Freehand "Punch" command??

• eegrek

  Remember Freehand. I loved it way more than Illy back in the day. Anyways, remember the 'punch' command? I'm sure Illustrator has something similar but I've never found it. For years I've always just added and taken away points on an object in Illy but I want to know if there is a quick command for this:

  I have an object, say a circle and over top of it I have a rectangle that goes right across it. I don't really need the rectangle it is just hiding a portion of the circle I don't want. Is there a way to select the two objects and merge them into one like you could in freehand? All these years I've been doing it the tedious way ...

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• MIJA0

  use the Pathfinder tools.

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• eegrek0

  Once again .... all these years!! Time to crack a brew and celebrate this newly discovered Pathfinder. Thanks MIJA!

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  • n00bJG_LB
  • does that mean newbie?eegrek
  • that means i'm being a meanieJG_LB
  • Cool, I honestly started using Freehand v7 10 years ago. never got around to this in illyeegrek

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• ismith0

  I was in the same boat, I loved Freehand... I only just started using Illy about 8 months or so ago, it took me a while to realize the pathfinder was what I was looking for and how it worked.

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  • I have been using Illy for about 3 years just always used the add and delete points tool.eegrek
  • Good to know I wasn't alone though!!eegrek

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• draydog0

  The Pathfinder is also in InDesign, superhandy for creating custom text boxes.

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• vanilla_cam0

  jesus christ!!!!! using illy with no pathfinder? welcome to illustrator

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• arthur0

  good lord, i must use the pathfinder tools up to 40 times a day.

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  • me to.
    wow, no pathfinder would be hell.sofakingzero

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• weave0

  Freehand was great. It's taken me ages to transfer over to illustrator. One thing I did recently discover to align or distribute relative to one of the selected objects, click that object again (you don’t need to hold down Shift as you click this time). Then click the button for the type of alignment or distribution you want.

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• pascii0

  i am the only one left who uses freehand

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  • Wait, me too!
    
    Pathfinder tools may result in the same visual effect, but with FH punch, you can actually change a path. For instance, by punching a part of a text path you cut away parts of the path. New corner points are added at the edges. Perfect.
    
    I really miss this feature in Illustrator.close

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• modern0

  Took me a while to find the Pathfinder, just because it used to be hidden by default and to be honest it doesn't "find" any paths

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