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defaultp5120xvryz6a
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August 22, 2023
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line color change not independent

  • August 22, 2023
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I have a venn diagram imported as a .eps file with three overlapping circles.    When I select one circle with direct select tool and change the color, it changes the color for all three circles, even though it is clear I am only selecting one of the circles.  I want to change the color of each circle independently.  I've never encountered a problem like this before.

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defaultp5120xvryz6aAuthor
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August 23, 2023

I'm uploading a file as an example.  You will need to open the color panel for the black elipses/rings and select RGB to make color.  The problem is that they all change.

Monika Gause
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Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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August 23, 2023

Thank you for the example.

When selecting this, what you can do is click in the Layers paneel to the right of the circle and then you have the compound path selected with just one click.

 

The group selection tool would have done this in the foloowing way: you click one on one of those path, which selects the bottom most object in the hierarchy. You click a second time on that path and it selects one step higher in the hiearchy, which would be the compound path. The group selection tool is a tricky one to use.

Monika Gause
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Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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August 23, 2023

They are probably a compound path.

Please show us the artwork and the Layers panel.

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defaultp5120xvryz6aAuthor
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August 23, 2023

They are indeed in a compound path (see screen shot).  So how to isolate them?  It seems the select tool can treat each ring as seperate.  I uploaded the .eps file if you want to see.

Thanks

 

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