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• PonyBoy0

  takes a few steps...

  1. set up your lines just as you want them and make sure they're UNGROUPED... if you don't UNGROUP them first... you can't 'expand' the results of the pathfinder

  2. select only the lines - you need to 'unite' them first. To do this, once the lines are selected, click the 'unite' icon in the pathfinder... THEN... with those lines still selected... hold the 'alt' key and click the 'expand' button in the pathfinder - the lines are now considered one object and you can interact with the circle now...

  3. place the circle right over the lines exactly as you want it... then select the circle. With both objects selected, click the 'Intersect' icon in the pathfinder... ... that should be it :)

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  • Don't have to hold the Alt key in CS5, FYI.duck3
  • i'm a little behind the times :(PonyBoy
  • I'm still on CS2 at home, but CS5 at work.duck3

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