How to remove overlap of objects in Adobe Illustrator?
I've tried every option in the Pathfinder tool. No luck there. I have a red bar overtop an icon that has a circle as a background. I'd like to remove the sections of the red bar that overlap the circle. The objects are on the same layer, and I'm selecting the circle and the red bar before I click on the various Pathfinder options.
Any suggestions as to what mistake I'm making? Thanks.enter image description here
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I've tried every option in the Pathfinder tool. No luck there. I have a red bar overtop an icon that has a circle as a background. I'd like to remove the sections of the red bar that overlap the circle. The objects are on the same layer, and I'm selecting the circle and the red bar before I click on the various Pathfinder options.
Any suggestions as to what mistake I'm making? Thanks.enter image description here
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asked Nov 20 '18 at 20:01
jps
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I figured it out. "Minus Back" in Pathfinder works. The reason I didn't see it when I first chose Minus Back is that I assumed ALL the overlapping sections would be deleted automatically. Minus Back just cuts them into new objects. You have to select them and delete them. Another reason I didn't see the result of the action is that I wasn't zoomed in close enough to notice that MB had cut new paths. It pays to be zoomed in at the overlap when you're using Pathfinder.
– jps
Nov 20 '18 at 20:51
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I've tried every option in the Pathfinder tool. No luck there. I have a red bar overtop an icon that has a circle as a background. I'd like to remove the sections of the red bar that overlap the circle. The objects are on the same layer, and I'm selecting the circle and the red bar before I click on the various Pathfinder options.
Any suggestions as to what mistake I'm making? Thanks.enter image description here
adobe
asked Nov 20 '18 at 20:01
jps
42
I've tried every option in the Pathfinder tool. No luck there. I have a red bar overtop an icon that has a circle as a background. I'd like to remove the sections of the red bar that overlap the circle. The objects are on the same layer, and I'm selecting the circle and the red bar before I click on the various Pathfinder options.
Any suggestions as to what mistake I'm making? Thanks.enter image description here
adobe
adobe
asked Nov 20 '18 at 20:01
jps
42
asked Nov 20 '18 at 20:01
jps
42
asked Nov 20 '18 at 20:01
jps
42
asked Nov 20 '18 at 20:01
jps
42
asked Nov 20 '18 at 20:01
jps
42
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I figured it out. "Minus Back" in Pathfinder works. The reason I didn't see it when I first chose Minus Back is that I assumed ALL the overlapping sections would be deleted automatically. Minus Back just cuts them into new objects. You have to select them and delete them. Another reason I didn't see the result of the action is that I wasn't zoomed in close enough to notice that MB had cut new paths. It pays to be zoomed in at the overlap when you're using Pathfinder.
– jps
Nov 20 '18 at 20:51
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I figured it out. "Minus Back" in Pathfinder works. The reason I didn't see it when I first chose Minus Back is that I assumed ALL the overlapping sections would be deleted automatically. Minus Back just cuts them into new objects. You have to select them and delete them. Another reason I didn't see the result of the action is that I wasn't zoomed in close enough to notice that MB had cut new paths. It pays to be zoomed in at the overlap when you're using Pathfinder.
– jps
Nov 20 '18 at 20:51
I figured it out. "Minus Back" in Pathfinder works. The reason I didn't see it when I first chose Minus Back is that I assumed ALL the overlapping sections would be deleted automatically. Minus Back just cuts them into new objects. You have to select them and delete them. Another reason I didn't see the result of the action is that I wasn't zoomed in close enough to notice that MB had cut new paths. It pays to be zoomed in at the overlap when you're using Pathfinder.
– jps
Nov 20 '18 at 20:51
I figured it out. "Minus Back" in Pathfinder works. The reason I didn't see it when I first chose Minus Back is that I assumed ALL the overlapping sections would be deleted automatically. Minus Back just cuts them into new objects. You have to select them and delete them. Another reason I didn't see the result of the action is that I wasn't zoomed in close enough to notice that MB had cut new paths. It pays to be zoomed in at the overlap when you're using Pathfinder.
– jps
Nov 20 '18 at 20:51
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I figured it out. "Minus Back" in Pathfinder works. The reason I didn't see it when I first chose Minus Back is that I assumed ALL the overlapping sections would be deleted automatically. Minus Back just cuts them into new objects. You have to select them and delete them. Another reason I didn't see the result of the action is that I wasn't zoomed in close enough to notice that MB had cut new paths. It pays to be zoomed in at the overlap when you're using Pathfinder.
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I figured it out. "Minus Back" in Pathfinder works. The reason I didn't see it when I first chose Minus Back is that I assumed ALL the overlapping sections would be deleted automatically. Minus Back just cuts them into new objects. You have to select them and delete them. Another reason I didn't see the result of the action is that I wasn't zoomed in close enough to notice that MB had cut new paths. It pays to be zoomed in at the overlap when you're using Pathfinder.
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Answer noted above:
I figured it out. "Minus Back" in Pathfinder works. The reason I didn't see it when I first chose Minus Back is that I assumed ALL the overlapping sections would be deleted automatically. Minus Back just cuts them into new objects. You have to select them and delete them. Another reason I didn't see the result of the action is that I wasn't zoomed in close enough to notice that MB had cut new paths. It pays to be zoomed in at the overlap when you're using Pathfinder.
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jps
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Answer noted above:
I figured it out. "Minus Back" in Pathfinder works. The reason I didn't see it when I first chose Minus Back is that I assumed ALL the overlapping sections would be deleted automatically. Minus Back just cuts them into new objects. You have to select them and delete them. Another reason I didn't see the result of the action is that I wasn't zoomed in close enough to notice that MB had cut new paths. It pays to be zoomed in at the overlap when you're using Pathfinder.
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Answer noted above:
I figured it out. "Minus Back" in Pathfinder works. The reason I didn't see it when I first chose Minus Back is that I assumed ALL the overlapping sections would be deleted automatically. Minus Back just cuts them into new objects. You have to select them and delete them. Another reason I didn't see the result of the action is that I wasn't zoomed in close enough to notice that MB had cut new paths. It pays to be zoomed in at the overlap when you're using Pathfinder.
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I figured it out. "Minus Back" in Pathfinder works. The reason I didn't see it when I first chose Minus Back is that I assumed ALL the overlapping sections would be deleted automatically. Minus Back just cuts them into new objects. You have to select them and delete them. Another reason I didn't see the result of the action is that I wasn't zoomed in close enough to notice that MB had cut new paths. It pays to be zoomed in at the overlap when you're using Pathfinder.
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