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chrish61506264
chrish61506264
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July 30, 2017
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Why won't the live fill tool work on most of the areas?

  • July 30, 2017
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the live paint tool won't fill in areas which are closed. All the lines are in the same layer. The tool will not highlight the areas that i want to fill. Any suggestions?

    Correct answer Jeff Witchel, ACI

    As Monika is suggesting, you have to make the objects into a Live Paint object before the Live Paint Bucket tool will do anything.

    Select all of the objects you want in your Live Paint group and under the Object menu select LivePaint > Make.

    Now your Bucket tool (K) should work.

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    George5C82
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    January 4, 2021

    [abuse removed by moderator]

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    George5C82
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    January 4, 2021

    TO BE CLEAR THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR OVERCOMPLICATING SIMPLE OPERATIONS OR YOUR SOFTWARE BEING SO COUNTERINTUITIVE.

      JMagnes
      JMagnes
      Participant
      October 9, 2017

      Hi-- I understand the idea of making an object into a live paint object.  When I double click on the object and go to Live Paint under the object menu, "make" is grayed out.  I assume I am not selecting the object correctly.  This problem with the live paint bucket comes up frequently for me when using a grid with a repeating pattern that I have duplicated and moved into place (to create monochromatic design work)... it generally occurs along one to two sides of the Artboard.  Any suggestions or thoughts would be greatly appreciated! 

      Ton Frederiks
      Community Expert
      Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      October 9, 2017

      Use the selection tool to select your objects.

      Double click gives you Isolation mode.

      Jeff Witchel, ACI
      Community Expert
      Jeff Witchel, ACICommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      July 31, 2017

      As Monika is suggesting, you have to make the objects into a Live Paint object before the Live Paint Bucket tool will do anything.

      Select all of the objects you want in your Live Paint group and under the Object menu select LivePaint > Make.

      Now your Bucket tool (K) should work.

      Monika Gause
      Community Expert
      Monika GauseCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      July 30, 2017

      It's already a live paint group?

      How is the gap detection set up?

      Sometimes you need to set up gap detection smaller.

      Also: which version is this?

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