Aim: How do I use the pathfinder palette to create compound shapes? Ms. Edelman Technology Wednesday

What is a Compound Path? Multiple shapes that are combined to create new objects with holes Shortcut: CTRL 8

Pathfinder Panel Offers options to create compound shapes or new paths.

Pathfinder Panel Go to ‘WINDOW’ in the Menu Bar, scroll down to ‘Pathfinder’.

Pathfinder Panel: Shapes Modes Allows you to create compound shapes: a LIVE combination of shapes using Add, Subtract, Intersect, and Exclude

Working in real time –compound shapes remain editable when click with ALT. Pathfinder Panel: LIVE

Pathfinder Panel Pathfinder Panel: EXPAND Turns the compound shapes into an ordinary path.

Pathfinder Panel: PATHFINDER MODES Create compound paths that consist of one or more paths that have been combined to behave as a grouped unit.

Pathfinder Panel: PATHFINDER MODES Commands are permanent, “destructive” - shapes cannot be returned to their original editable state (except for Undo). Divide, Trim, Merge, Crop, Outline, Minus Back

Shape Modes vs. Pathfinder Shape Modes allow you to add, subtract, intersect and exclude objects. Pathfinders allow you to divide trim, merge, crop, outline, and subtract objects.

Pathfinder Exercise After completing the pathfinder exercises, create the following shapes on the 2 nd page