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MichaelTeoh
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February 7, 2023
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Clipping Path Looses Its Shape

  • February 7, 2023
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I'm trying clip some content into a rectangle shape with round corners, but the resulting clipping path becomes a rectangle without the round corners.

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Correct answer Doug A Roberts

When you turn a path into a clipping path, it will lose its stroke and any appearance effects, including the Round Corners effect.

First, select the path and go to Object > Expand Appearance

Then apply the clipping mask.

Then select the clipping path with the direct selection tool, and reapply a stroke.

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Met1
Met1
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February 7, 2023

Try expanding the rectangle first.

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MichaelTeohAuthor
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February 7, 2023

Doesn't work. Not matter what size is the rectangle with round corners, it willl become without round corners after clipping.

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MichaelTeohAuthor
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February 7, 2023

Perhaps you used a method other than the Round Corners effect. If you edit the path using corner widgets instead, you wouldn't need to expand the appearance.


Can't find the corner widgets. Live corner doesn't work. The anchor points don't show up.

Anyway, if the round corners in the old file were created with a different method, shouldn't the path remain the same (with round corner) after I release the clipping and reapply the clipping? 

Doug A Roberts
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Doug A RobertsCommunity Expert
Community Expert
February 7, 2023

Were the rounded corners created with the round corners effect, or some other way?

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MichaelTeohAuthor
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February 7, 2023

Hi Doug, the round corners were created with Effect -> Stylize -> Round Corners.

 

With the clipping path remains a rectangle, I tried to apply round corners to it. Despite I can, the round corners doesn't appear. And if I try to apply the round corner another time, it prompts that there is already an instance of the effect. 

Now there is another weird thing. I have an old file which the clipping is behave correctly. However, once I release the clipping, and reapply clipping again, the round corners will be gone.

 

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