Paths and making selections

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Stephensunny
Nov 6, 2008
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Hello. I am having issues with paths and making selections. Example: I used to create a pth of a shape with another path shape inside. From the paths palette I could command click the path and the resulting selection would be of both paths. So lets say a doughnut with the hole in the center would be created.

For some reason when I do this now only the outside shape is selected and not the center.

Any help would be truly appreciated.

Thanks
Stephen
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J_Maloney
Nov 6, 2008
With the path tool selected, command-click (select with the white arrow/path selection too) the inside path. Then click the "exclude" button in the path options bar.
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J_Maloney
Nov 6, 2008
You can see in the top pic, the "union" button is selected (therefore, a union path) and then once the "exclude" button is pressed with the inside path selected, you see the path become the way you want (see inside both red circles). I usually keep the exclude path option on all the time.
JM
J_Maloney
Nov 6, 2008
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Stephensunny
Nov 6, 2008
You Da Man! Thanks Buddy!!
SF
simon_fuller
Jan 3, 2009
hehe thanks Maloney, this has been bugging me for a whole day 🙂

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