Trim will cut the topmost object from the bottom shape, but unlike Minus Front, you will still keep the topmost object.Divide will cut through any paths that overlap and create shapes.Pathfinders differ from Shape modes by creating unique paths from the existing shapes and retaining the original colors. Exclude has the opposite effect of Intersect and creates a shape that contains everything but the negative space.įor Pathfinders, you’ll see a total of six options.Intersect makes a shape from the overlapping space between objects.Minus Front (Subtract) removes or “cuts” out the topmost shape from the bottom shape.Unite (Add) creates one single shape resulting from the shapes selected.Shape modes will create a shape with just one color from your selected shapes. Under Shape Modes, you’ll see four options listed below. In order to use these modes, you’ll have to first select at least two overlapping shapes. Each mode will create different results depending on which one is selected.
In this window are two categories Shape Modes and Pathfinders. Locate the pathfinder window by heading to Window > Pathfinderįrom here you’ll see a bunch of different options available. Pathfinder also speeds up our workflow tremendously, so it’s definitely worth the time spent to master! This quick tutorial will help get you started. We use Pathfinder all the time when designing logos and other graphics to ensure we create clean paths that output correctly. In this tutorial, we show how to use the Pathfinder window inside of Adobe Illustrator (but it is very similar when using InDesign as well.) This set of tools is very useful for combining, dividing, and subtracting overlapping objects. The pathfinder tool will still mess with the shape stacking order, but this way it will be irrelevant because the two shapes being shuffled around are both ultimately in the part of the stacking order that the pathfinder result will occupy.If you use Adobe Illustrator or InDesign, you’ve likely seen the Pathfinder window, but may not be fully aware of how powerful a tool it really is. Paste shape A directly in front of shape C in the layer order (Copy Shape A, select Shape C, select past in front /CMD+F) - then perform the transform. *A is no longer in present as the Minus Front tool causes the shape you are cutting out with to disappear. (furthest forward) Shape C - (furthest forward) - Shape that you have created by removing shape A* Then the pathfinder tool will cause 'Shape C - (the shape being cut into)' to jump forward to wherever in the layer order 'Shape A - (the shape doing the cutting)' was. (furthest back) Shape C - Shape that you are wanting to alter/remove Shape A from (furthest forward) Shape A - Shape that you are wanting to remove from Shape C
The problem is that if the object/layer stacking order is this:
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