Shapes vs. paths

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• Complex shape - merging paths: intersect. Possible without fusion of color?

  I have a complex shape with many groups.

  Its a House that uses a lot of expressions to generate random and characteristic colors.

  --

  There are 3 major groups placed perfectly on top of eachother.

  • Outside of the House (bricks, windows, door, door handle and roof)
  • On the inside of the House (walls, furniture)
  • The scaffolding

  -->--> wipe

  As you can imagine each group is filled with many small groups

  For example only in the outdoor group

  • External group
    • Doors
      • Door handles
      • Patterns
      • Repeater (for double doors)
    • Roof
    • Façade
      • Windows
      • Features
      • Brick
      • Behind the bricks color

  What I'm trying to add is a fusion railways operator to act as a mask for

  -the 'outdoor group' so when the path is changed he reveals the Interior of the House

  - and below the "inner group" so I can pull this mask and reveal the scaffolding.

  A bit like a wipe on each 'level' that I can control. I thought I could do it with Intersect because it works on the individual paths, however...

  If I add one on what it seems to merge the first color to fill the rest of the forms turning all one-colour forms.

  To do this with realism I should add a form with the railways of the merger within each subgroup and the link back to a ' master '? Seems a very intense memory and I feel like it should be more simple. Am I missing something? A mask can be assigned to a group in a form?

  Please help me

  Basically, how can I hide an individual complex group (subgroups containing) within a single form? (Must be monolayer for random expressions and others to work)

  Basically, how can I hide an individual complex group (subgroups containing) within a single form? (Must be monolayer for random expressions and others to work)

  separate your groups of form in different layers will make it much easier to manage. uses a simple layer for your shape mask a problem? Often, I find that the use of masks on a shape layer saves me a huge headache. of course, it means that you must set the group desired to a separate layer shape. Maybe you'll find this handy script: 3 of shape layers explode aescripts.com - aescripts + aeplugins - , it supports the workflow from the use of the different layers for shapes and not all in one.

• change the draw shapes to paths?

  How can I change the I ve of complex shapes imported drawing into simple paths?

  It works more like the shape of task of Illustrator.

  If you want to shoot and take advantage of each stroke as a path, see (uhhhh...) Sketch of Photoshop?

  You can align on Adobe Illustrator, then all the individual strokes convert to paths (you will lose all custom in conversions brush definitions)

• Width of the stroke distorts shape of path

  When I try to adjust the width of the line on a closed shape by increments of a point at a time it distorts the shape a little more each time that I add more width. But if I use the drop down menu, the storke change width without changing the shape of the closed path. What the hell is happening?

  Whats here the shape resembles barred 1pt.

  

  And that's what it looks like after that I have set the race with 386pt by clicking and now the up arrow to adjust a point at a time:

  

  I would almost never use such a thick line, but I wanted to increase the amount of the original shape is lost.

  Any ideas?

  You have a problem with snap to grid of pixels:

  Illustrator: Problems with snap to grid of pixels

• Shape of path

  HI, I am creating a form in Illustrator, using Pathfinder.When im subtract the circle of Sqaure form selection shows me square it self! are there other ways to remove that as well? Im not sure im asking a good equation... can someone help me?

  Please see the photo I want to avoide encompassing...

  

  Cmd/Ctrl-Shift-B is the toggle to show/hide the rectangle enclosing. Personally, I never use the bounding box.

• Trace a path of shape rather than the ordinary path layer?

  Hello people! So I created a design on Photoshop CS4 using the pen tool. I used the shape layer option. As I used the pen tool and set the anchor and adjusted points all handles, my intuition tells me that I can get back my drawing of the regular shape to paths option layer because they are so similar, no? Once my shape layer becomes a regular path, I want to caress.

  I don't want to start my drawing everywhere, redo the anchor of all points and handles using the path option - I hope you understand what I mean!

  I appreciate any input you guys have to offer!

  Once you make the shape layer, go to the

  paths Panel and save the path, then make a new layer and stroke.

  Or you could shoot as many paths, no shape layer and then save your workpath

  go in the tracks Panel.

  MTSTUNER

• effect of contour of the shape layer

  Hi, I'm applying an edge effect to a layer I imported from Illustrator.

  I created vector layer with the layer (so it appears as "outlines") and can apply STROKE if I go to 'Add' in the timeline, but not if I apply via 'generate' it does not appear and also impossible to apply effects. I can change the specifications, the width of the line IE, but nothing appears on the screen.

  Kind regards

  Suzie

  Doodle works and stroke on the footsteps of mask, not on the shape layer paths. If you want just for just these types of effects mask path, so you don't have to use "Create forms of vector layer" and instead of this just leave the layer being and copy - paste the path like I showed you before. Another way to do it, if you have already converted to shape and stay in shape too, is to copy the path of the path parameter of shape for the mask path setting (you can simply create a dummy mask so you where to copy)

  

  BTW shape layers have also a few very powerful path here operations: wiggle path can create the very nice and organic Scribble to your contours. but it is not the same as the Freehand drawing.

  

• 3D 360 bend still shows the face of the original path

  Use Photoshop CS6 3d feature.  Have seen a lot of tutorials on the creation of a simple bottle.  A path using drawing and distort using an axis of deformation point left and bending less-360 create a good bottle.  However, in the application of the extrusion opacity texture map to reduce the opacity so bottle is partially transparent - original "flat" to shape the path is visible and opaque. Even after making.  I retraced my steps vigorously and even restarted project several times without success. The path has no background or contour and mesh appeared a new extrusion of selected path.  I'm doing something wrong?

  Any help would be appreciated - thank you in advance.

  

  You need to adjust the opacity of all surfaces to 0 except the material of the extrusion.

• Access/form fill/outline on Photoshop CC 2015 tool path

  The 2015 version of Photoshop brought back a feature that I find annoying: whenever I have to draw a path, it creates a shape layer that has the color of filling and automatic Contour. It's in the way my drawing and I need to set the fill to 0%, while the contour of the color stays there - I don't have that either. This is done on the way to my workflow. Is it possible to disable by default? Operate as tool of tracking to previous versions have done? Thank you!

  Branda

  Select the tool shape on the toolbar. Then raise the bar of options at the top left and change 'Shape' to 'path '. It's sticky for you

  should not have to worry about it after that.

  Chris

• How to import paths AE form and their fillings to Illustrator?

  Hello

  I had imported a few hundred paths to Illustrator in After Effects, and then used 'create vector layer forms' to make them editable shape layer paths to then run scripts that equalize the number of vertices on each path.

  After that, I thought only through online tutorial as edit > change the Original... replace or update paths source to the same number of vertices back in Illustrator, but this has been disproved. So I was hoping someone could please tell\show me...

  (1) how to import paths AE form and their fillings to Illustrator?

  Thanks for any help as soon as the weather permits,

  J

  It is a one-way road. Your only option is to use the copy & paste to paste the paths back to HAVE.

  Mylenium

• I can't find the forms in the paths of lable

  I've done several shapes with the pen tool, when I select once in a while I see each form in the paths of lable without problem, but when I select all forms nothing appear in the paths of lable. How can I export all roads at once? My draw is vectorized?

  Hello

  What version of photoshop are you using?

  Make layers of shape or path?

  You try to export all the paths using the file > export > traces to Illustrator?

• Problems with rotation, resizing of objects and paths

  Hello

  I've recently upgraded to CS6 (latest version of MAC OS x, Illustrator CS6 last version) and I have some super weird questions that occur.

  If I flip a non uniform in shape of path/object it distorts and modifies. Even if I apply a stroke to the path/object and then remove it, it changes the position and shape of the object/path.

  I've attached a video for example:

  Has proved to be a problem with the option 'snap to grid of pixels. For some reason even if I unchecked it from the options when you create a new file, it was always create objects with the option selected in the Trnasform Panel

  Now, I disable when you create a new file and verify that it is turned off during use.

• How to develop a shape in every sense?

  I create a sign. I started from a font, and then convert the text to a form to provide the machine to sign with vector art. That is the problem.

  Part of the lettering is metal as mounted on a bracket black acrylic that is supposed to create a 3D stroke effect. In the original design, I had a stroke on the lettering to make fun of the effect. But, to separately cut out letters and support, the author sign now vector should for both metal as lettering AND the support pieces, which extend another "1/8 beyond the metal as in all directions.

  I can't understand how to do this in Photoshop. Metal letter looks like this:

  

  I have reproduced this form to create the background. The bottom must be "1/8 larger in ALL directions, so that the metal as letter being mounted on it, the brown background will create an edge effect:

  

  To put it simply, I need to push all the boundaries of this brunette B of the same amount - outside and 2 inside edges - so that when the yellow B (above) is placed on top of it, the brown shows a 1/8 "stroke" around the yellow b. I tried to make a transformation from the right, but that does not reach the goal. Another poster in the forum (answering a similar question) suggested using Modify > Expand, but I can't get that to work (the command is grayed out for some reason that I don't understand). Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

  chuckbutler wrote:

  The background should be larger in EACH direction from 1/8 "... Another poster in the forum (answering a similar question) suggested using Modify > Expand, but I can't get that to work (the command is grayed out for some reason that I don't understand).

  Modify > expand only works on selections of pixels, so it is not available when you work with shapes or paths. If you do it in Photoshop, you can convert the shape to a selection (order in the layers panel in OS X,) or Ctrl-click in Windows, expand it, and then convert selection to a vector shape, but there is a certain risk to introduce imperfections in shape if you go this route.

  It is really better done in Illustrator, who owns the object > path > command of delay of path to solve exactly this type of problem.

• How to transform a mask on a shape layer? (CS6)

  I detached the layer mask to the shape layer and ensured that the thumbnail of the layer mask is selected in the layers palette.

  If I do a cmd - t on OSX to transform, Photoshop (CS6) selects the shape layer path to transform instead of the layer mask, even when the thumbnail of the mask is still selected, and even if I have a choice of brand.

  Is this a bug?

  Activate the move (V) tool and activate the option Show transform controls can transform the untargeted mask. By clicking on the small square handle will launch the mode of transformation.

  

  CS6 shape layer is really still the the shape layer pre - CS6 - a fill layer with a vector mask - but with the addition of a stroke attribute. The attempt to disguise as a new special type of layer resulted in inconsistencies, trouble, inconvenience, and deterioration of the workflow.

• Duplicate the shape in place? CS6

  Hello: Level: Beginner OS: Windows 7 64 bit Ps: Cs6

  Yes, I read the manual, but I always try too tuts as I learn better when I have things as well as to read.

  So here's today's dilemma

  

  I did the form without problem and used the tool pen on form

  The only way I could find to duplicate a shape (or path) in the user's manual is to select the tool path (the black arrow) in the tools Panel Selection and use Alt + drag

  However, (as you can see) I need the form to stay in the same place - so I tried to slide in place - but double moves with the original shape and when I go to change the color - the color changes the two forms...?

  Also, how can I tell if I have duplicated the path or shape?

  Because once I have (we) understand how duplicate the shape & change the color of the duplicate just I so need double just the path.

  Says tut to set the Mode of path duplicated to subtract, but it is not sensible me - it would seem that the Mode should be set to subtract beforehand.

  Ideas, links or help is greatly appreciated. I'm going to continue searching the manual & FAQ

  Thank you and hope that everyone is having a lovely day/night

  Use the path Selection tool to take the path of access then Cmd + C Cmd + V to duplicate it. Subtract the value combined mode of a path in the path Selection tool options bar.