[Adobe Illustrator for Beginners] Path Eraser tool and Join Tool

[@GDHT]

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[@haythamtaleaa1797]

has been sent I hope I don't waste your time

[@GDHT]

@@haythamtaleaa1797 Ok, I received it! It's working ok for me. You'll need to draw a box around the two points with your direct selection tool (to select both), then hit CMD J or CTRL J to join.

[@GDHT]

Here's a video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpjLqYWwhquceJo

[@tc8alloolgame599]

Okay mam i will try and then i will ask you Thank you so much

[@aleafox1675]

You have no idea how greatful i am to you for posting this video. I have been struggling for years wit this. THANK YOU!

[@GDHT]

You're welcome - I'm so glad it helped!

[@iamYork_]

Your smile and tutorials make me quite happy°

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Thank you so much!!

[@scottbowen6514]

I was a moments from hammer striking the keyboard. Illustrator is maddening at times!!!!!! Thanks for this.

[@GDHT]

You're welcome! I'm glad your keyboard is safe!

[@suzygirl1843]

@@GDHT Good day, I hope you can help me with joining 2 lines that are PRESENTING as dotted on Illustrator? I exported a Sketchup document and some of the lines showed up as dotted when they were consistently linear in Sketchup (they're not dotted at all and I changed all lines to be linear before exporting). Do I use Join Path Tool?

[@GDHT]

@@suzygirl1843 Are the lines coming in as strokes? Or are they fills?

[@suzygirl1843]

@@GDHT It's alright. I figured it out and changed the strokes.

[@GDHT]

@@suzygirl1843 Ok great! I'm glad you were able to work it out. :)

[@ibidesign]

I learned a lot more than I bargained for: thanks!

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You're welcome - that's great to hear!

[@hadiibrahim4552]

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You're welcome! ❤️❤️❤️

[@lorihernandez9762]

Thanks so much! Was just the tutorial I needed. :)

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You're welcome! I'm glad to hear that!

[@bassemb]

Thank you for this, I learned so much from this video.

[@GDHT]

You're welcome - I'm so glad to hear that!

[@bolicabolica]

Jesus Christ, I've been meticulously making sure the end anchor points are perfectly on top of each other to join paths every time. This is gonna save so much time now

[@GDHT]

Awesome - I'm glad the video helped a bit!! :D

[@UniKittyz]

oh my god thank you so much, that shape builder tool just revolutionized my illustrator experience. ITS SO EASY NOW...

[@GDHT]

You're welcome - I'm so glad it helped!

[@kevinmcaleer28]

Great tutorial! Thanks for creating this.

[@GDHT]

You're welcome!! Thank you for taking the time to comment!

[@olliminati]

Thank you very much!

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You're welcome!

[@kishorVittal]

Thanks Anne ; Great Explanation.

[@GDHT]

You're welcome - and thank you!!

[@pendrakestrategy1355]

just FYI, adobe CS 5 also has the width tool, along with the path eraser tool which I've seen several tutorials saying they were exclusive to CC.

[@GDHT]

Ok, thanks for the info. :)

[@chococelticwisdom]

Thanks!Loved it!

[@GDHT]

You're welcome - so happy it helped!!

[@MzRawndi]

I appreciate this video soo much

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Thank you so much!

[@madegirl555]

I finally found answers thanks to you :D :D thanbk you :)

[@GDHT]

Thank you so much!!

[@roywangui1211]

Thank you

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You're welcome!

[@adrianpuni500]

You are what i was looking for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jesus Christ!, THANKS!

[@GDHT]

You're welcome! I'm so glad the video helped!!

[@ISMAILOMAR_ISH3000]

This vid has given me an idea on how to solve a problem I've been having with Ai... Hope it works...

[@GDHT]

I hope so too! :)

[@MJagadishan]

Thank you Mam....

[@GDHT]

You're welcome 😊

[@pattiargoff3824]

Your tutorial has been a great help. Sometimes when using the joining tool, a whole section of the line I'm trying to join line either suddenly disappears, or it turns into a horrible tangle. Any idea what's up with that, or how to prevent it?

[@GDHT]

I honestly don't use the join tool that much, and it's kind of hard to visualize what you mean....but instead of the Join tool, I usually select two points I want to join, then hit CMD J or CTRL J. We do have an Illustrator FB group where you can upload your problem with images, etc: facebook.com/groups/adobeillustratorusershelp

[@haythamtaleaa1797]

Simple and useful. . . great .. Do you have a way to merge two completely identical points? Each point on the end of a different path? The "join" option did not work

[@GDHT]

Thank you! If Join won't work, you can use the Pen tool to click one, then click the other to join them.

[@haythamtaleaa1797]

@@GDHT I got around this problem by drawing it in another way, but when the two points are exactly the same, no merging tool works. . I don’t know if the problem is only with me or the program’s origin

[@GDHT]

@@haythamtaleaa1797 Hmmm I'm not exactly sure what you mean by 'the two points are exactly the same.' If you still have the file, you can send it to me, and I'll take a look. [e-mail]

[@Joe-oq2zn]

thank you for this awesome video appreicate it!

[@GDHT]

You're welcome! :)

[@Geekgraphics]

Great video tutorial very helpful.

[@GDHT]

Thank you!!

[@mochaaa76]

omg!! Thank you so much. This helped

[@GDHT]

You're welcome! I'm so glad it helped!!

[@suzanne2871]

Thank you Ann - all of your videos are great and very helpful! for some reason, when i tried to join the last two arcs, it would not merge them even though both were selected.

[@GDHT]

Aww thank you so much 😊

[@mdshamshad9075]

Nice

[@GDHT]

Md Shamshad Thank you!

[@Rohan-kb9pp]

u helped a lot

[@GDHT]

Thank you!!

[@sajjadabouei6721]

thanks great tutorial

[@GDHT]

You're welcome! And thank you!

[@Staglaitor]

Thanks for video Through the years - can you say how to cut now?

[@GDHT]

You're welcome! To cut, I usually just draw a line where I want to cut, make sure it overlaps the edges, then use pathfinder > divide.

[@piyasmondol1211]

Hlw mam.Thank you for this tutorial.

[@GDHT]

You're welcome!

[@chandlerzhu9735]

I drew a hexagon and a line that goes across it, now I want to trim off part of the line that is outside the hexagon, the join tool doesn't work in this case, is there another tool for something like this ?

[@GDHT]

Pathfinder options will work for this! :)

[@MS-xf4tr]

Thanks for this video. How did you get rid of the squiggle at 3:57?

[@GDHT]

You can use your pencil tool or smooth tool and retrace the line. I think I must've removed that part of the video; sorry!

[@darrylblake9680]

I'm pretty new to Illustrator and I have no clue what I am doing wrong. To practice I drew a circle and then two separate lines intersecting to circle. Now I want to delete the part of the circle that is between the two lines and delete the parts of the line that intersects the inside of the circle. So the end result is like a lightbulb. I've tried the Shift M which is fine if I wanted to the image to be self inclosed. But I want the bottompart of the light bulb to be open ended. I don't want it connected. Think if I was to create the Omega sign, a perfect circle and two ends that lead out of it and then I delete the part of the circle.

[@GDHT]

For this, I would create an overlapping circle and rectangle, combine them with Pathfinder > Unite, and then use the direct selection to select the bottom of the rectangle (you need to click right on the line itself) and delete it. This will remove only the bottom line of the shape, so it's open like you're wanting.

[@darrylblake9680]

@@GDHT Thanks, I'm still not getting how Illustrator functions. I know PS and An like the back of my hand. Illustrator just seems counterintuitive for drawing, lol. Anyway, I have to learn it regardless - with time it will come. With "frustrating" time, lol.

[@GDHT]

Yes, I found it to be wayyy different than PS and ID. Although a little more similar to ID than PS. Good luck!!

[@aog8202]

Great video! For some reason the join tool is missing from my tool bar. Does anyone know how to get it back? Thanks

[@GDHT]

It sounds like you might be using the Basic Toolbar. Click the Edit Toolbar icon (three dots) at the bottom of the Basic toolbar. Then choose the flyout on the upper right. Then click 'Advanced' at the top.

[@aog8202]

@@GDHT That worked, thank you so much!

[@GDHT]

@@aog8202 awesome!! :D

[@yurizafurizaki5574]

This might sound dumb but hôw do i draw a line with a pen tool? Without closing the path. I just wanna know how to get rid of the pen tool preview/tail (if you know what I mean)

[@GDHT]

There are a few ways - 1. choose a different tool. 2. Deselect all (SHIFT CMD A, or SHIFT CTRL A) 3. Hit Escape. :)

[@yurizafurizaki5574]

@@GDHT thank you so much thank you! I'm new and still learning :D

[@GDHT]

@@yurizafurizaki5574 no problem 😌 we were all there once!

[@sammyoeka4693]

is this Illustrator CC2019?.?

[@GDHT]

Yes, I think so! This is an older video...but everything in it should still apply in older/current versions.

[@antaraplz]

i LOVE YOU

[@GDHT]

Hahaha! Glad my video helped!

[@XPRforJustice]

nice content

[@GDHT]

Thank you!

[@jenz960]

thank you so simple and easy!

[@GDHT]

You're welcome!

[@bradbowlamma3039]

I turned my other tools into an eraser... eg. black arrow, white arrow and I don't know how to return them to their original functions

[@GDHT]

You can reset your preferences by doing this, although it resets everything: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIaalKBopLiditU

[@bradbowlamma3039]

@@GDHT thank you very much it works again

[@GDHT]

You're welcome!!

[@tanguydezaunay9312]

Thank you! 謝謝！

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You're welcome!

[@oxawp6541]

Nice tutorial! Btw, where i could find menu to get that line smooth on 4:55 ?

[@GDHT]

Do you mean the line segment tool? You can just hit \ on your keyboard (backslash).

[@oxawp6541]

@@GDHT thanks

[@GDHT]

You're welcome!

[@jibranbashirahmed9607]

nice video

[@GDHT]

thank you!

[@premiumeskysintesi5288]

what is ill hit backspace ?

[@GDHT]

The delete key

[@botdood2779]

when i want to erase an image piece it doesnt let me ):

[@GDHT]

It might be locked - go to Object > Unlock all. Can you select it? Another thing - the eraser works well on closed paths, but not too well on other objects, like objects with an appearance, etc.

[@tc8alloolgame599]

Tell me how to remove, delete, path from text completely Just This only tell me

[@GDHT]

I don't understand what you're wanting to do exactly. But, if you want to remove a path, use your Group Selection tool, click on it, and press your delete key.

[@tc8alloolgame599]

@@GDHT Hello Sister i tried but it is not working, i get the group selection tool and clicked on the path then i pressed delete button but it's removed path and text both. I want that i only remove path from text as we do in coral draw Please help me

[@GDHT]

@@tc8alloolgame599 You can send the file to howtographicdesigner at gmail - just the outlined text that you're working on if you'd like me to take a look.

[@TheHonchoofAllSpearheads]

ooo so basically the Path Eraser tool is likened to the Trim tool in Autodesk AutoCAD...

[@GDHT]

Mayyybe. I've never opened Autodesk/AutoCAD! :D

[@TheHonchoofAllSpearheads]

@@GDHT haha yeah sis, unless you're doing some technical engineering stuffs then you'd need to lol

[@starcommunication279]

Don't use shortcuts, just explain slowly where u have to clickl

[@GDHT]

This is one of my early videos, so I didn't include those, but all my more recent videos include both ways. I will say, though - learning the keyboard shortcuts completely changed my workflow and made me WAYYYY faster. So if you can learn them, it will really help with that! :)