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kavindas88641397
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February 6, 2017
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Filling in the gap when using Line Segment Tool

  • February 6, 2017
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Hi there,

I'm trying to combine these two lines so that there is no gap between them. Could someone guide me through this process? Please keep in mind that I am an absolute beginner to this. I'm trying to create a vector logo for myself.

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Correct answer Jacob Bugge

kavindas,

Presuming you wish to have the paths meet at an oblique angle without one overlapping the other, you may (remember to save a copy of the original artwork with stroked paths), Smart Guides being your friends:

1) Select all the lines and set the Cap to Projecting;

2) Object>Path>Outline Stroke;

3) With the Line Segment Tool, ClickDrag between the outside and inside intersections where the paths meet and overlap (Smart Guides say intersect) for each corner and Object>Path>Divide Objects Below;

4) Select everything and Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+G to Ungroup (maybe more than once) so you have independent separate paths;

5) Delete the unwanted paths (the overlapping/underlapping/outlying bits); you may select, group, and lock, all the wanted (main) paths, then ClickDrag across everything and press Delete, then unlock the paths group.

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barbara_a7746676
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barbara_a7746676Community Expert
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February 6, 2017

I agree with the solution proposed by Jacob. There is another way that you could do this without outlining the strokes, but since this is for a logo it is best to have filled shapes rather than strokes. That way when the logo is scaled you can be assured that all the shapes will scale proportionally.

Jacob Bugge
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Jacob BuggeCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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February 6, 2017

kavindas,

Presuming you wish to have the paths meet at an oblique angle without one overlapping the other, you may (remember to save a copy of the original artwork with stroked paths), Smart Guides being your friends:

1) Select all the lines and set the Cap to Projecting;

2) Object>Path>Outline Stroke;

3) With the Line Segment Tool, ClickDrag between the outside and inside intersections where the paths meet and overlap (Smart Guides say intersect) for each corner and Object>Path>Divide Objects Below;

4) Select everything and Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+G to Ungroup (maybe more than once) so you have independent separate paths;

5) Delete the unwanted paths (the overlapping/underlapping/outlying bits); you may select, group, and lock, all the wanted (main) paths, then ClickDrag across everything and press Delete, then unlock the paths group.

    kavindas88641397
    kavindas88641397Author
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    March 8, 2017

    Hi Jacob,

    Very sorry for the late reply.

    In step 1, what exactly is 'Cap' and how can I do that?

    Jacob Bugge
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    Jacob BuggeCommunity Expert
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    March 8, 2017

    kavindas,

    Here is an extended version of 1), hopefully more adequate:

    1) Select all the lines and set the Cap to Projecting in the Stroke palette;

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