orientation of the text paths in Illustrator?