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Fireworks is one of the characteristics of direct mapping vector path, in addition to the direct use of vector tools (pens, rectangles and other geometric shapes) to draw vector paths, the most commonly used is the combination of path function of multiple paths to engage, split, joint, punching, intersection, cut. The combined path function is used properly, which can make the operation of the path more effective. In this paper, the combination of path function simple description of the use and specific applications.

In the commands used here, except for joining and splitting the corresponding buttons on the Modifier toolbar, all commands are in the Modify menu--the Combo Path submenu, which is no longer described below.

Joining and splitting

Bonding can combine multiple paths together, but unlike unions and groups, here are the three first distinctions:

The joined path can be split, the color of the path before joining and splitting is changed;

The combined path is a whole path and cannot be divided;

A group combines multiple paths or other bitmap objects, has no other effect on the original path, and can ungroup groups.

For an open path node engagement application:

One of the functions of the engagement is to connect two nodes of the two open paths, such as the two lines in the following illustration, the selection tool to select the two nodes of the two lines (The Red Circle section), and the join command to connect the two nodes:

Select Modify--Combination path--joins, executes the engagement command. The effect after the connection is as follows:

The two open path nodes can not be split after they are connected by an engagement command.

For closed-Path engagement applications:

We can join multiple closed paths together, the fill of all paths and strokes will be the lowest path, if there are overlapping areas between the paths, then the overlapping area will be hollowed out. After the docking of the path to split, the original path contour will be restored, but the fill and stroke still in the original path of the most lower path, will not revert to the original.

For example, when we combine text that is converted to a path and a closed path, we get the following path:

Select the text menu after text input--Convert to path, select Modify--Combine path--join, execute the engagement command. Note the color of the text converted to the path and the underlying ellipse color:

After joining, we found two paths overlapping parts of the hollow, and all the path colors become the color of the bottom ellipse before joining:

We then split the matching path, select Modify-Combination path-Split, execute the split command. The result shows that the path restores the original shape, but the text color changes, no longer the black before the engagement, but the color of the ellipse:

For multiple open path of the engagement is simply a selection of multiple paths to do a combination, you can have a subsequent split, because the use of not much, here is not described in detail.

Joint

The effect of a union is to turn multiple paths into a single completion path, and the combined path fill and stroke will be dominated by the padding strokes of the bottommost path selected before the Union, and the combined path cannot be decomposed. Many times when you edit a path, you need to edit two paths, such as the punch command to be mentioned later, so you sometimes need to combine multiple paths into a single path.

Let's combine the translated text into a single path. When text boxes for multiple text are converted to paths, the default is multiple paths to the group state, and if we want to use these text paths and want to appear as a single path, the text converted to the path can be canceled before the group is combined:

Select Text Menu--Convert to path, text converted to path, default to group state:

Select Modify--After ungroup:

Select Modify--Combined path--After union:

Some friends may say that there is no difference between the union and the United Front. Actually drag under the mouse to know, the Union after the four text path has become a whole, this whole is different from the whole group, this whole is unable to decompose, can be used for some other path operations, such as drilling, telescopic path and so on. You can also see the difference from the title bar, which is a combination of "4 objects" and "synthetic paths" before the union.

Intersection

Intersection is to take a number of overlapping paths of common areas, after the intersection of the path fill and strokes will be the most basic path, the understanding is relatively simple, as shown in the figure:

Two paths with overlapping parts:

Select Modify--Combined path--after intersection:

As you can see, the overlapping parts are left, using good intersection, we can draw some special shapes more efficiently.

Hole Punch

Drilling is my personal use of the most of a path modification function, a lot of path redundant areas we can directly use punching function to cut off.

When drilling, you need multiple paths up and down and overlapping areas, and the upper path will knock out the portion of its underlying path that overlaps.

The simplest application, for example, is to draw a circle, first draw two of different sizes of the positive circle, in order to differentiate, here in a variety of colors, draw, select both, set horizontal and vertical center alignment, so that the two concentric:

Select Modify--Combined path--after punching, the red circle cuts off the green circle with its overlapping parts:

Note that drilling is a prerequisite for two or more paths. If you use the path of the group to punch another path, it is not achieved, and the top of the hole is the final contour of the hole, so we can use the joint function to a number of paths unified as a whole, and then participate in drilling. For example, to convert multiple text to a path to punch a path, make a hollow text effect, we need to first convert the text of the path, and then use it to punch holes.

Crop cutting

The trim surface looks similar to the intersection, but the two are a certain difference.

If there are only two paths, then the trimming and intersection functions are exactly the same, with two paths overlapping, but once a third path appears and they overlap, the results change.

We can think that, when multiple paths overlap, use the trim command to make the topmost path intersect with the path at all levels underneath it, and ultimately determine the topmost path, and here's an example of three overlapping graphs:

Before cutting:

Select Modify--Combined path--After trimming:

Break down the cut graph to see:

We see that the top blue circle and the red green two circles underneath it all intersect and keep the original color unchanged. Trimming is very effective for cropping multiple overlapping paths and trying to remove unwanted edges.