Need help with anchor points and strokes – newbie

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February 7, 2021
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Hello everyone

First time posting. I am learning illustrator and going through beginners tutorials. I am trying to make a cube with 3 sqaures. Everytime I select two anchor points and skew it, I get a sharp corner.

How do I not get these sharp corners poking out? Please see picture 1 and 2.

I have then somehow mange to do it without it poking out but then I have 3 sides with thick stroke.

Hope I made sense, still learning all the terminology so please excuse my lack of knowledge.

Look forward to hearing back.

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Correct answer Jacob Bugge

Josh,

You can:

1) With the (normal) Selection Tool select each of the closed paths that form the sides and and then with the Scissors Tool Click each of the outer Anchor Points coinciding with those of the other paths;
2) Select the new open outer paths and Ctrl/Cmd+J to join them;
3) For each of the double inner lines deselect and then with the Direct Selection Tool Click and press Delete.

This should give you the outer shape as a closed path with the right sharp corners, and the inner lines as two or three separate paths.

You can select everything and Ctrl/Cmd+G, which will group everything so you can just work on the outer shape and the inner one(s) will follow.

You can also see this thread,
https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator/join-paths-while-preserving-all-lines/td-p/9366769?page=1

Jacob Bugge

Correct answer

Community Expert

Josh,

You can:

1) With the (normal) Selection Tool select each of the closed paths that form the sides and and then with the Scissors Tool Click each of the outer Anchor Points coinciding with those of the other paths;
2) Select the new open outer paths and Ctrl/Cmd+J to join them;
3) For each of the double inner lines deselect and then with the Direct Selection Tool Click and press Delete.

This should give you the outer shape as a closed path with the right sharp corners, and the inner lines as two or three separate paths.

You can select everything and Ctrl/Cmd+G, which will group everything so you can just work on the outer shape and the inner one(s) will follow.

You can also see this thread,
https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator/join-paths-while-preserving-all-lines/td-p/9366769?page=1

joshnab5701998Author

Participant

Larry G. Schneider

Community Expert

Two things. Select all of your paths and in the Stroke panel either dial down the Miter limit to 4 or choose Rounded caps for the path style. Then pay attention to the cursor as you drag the anchors together. It will change as you get within a close distance so that the paths overlap.

joshnab5701998Author

Participant

~Thank you for replying back.

At the moment, I am using the alt button to duplicate and shift to drag it down paralel and waiting for the intersect word to pop up. This is what is showing on the tutorial. But it does not show whether the stroke is on the outside, middle or inside. If I choose inside or middle, then i get the pointy corners. If I choose outside, then it works out perfectly but then I get thick borders on 3 edges