Can you fill a compound path in Illustrator?
Press “V” to activate the Selection tool and click the compound path you wish to fill. If you have not created your compound path yet, hold the “Ctrl” key and click multiple shapes. Right-click the selection and choose “Make Compound Path.”
How do I change a compound path to a path in Illustrator?
3. Making and releasing compound paths
- Select the paths you want to include in the compound path. Choose Object > Compound Path > Make.
- Select the compound path you want to break.
- Select the compound path with Selection tool.
- Use Group Selection tool to select just the path which direction you want to change.
How do you release a compound path?
How do I Make or Release a Compound Path?
- Right click on the shapes and clicking the Make Compound Path or Release Compound Path in the drop down menu.
- Choosing Make or Release under Compound Paths in the Modify Panel.
- In the very top pull down menus choose Object –> Make Compound Path or Object –> Release Compound Path.
Why does illustrator not make a compound path?
Because you are using a group of paths and one compound path to cut out, Illustrator has to make an assumption about what color you want your fill to be of the compound path. It chose the orange because it had two options to choose from on the compound path and changes the entire color of the compound path to match the background.
How to check if a path is a compound path?
To check if your path is a compound path select it and go to Object > Compound Path >. If Release option is available your path is a compound path. Release it and proceed with making a new compound. 4. Adjusting the appearance of compound paths
How do you break a path in illustrator?
1. Select the compound path you want to break. 2. Choose Object > Compound Path > Release. Individual paths will retain appearance attributes of the compound path. They won’t recover their original attributes that they had before inclusion into compound path.
Why are compound shapes more versatile than compound paths?
Compound shapes are more versatile than compound paths because they provide four kinds of interactions: add, subtract, intersect, and exclude. In addition, the underlying objects aren’t changed, so you can select each object within a compound shape to edit it or change its interaction mode. See Combine objects using compound shapes.