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Started by BEL, January 08, 2013, 11:32:40 AM

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BEL

January 08, 2013, 11:32:40 AM
I have an emblem which was created in illustrator. The emblem is in created from two pieces and when I use the pathfinder I get poor results...I was able to combine the emblem by nudging them closer together and was able to make the golfer transparent. However, I need to make the "golfer and the white border transparent. The white border is a shape with a stroke...so when I blaze a path is knocks out the entire shape and not just the rule. What I am missing...I have been clicking, clicking, clicking, all the different options multiple times, even though I did see DCS's graphic, just maybe I can create a digital anomaly. I have attached a gif...alas the illustrator file is too large.

DigiCorn

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January 08, 2013, 11:34:40 AM
Sounds like it might be a compound path problem. Ungroup, and remove the compound path and see what happens.
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BEL

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January 08, 2013, 11:42:15 AM
Thanks, but still can't get the rule transparent.

DCurry

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January 08, 2013, 11:49:55 AM
Sounds like you need to get the stroke to be its own shape, rather than a stroke of another object. Select it and try something like Object>Path>Outline Stroke. The you should be able to use it to punch through the shield.
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DigiCorn

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January 08, 2013, 12:04:25 PM
What DCurry said  :goodpost:
"There's been a lot of research recently on how hard it is to dislodge an impression once it's been implanted in someone's mind. (This is why political attack ads don't have to be true to be effective. The other side can point out their inaccuracies, but the voter's mind privileges the memory of the original accusation, which was juicier than any counterargument ever could be.)"
― Johnny Carson

"Selling my soul would be a lot easier if I could just find it."
– Nikki Sixx

"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."
― Ernest Hemingway

BEL

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January 08, 2013, 12:10:50 PM
Sheer genius. Thanks alot.
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