Never used the 'average' join of path anchors, have always simply done it manually so learnt yet another process and when to use it, thank you. These shorts focusing on specific tools whilst including increased workflow options that speed up that process are an excellent method of learning. Superb!
This is great. I’m just starting out with illustrator and have recently spent around 12 hours grappling with the pen tool tracing a rather complicated sketch I’d done. I got some really odd fill effects happening due to my paths being incomplete although looking OK to the untrained eye. Learning about the join function has been a lifesaver for me! 😃
Hey that's great to hear. Thank you. Welcome to Illustrator. Becoming a master of the pen tool definitely takes time but it's such a powerful tool. Best of luck with all of your creations.
thank you so much, this is the clear and simplest way to explain that I found, your diction is also plus for foreigners. When I realize, stop the video, like and wanna say thanks, but what I'm surprised, there is not much like according to view, so people... giving a thumbs up wont kill you at all.
Thank You, Really Good Tutorial, Amazing ! more people should find this video, its short, straight to the point and all around very good thanks for making this video
Amazing video! Many thanks. Very clear, nicely paced, and I love your presentation. Thanks for writing every tool one need to use. I am very glad I found you. One question, if my drawing lines are not properly connected, and then I want to paint it, it won't work?
Thank you for this kind and informative comment. I really appreciate it. Sorry for the late reply. I don’t fully understand your question. If you are still having issues please elaborate.
Is there a way on the last example of the green lines where the lines extend to meet without changing the angle of the lines? BTW, thanks for this info. The blue example was very helpful.
@@MichaelBullo Thanks for replying. Do you know how to extend a line without losing the angle? I come from a CAD background so I'm used to these functions but it might not be something Illustrator is able to do. I appreciate your time.
@@melissasaboljt Thank you. I just did some Googling and some experimenting. If you are okay with the line extending in both directions, you can use the Scale tool. With the line selected, you can double click on the Scale tool to bring up a dialogue box and enter some very specific numbers. Hope that helps.
@@MichaelBullo Thanks for taking the time to look into this. What you found is a long way of doing it, but it works. I just wish they had an extend and trim command similar to what you can do in AutoCad. Thanks again.
@@melissasaboljt Thanks Melissa. I know what you mean. If you ever find a good solution please post it back here as I'd be keen to hear it myself. Have a great day
When I tried this again today, I had the end point of two lines overlapping using the 'Average' feature you describe here. But then, when I select both paths (lines) and choose Object-Path-Join, I got the following error from AI: 'To join, you must select two end points of the same or two different paths.' It worked before so I'm not sure which finicky AI condition I'm now missing.
Try creating two new lines and joining them. This will hopefully identify if the problem is with the lines you were trying to join or the program itself. Also, if you aren't already, be sure to note if you are using the Selection Tool for selecting entire paths or the Direct Selection Tool for selecting individual anchor points.
Thank you. A couple of thoughts... 1. Pay close attention to which of the lines is the highest element (Arrange > Bring Forward etc...) before you combine them. 2. Object > Path > Reverse Path Direction
@@MichaelBullo Create two identical circles, and they should be a little offset, so that when you select both and do Pathfinder -> Minus Front, it'll create a crescent moon shape. Now this shape is one continuous and closed path, but has two pointy edges. Now create a straight line, so that it connects these two pointy edges. And so my actual question is that, how do you make it so this straight line becomes part of the crescent moon path?
@@kumikostan69 I don’t believe you can. You have two points, the top and bottom of the crescent moon. These are already connected by two lines. You are now trying to connect them using a third line. You might want to look into the “Live Paint Bucket” tool. This allows you to select multiple paths and then fill and stroke everything inferred by those lines.
Perhaps you are running this on a complicated design and there may be multiple potential factors interfering. Try creating a very simple example from scratch and confirm that the process shown in the video works. Then add your various design elements and see what might be causing the problem.
