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Shapebuilder Help Please

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January 12, 2018
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Hi. I am trying to merge objects and I am finding that the shapebuilder tool works for some shapes (when I have two rectangles against one another), but not for others (a half circle against a rectangle). I assumed that I had not intersected the objects, but in fact I did. I am really new at Illustrator and getting stuck on my first few lessons. Any help appreciated. Thanks.

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Correct answer melissapiccone

I don’t think they overlap. Nudge the circles over a little bit Or just use whole circles to make it easier.

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I love shapebuilder - one of my favorite tools. It should work for any objects.

Make sure you have your objects all selected. Can you post a screenshot of what you are trying to do?

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I am trying to merge the half circles into the rectangle. It worked for rectangles on artboard 2, but it doesn't show up as well.

Thanks for your fast reply!

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both the rectangle and the half circle need to be selected and they must completely overlap, that's all it is required to work.