Adobe Illustrator - Divide objects/Compound Path Illy10

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Divide objects/Compound Path Illy10

Donna

2003-12-29, 12:28 pm

Hello, am pulling my hair out (and there is less of that each year :-).

My bottom layer is a IRS tax form. On top of that layer is a layer composed
of 6 art objects, all touching each other in a group. I would like to cut a
compound path? thru the middle of these 6 objects to split them apart
visually to signify half for me, half for IRS and see the tax form showing
through the cut.. When I have tried to make the compound path, it changes
all of the colors of my art objects to one color.

Have also tried just slicing them, but that doesn't seem to work either.

Can anyone offer any suggestions? I can post it on my website if that is
necessary to help explain what I am trying to do.

Thanks and Happy New Year to all!

Thanks.

Paul Asente

2003-12-29, 6:28 pm

In article <vv0kpfiitamu16@corp.supernews.com>,
"Donna" <donnamcmSTOPSPAM@gain.com> wrote:

quote:

> Hello, am pulling my hair out (and there is less of that each year :-).
>
> My bottom layer is a IRS tax form. On top of that layer is a layer composed
> of 6 art objects, all touching each other in a group. I would like to cut a
> compound path? thru the middle of these 6 objects to split them apart
> visually to signify half for me, half for IRS and see the tax form showing
> through the cut.. When I have tried to make the compound path, it changes
> all of the colors of my art objects to one color.
>
> Have also tried just slicing them, but that doesn't seem to work either.

I think what you want to do is group the objects and use a clipping path
on them. A compound path isn't what you want here; it's just a normal
filled path that has more than one boundary (e.g. a donut) and so it can
only have one fill color and one set of stroke attributes. Although
there would definitely be times when it would be helpful to have
different stroke attributes on the different boundaries, Illustrator
doesn't support that.

-- paul asente
To reply, make the host be the same as my last name

Donna

2003-12-30, 12:28 am

Thanks Paul, that worked. Of course I had to make two clipping masks--one
for each side (or half)--assume that is what you meant. If not, please
explain further, but that did the trick. Thank you.

"Paul Asente" <usenet@not-asente.com> wrote in message
news:usenet-4A5610.14274929122003@news03.west.earthlink.net...

quote:

> In article <vv0kpfiitamu16@corp.supernews.com>,
> "Donna" <donnamcmSTOPSPAM@gain.com> wrote:
>
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>
> I think what you want to do is group the objects and use a clipping path
> on them. A compound path isn't what you want here; it's just a normal
> filled path that has more than one boundary (e.g. a donut) and so it can
> only have one fill color and one set of stroke attributes. Although
> there would definitely be times when it would be helpful to have
> different stroke attributes on the different boundaries, Illustrator
> doesn't support that.
>
> -- paul asente
> To reply, make the host be the same as my last name