cut out a shape with compound path?

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• Hi, by cutting out shapes?

  Hi guys, im in middle of a few data driven grapcics, receive a circular putting txt file .png files in a replacement for pixel layer which is circular, himself. When to cut the png I could use the circle tool.  Now I have a shield shape, I want to fill it with an image, so I think I need to cut out a shape of shield of each image, but im not sure how to do this. a soon m

  I guess, what you wrote, the shield is a pixel image.

  If so, make a selection of the protection zone in which you want to place an image.

  Open the image and select > all followed by Edit > copy

  Back to the shield and Edit > Paste Special > paste into

  Then edit > transform > fit, if necessary. If the scaling, hold down the SHIFT key to keep the proportion.

• How to make Cut-Out with Clipping Path?

  Hello, help please?

  I need to provide a photo of an object that has been described as a 'Cut Out' and a Clipping Path must be included. Now I know this is not a rare condition, but I've never been asked before.  I tried to fill out the application, but unfortunately I was unsuccessful so far.

  OK... so with CS5. I cut the object using the feather (background selected then removed). I saved the way like a 'selection '. But what I ache to understand is this.

  The need is a jpeg file. And I know that if I flatten the file, then save in jpeg format, I'll lose the bottom of transparency and the article will be on white background. So if I send this file how the recipient find the clipping path - which I presume is the path that I saved in the paths tab?  Because when I flattened, I won't lose channels or paths. The captain that they will be an object of the required dimensions, they claimed, but it will be on a white background, therefore, he will not be able to simply 'fit' as a single item in any work they need to.

  Other elements were provided by other people and their file is a jpeg file, and he says he understands a clipping path.  So, I understand that this is possible, but I just can't get out!

  Sometimes I feel so dumb!

  Any help will be much appreciated

  Thanks in advance

  Mark

  I don't think that you can incorporate a clipping path into a jpg file, but you can send a png image

  with transparency based on web or low range of printing. (not recommended).

  The usual method is .psd or .tiff with transparency or the clipping integrated.

• Make a group of clipping with a compound path

  So, as of today, I am new to scripting for Illustrator, I use the ExtendScript Toolkit. However, I am not new to my own script solutions and I do not have any experience with JavaScript.

  What I'm trying to do is the following: for all selected items-> duplicate selected item and make a group of simple clipping with it

  What I'm left with visually does not change the picture, but gives me a lot of clipped colored areas that I then can I change in isolated mode, which allows me good shading faster and better. That the doing by hand takes hours on some pictures, it would take a second with a script.

  The script itself is already works for normal PathItems. As evident in the title, as soon as I have to apply the same thing to CompundPathItems things stop working. My question is a bit like this old thread [problem with clipping path transparent], but I couldn't find a solution because I get different behavior.

  When I run the same script that works perfectly with the normal PathItems with CompoundPathItems I get this: 9046 error: the top element in the group must be a path element to create a mask

  Well, it's a problem. There is absolutely no difference between making a clipping with a simple path mask and a compound path in the GUI. Frankly reference guide not helped with this problem at all, the only thing that I learned from it is that the CompoundPathItem object is an attribute of cutting, but those included PathItems.

  Here's what I have so far:

  
  

  	If ([i] selected. TypeName == 'PathItem') {}
  	newGroup var = doc.groupItems.add ();
  	copy is selected [i] .duplicate (newGroup, ElementPlacement.PLACEATEND);.
  	Selected [i] .moveToBeginning (newgroup);
  	newGroup.clipped = true;
  	}

  As I said, this part is exactly what it is supposed to do for normal paths.

  For CompoundPaths, I use this work around.

  	If ([i] selected. TypeName == 'CompoundPathItem') {}
  	newGroup var = doc.groupItems.add ();
  	copy is selected [i] .duplicate (newGroup, ElementPlacement.PLACEATEND);.
  	Selected [i] .moveToBeginning (newgroup);
  	compoundItems = selected [i] .pathItems;
  	compoundIndex = compoundItems.length;
  	for (f = 0; f < compoundIndex; f ++) {compoundItems [f] .clipping = true ;}
  	var lineList = new array (10);
  	for (l = 0; l < lineList.length; l ++) {lineList [l] = new Array (I * 10 + 50, ((i-5) ^ 2) * 5 + 50) ;}}
  	newPath = app.activeDocument.pathItems.add ();
  	newPath.setEntirePath (lineList);
  	newPath.moveToBeginning (newGroup);
  	newGroup.clipped = true;
  	newPath.remove ();

  Mind you, this workaround works in so far that it ignores that annoying error and evil and composite clipping path also works with the only problem being that created composite clipping path as it is always displayed in its original colours in the layers section and is always selectable. When I lock the composite clipping path I can work with it, but still...

  So the question is, what am I missing here? Surely, there must be a good way to do this.

  app.executeMenuCommand ()? That is me away so far, might be just the right thing. I will definitely take a look, now just to find a ref about it, because unfortunately official documents Ref I do not mention this command. Any place with a list of possible commands?

  Ah, also of course I only do for the isolation mode. If you care to hear the background, it is here:

  As I said it's for photos of shading, I'm working on. I repeated and tried through a bunch of techniques. For example, gradient mesh on my first few true works. Now these cracks don't do well with complex shapes, which previously I mitigated by using a simple square or rectangle gradient mesh and using the original form as a color clipping mask. It worked, but it was a huge field of work.

  After a lot of attempts that I went to the use of simple gradients as a background for the form, and then I do the shading freehand with the blob Brush tool, using a graphic style and filters to make it look like to the right. Is better, but do it right all the clipping masks takes me much more time than anything else.

  Now the problem is that shading is not supposed to cross the lines, it's impossible to do correctly without messing up the order, either using clipping masks, where the script. Because you know, if you use a form of the task with a strong Gaussian blur near the lines, you'll find yourself with stuff on both sides. If you do not start close to the line that the shading will be not look right if the darker the shade needs to be close to the line. And that's where magic of clipping masks.

  And finally, here's an example of how I work with the script and the result:

  After that I drew a sketch, adjust the line widths and at the neatness I turn the paths to sketch the lines and then turn them into a live paint Group (which would ruin the line widths, unless you put the paths in first contour lines).

  With this live paint group need me a few minutes to color my piece dish. Then I develop the live paint group, in case of doubt, spend a few more minutes to make transparent traces of all regions, I need the shadow in one piece, and then I select all areas and use my script to activate the neat clipping masks. Then I can click on any field, enter the isolation mode, and go up one level, so I'm in the appropriate group, where I can shadow freely without the problem beyond the lines.

  At the end which allows me to apply shading complex and comprehensive, without wasting time to get there.

  PS: well, I just found out that draw inside is really close to what I want to do, and oddly enough, it produces the same Visual discrepancy with transparent traces that produces my script. I'll take a closer look that, while my script is a little more than just the stuff of clipping mask, so maybe I'll go for a hybrid solution. Everything that makes for a better workflow.

• Help, please! I can't select the shape I drew with the pentool again... I have the selected layer, but there is no sign of my new shape in my path Panel?  I have been sitting here for days literally and simply cannot make it appear the race that I created

  HI - can help I'm going crazy! !

  I drew a shape with the tool pen (which took me Age..) and I go back an image that I imported, I cannot select once again it.  I can see it in red, but I'm not able to select once again it.  I have the selected layer, but there is no sign of it in my Panel of traces at all.  I tried clicking on the direct Selection tool (about 100 times), I tried the Brush tool.  I've tried everything.  The same thing happened to me the other day...    Please can someone help!  Tania

  It's the plug technique on the subject:

  Using Photoshop | Manage paths

  It contains this point under manage paths:

  When using a shape or pen tool to create a work path, the new path appears as the work path in the tracks Panel. The work path is temporary; You must save it to avoid losing its contents.

  OK, the red, you mentioned is a Stoke you added. Then quick mask is not involved.

• Help please! PNG cut out in Photoshop placed in indesign printing with colorful box

  I cut out a form in photoshop, saved as a png image and inserted into an indesign file. When I print, a discolored around the PNG box. I have 5 total documents made in the same way, only behaves this way. Happens when I print from PDF also.

  I have attached one image, 4 others in the game to behave very well. I'm on a mac, print on a HP.

  Thank you very much!

  "" See InDesignSecrets "Blog Archive" eliminating YDB (yucky discolored box) Syndrome

• Cut out the portion of the form

  I have minimal experience with Amnesty International and am learning that I will. I have re-trace in Illustrator, a company logo, and I need to know how to do the part of the triangle of the letter has to be transparent? I used the pen tool to trace the outside of the letter A, then used to draw the triangle in the middle... but when I went to create a .png, I noticed that the white triangle is always there. If I don't choose no fill color, so you don't see it at all and the letter A has the hole should be.

  How can I make just the cut in the shape of triangle of the black letter A?

  

  Thank you in advanced for your help!

  Select the outside-A and the triangle, and then choose object > compound path > make...

• Connecting two points on the compound path

  Hi guys,.

  First time posting and had a little research but could not know what I needed - forgive me if the answer is and I am looking with the wrong keywords!

  I'm trying to change a font, that I turned into an object. I don't want the tail down to cross during the rest of the letter and I want also to shorten the tail, so I want to join paths, so I can modify it all as one. If you look at the pictures, I'm hoping to join them at the pink line; the second image shows the current paths.

  He is currently a compound path, if that makes a difference.

  Is it possible to get this happening, or is my best bet to trace it?

  Thank you!

  

  

  tashacarolina,

  IF I (put) understand it, if you initially return a compound path, then:

  (1) with the line Segment tool ClickDrag between Anchor Points where you would like the tail to be cut, then object > path > divide objects below, then a compound path output if necessary (unlikely);

  Now you have a simple path;

  (2) cut the ponytail where you want and remove the line to the main part.

  (3) you can adjust the shape of the tip where you cut in 1), if you want to curve.

• How can I add a stroke inside a compound path?

  Hello

  I have a problem, making adjustments to my way/form composed, as I would expose you the inside of the form of a trait - but this seems not possible that the line always surrounds the outside too.

  So: I have a simple rectangle with a white background, with a die cut window rectangle hole by using the action of compound path, so you can see the layers under. Now I want to caress the hole window, but NOT outside all of the rectangle. I'd be happy to split the top shape and I tried various options such as split, edit in isolation mode, extend (the button is grey), all the Scouts - but none of them allow me to do only inside a part of the path.

  Anyone know how I can do this? I work in CS5 and CS6.

  Thank you!

  Alexander,

  To freely use things on the external path, it would be more convenient for:

  (1) object > Compound Path > Release.

  (2) copy the internal path in front of you and hide the copy,

  (3) change the colour of the original inner lane black (black if you the Document Color Mode is RGB RGB) or white if he isn't already, then select the two traces of origin and in the transparency palette dialog box click make opacity mask, with unchecked Clip and mask Invert unchecked or checked (for the inner path black or white) ,

  (4) apply any effect desired in the hidden path.

  (5) show the copy of the inner lane and the fill set to None and the race as you wish.

  (4 and 5) can be done whenever you want, and do not hide the copy in 2), make sure you use the right one for the opacity mask.

• What is happening with these paths?

  I received this file from a client. I don't know what they have done, but I can't edit/reverse reverse. I tried to dissociate and releasing the compound path, but I get error message saying "cannot ungroup the objects. As you can see in the layers panel, they look different than other paths. If I select one of these paths, the appearance panel shows as a form of compound. I think they have done something funky with the Pathfinder Panel, but he made me scratch my head. I know I saw something like that in transfer it from the layers panel, but I paint a white.

  

  I predict that Doug is correct.

  There is an inconsistency in the menu of the Pathinder palette. If you select a compound shape, while the palette Pathfinder (tab) is not active and if you then activate the palette, the command of the composed of release form is grayed out.

  If you first enable the Pathfinder palette, then select the compound shape, the command should be available.

• A compound path to access/clipping mask, or something else?

  Hello

  Basically, I'm changing this.

  in a mouth with teeth.

  I am trying to get rid of the surplus lines and leave the black lines in the white space.

  I've tried highlighting all and make a mask of clipping and even with the compound path, and it does not produce the results that I need. Does anyone have an idea what to do?

  Thank you

  Sally

  Hi Sally,

  Using a mask, he would do what you want.

  Select all the black lines and group them (Ctrl + G).

  Then duplicate the white object Ctrl + C (copy) and paste Ctrl + F (stick it in place), make sure that the duplicate is in the front.

  Then by selecting the black lines, you can see and the white shape/object that you have brought to the front (now shift), press Ctrl + 7 (mask) and you will get the result you want.

  Let us know how you get on?

  Edit: Quick help Video:

• Compound path problem

  Hello

  I'm having a problem with two tracks transparent, based on the same original piece of geometry. When I export to JPG, PNG or TIFF, I'm endangered art. PDF seems very well handle it. I would like to solve the problem, so I hope that someone here has the answer.

  (1) the "badge" is a compound path, I've tried to not a compound path, because my two transparent traces in the document are where the problem occurred. I can't do anything to NOT be a compound path. Illustrator does automatically transparent traces for each Boolean subtraction? If I release the it, the track breaks. None of the pathfinding tools give me subtracted geometry I want.

  

  Same shape, new problem:

  

  Does make sense to anyone?

  Thank you!

  p.s. I just noticed doing weird rendering in preview, as well. Look at the icon "Layer 1".

  

  Subtraction only works with transparent traces.

  You can check if the white fills overprint a your forms. Open the attributes Panel.

• Compound path question

  Apart from their use to cut holes in the forms, are there other reasons to create a compound path? They seem to be similar to a grouping of the railways so I was just wondering.

  They are not at all like groups. Transparent tracks get a trace in the layer panel, no container with sub-paths (as a group of the East). You will need desperately transparent trace when you want to make several paths clipping mask. Also for some operations of pathfinder with multiple paths

  There is a chapter in the manual which compared groups for the compound path for compound forms.

• Apply the compound path

  Hello

  I had a problem to apply a compound path in a row group. I want the place before green ' to cut a square hole"orange so that all background is seen under the lines. Please take a glance at my screen turned to a better understanding. Thank you.

  

  David,

  You can either,.

  (1) create a rectangle that is larger than the Group of line,

  (2) select the rectangle and the square and the object > compound path > make.

  (3) select the compound path and the Group of curves and object > clipping mask > make.

  or

  (1) change the color of the black square,

  (2) select the square and the line group and in the transparency palette dialog box click the opacity with Clip mask and mask Invert unchecked.

• create a compound path clipping mask

  Is it possible to put the stars colorful under "Softbrands '? "Softbrands' one traced clipping, colorful stars is the background image to be cut... It's just a prototype.

  I tried several times, clipping path was made, but the stars will appear in any case behind the frame. Enjoy all the support here!

  

  Here is the source file to test with:

  http://support.fs.com.CN/Myles/fitness/lesmills/upload/mask_test.AI

  Thank you in advance.

  Kpolo,

  I just tried.

  The letters were separated; When I chose each other, made the object > compound path > make and moved them on top stars (both on the work plan and in the stacking order), the object > clipping mask > Make worked well.

  Do you have both

  (a) make a path composed of letters, and

  (b) have in front of the Star Group (as shown in the layers panel)?