back filling open paths

[Turan]

I want create a fill for a set of lines with an open path. example below.

This is a quick simple example. What I have has more lines and is more complex.

The obvious way would be to fill an open path (know way of creating closed filled path then combinging/breaking).

But the straight line that contains the fill can't be manitulated to fill the gaps. Meaning creating another shape to cover this stuff of.

Even in this example that can be a pain.

Is there some combination of grouping/combining/joining that will create a close copy of these shapes that I can place behind?

For something like the face I know would not be a problem filling open paths - its the hand is the problem for me.

Turan

[This message was edited by Turan Mirza on September 05, 2001 at 05:56.]

[Turan]

I want create a fill for a set of lines with an open path. example below.

This is a quick simple example. What I have has more lines and is more complex.

The obvious way would be to fill an open path (know way of creating closed filled path then combinging/breaking).

But the straight line that contains the fill can't be manitulated to fill the gaps. Meaning creating another shape to cover this stuff of.

Even in this example that can be a pain.

Is there some combination of grouping/combining/joining that will create a close copy of these shapes that I can place behind?

For something like the face I know would not be a problem filling open paths - its the hand is the problem for me.

Turan

[This message was edited by Turan Mirza on September 05, 2001 at 05:56.]

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Turan

You might make the task easier if you think of it as a pleasurable task rather than a pain [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif[/img]

I think you suggested the only way I could think of.

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[Ed Nadie]

I like to draw by stacking and joining shapes which creates a shape with holes. In order to fill the entire shape, including the interior holes, I've found that applying clipview onto a disposable shape, then converting/ungrouping/breaking it apart will create a complete fill shape without the holes, which I place behind the original. You could adapt this method to retain the quality of your discontinuous lines if you convert a copy of them into a shape by connecting the ends of lines or, according to how you want the fill to interact with the lines, by overlapping and using the 'join shapes' command. Then do the clipview/breakapart thing, and layer the original with the complete fill. You can refine this by reducing the width of the lines on your copy before clipping, so the fill is slightly smaller. This method still has one foot in the realm of pain, but it might help; and if use this approach often, you could set up an external macro to help automate it.

Ed Nadie

[Egg Bramhill]

... but here's how I would tackle it.

[Egg Bramhill]

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[Turan]

Ed, I think you idea is what I want, but can't get it to work.

1) Create line drawing with shapes overlapping;
2) Join them;
3) CTRL-K them (making a copy);
4) Select both copies;
5) clip view it;
6) now I can't break it! It only gives me the option to rmove clip?!

What am I missing?

Turan

[Turan]

I take it you left out a convert to editable shapes step after you appy the clip view.

Then you ungroup , then you break.

Thanks, as you say still some pain, but better - given the work I'm doing.

Turan

[eky]

I still don't get it. Could someone post every step with example?

[Judi A]

Neat trick Egg, I can see the possibilities of getting some interesting effects.
Judi