

In addition to the pathfinder panel, the shape builder toolis another useful device to use to create graphics. Otherwise, it will appear as an independent. The requirement for this is that each part of the object will be using the. The Pathfinder menu should appear on the right side of your screen (where you can find the Properties panel). Or you can use the Pathfinder keyboard shortcut Shift + Command + F9 (or Shift + Ctrl + F9 for Windows users). Otherwise, you could also click on the make compound shape from the Pathfinder panel. This same technique can be applied to a variety of graphics. You can open the Pathfinder panel from the overhead menu Window > Pathfinder.

With some basic use of shape tools to draw, in addition to edits with the Pathfinder palette, novice users can piece together graphics that express concepts visually. The Pathfinder panel can be found by going to Window > Pathfinder or hitting Shift + Ctrl (Command) + F9. After you divide the objects, you can ungroup them and separate. With the two objects selected, click the Divide tool in the Pathfinder panel. Expanding a compound shape frees each of the newly generated paths for individual editing.

Creating graphics can be a simple task accomplished by using the pathfinder and effects in Illustrator. To generate discrete editable paths instead of a compound path, click the Expand button in the Pathfinder panel.
