pathfinder trouble

[Wade_Zimmerman@adobeforums.com]

You mean this…

Pin Stripes <http://mysite.verizon.net/wzphoto/PinStripes.jpeg>

[abe slaney]

[email]Gary_Newman@adobeforums.com[/email] wrote:

> Try this:
>
> Draw your lines. Outline them (Object - Path Outline Stroke). Compound them (Command - 8)
>
> Draw your rectangle on top. Give it no stroke, and the same fill as the lines.
>
> Select rectangle and lines.
>
> Go to the Pathfinder palette, hold down the Option key and click the Intersect button (top row, third from left).

Didn't I already say this twice?

[abe slaney]

[email]Doug_Katz@adobeforums.com[/email] wrote:

> I think I did misunderstand. After you crop, you want to be able to FILL those diagonals. I'd try Gary Newman's way: Draw the diagonals, compound them, draw the rectangle over them, select all, option-click the intersect pathfinder.

Like I said 6 days ago and again yesterday? :)

[dan_joyce@adobeforums.com]

EXACTLY!!!!! How did you do it?

[abe slaney]

[email]dan_joyce@adobeforums.com[/email] wrote:

> EXACTLY!!!!! How did you do it?

I'm getting the sneaking suspicion my posts here are invisible. Dan, do
me a favor and acknowledge this post if you see it since it's the third
time I'm explaining this. Thx.

1. create your stripes as paths at whatever width you want the final
gradient-filled stripes.
2. convert your paths to outlines
3. select all the stripes and make them a compound path
4. draw a rectangle over the stripes
5. select both the rectangle and all the stripes...use the black arrow
selection tool so you don't miss any
6. apply the pathfinder intersect filter

note: if you want to retain the rectangle for a border to the graphic,
before you apply the pathfinder filter, copy the rectangle so that it's
on your clipboard. Then apply the pathfinder as outlined above, then
paste the rectangle in front of the whole deal.

Finally, you can apply the gradient to either the entire group of
stripes, or to individual stripes for a different effect.

[Wade_Zimmerman@adobeforums.com]

I made a horizontal rule 6 pts duplicated it at a certain distance that was a multiple of six points made a blend with the blend option of specifed distance 12pts. Then made the blend rotated it 45º and flatten the transparency with the option to outline strokes I then drew a rectangle with no fill or stroke on top of the rotate and flattened
outlined strokes which are now really long rectangles. I then selected all and in the path finder hit divide now the stripes if unselected would appear the same but if you drag the direct select tools over the area where you know the stripes exceeded the boundary of the rectangle you will see that the stripes have been divided hit delete and you will then get the idea.

Then group the remaining stripes after you only the rectangle configuration of stripes and fill it with a gradient.

Don't expect the excess portion of the the stripes to disappear by themselves they won't.

Excuse me I just never tried crop before, don't use divide use crop instead ad you won't have to delete the excess it will be done automatically.

I don't know why I never did it that way before maybe it was to easy!

[Wade_Zimmerman@adobeforums.com]

I should also mention that you have to select one of the color stripes and then go to select>same>fill color before applying the gradient or the space between the stripes will fill with the gradient as they are now also shapes you can manually delete then by selecting one and selection all same fill color as a well providing you have no other objects with of course no fill or stroke. So it is probably best to do this on in blank document and copy and paste.

[Doug_Katz@adobeforums.com]

Alternative (just in the name of maximum flexibility :) ):

1. Draw 1 diagonal path with the line tool (no fill, black stroke, stroke width that looks like the weight you'll want the diagonals to be when finished... 6pts if you like Wade's width?).

2. Option-drag a duplicate at desired distance, and command-D to duplicate as many diagonals as you need.

3. Select all, and Object>Path>Outline Stroke (to convert your open paths to fillable, closed objects).

4. Command-8 (to make the diagonals a single, compound path).

5. Draw a rectangle over the compound path, and Pathfiner palette>option-intersect (that's option click the third button, top row).

6. Press ',' (comma) to fill your result with a gradient.

[abe slaney]

[email]Doug_Katz@adobeforums.com[/email] wrote:

> Alternative (just in the name of maximum flexibility :) ):
>
> 1. Draw 1 diagonal path with the line tool (no fill, black stroke, stroke width that looks like the weight you'll want the diagonals to be when finished... 6pts if you like Wade's width?).
>
> 2. Option-drag a duplicate at desired distance, and command-D to duplicate as many diagonals as you need.
>
> 3. Select all, and Object>Path>Outline Stroke (to convert your open paths to fillable, closed objects).
>
> 4. Command-8 (to make the diagonals a single, compound path).
>
> 5. Draw a rectangle over the compound path, and Pathfiner palette>option-intersect (that's option click the third button, top row).
>
> 6. Press ',' (comma) to fill your result with a gradient.

oh gee, what a great idea

[Wade_Zimmerman@adobeforums.com]

Doug as you might have notice if you use the crop pathfinder tool you do not have to crop either virtual the same thing and dragging the stoked line might be intuitive but getting it to the desired distance is a bit on the difficult side that way and perhaps not so accurate. And I have a hard time finding what anyone has against flattening the transparency. (Some kind of phobia)

BTW the advantage of the crop or divide tool is that if you had alternating colors for instant or if you already had the stripes filled with a color that you wish to keep
you wont have to refill the resulting object after applying the pathfinder filter. One of the most asked questions concerning the way the pathfinder works, you know, "but I just get white"

Like this: Colored Stripes <http://mysite.verizon.net/wzphoto/Multicolored.jpeg>

[dan_joyce@adobeforums.com]

Very good. These both work!!!! Thanks guys. You should both post your methods as a tutorial somewhere. I'm sure MANY others would use them.

Thanks again

[abeslaney@adobeforums.com]

Boy, has this been frustrating!

I was reading this conversation on the alt.illustrator.macintosh usenet group and was posting the answer nearly 2 weeks ago. I posted it a few times and couldn't figure out why nobody responded! I eventually realized you folks can't see posts from that group here, although we can see yours, so I tried to register here but something went haywire with my registration and I was only able to read the discussion but not submit! argh.

Anyway, it seems that you finally figured it out. Making multiple objects into a compound path allows you to treat them as a single object, i.e. apply pathfinder filters, etc.

oh well.

[Wade_Zimmerman@adobeforums.com]

glad to have you here Abe.

[dan_joyce@adobeforums.com]

Thanks for your attempts Abe. Welcome. BTW... glad to see you're using an Apple!