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Drawing and Shaping Objects Flashcards

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  1. Which Pathfinder operation merges selected shapes into a single combined shape keeping the outermost outline?

    Answer: Unite

    Unite combines selected objects into one shape using their combined outline.

  2. What does the Pathfinder 'Minus Front' command do?

    Answer: Subtracts the front object from the back object

    Minus Front cuts away the top object, leaving the portion of the back object that remains.

  3. The 'Intersect' Pathfinder mode results in what?

    Answer: Only the area where all selected shapes overlap

    Intersect retains only the region shared by all selected objects.

  4. Which tool lets you merge, delete, and paint individual overlapping regions of shapes directly on the canvas?

    Answer: Shape Builder tool

    The Shape Builder tool combines or extracts overlapping regions by dragging across them.

  5. When using the Shape Builder tool, what does holding Alt/Option while clicking a region do?

    Answer: Deletes that region

    Alt-clicking with the Shape Builder tool removes the targeted region.

  6. What is created when you apply 'Divide' from the Pathfinder panel to overlapping shapes?

    Answer: Separate faces split along every intersection, grouped together

    Divide splits the artwork into separate filled faces wherever paths intersect, kept in a group.

  7. A compound shape created with Pathfinder is editable until you do what?

    Answer: Click Expand

    Clicking Expand permanently flattens a compound shape into final paths.