How to avoid the filling of 3 anchor points.

[Guest]

I read a lot about how to manipulate paths, how to cut a path, how to delete an anchor points, etc. But I am stuck with the filling of 3 anchor points. I can create an anchor point and path with the pen tool. My problem is that when I create a third anchor point, it fills the space between the 3 anchor points in black (whatever the colour).

On a clean artwork space, I can create a path with several anchor points without the filling, but when I go back to my original illustration, it does not work the same way, meaning that it fills the 3 points. I have attached a screen shot of the problem. I tried to delete the anchor points of the path and try again, but the filling seems unavoidable. To be clear, the lines that seems to intercept the filling are not part of the filling. The path and the 3 anchor points does not touch other paths. What can I do? Thanks.

[Ton Frederiks]

Can you supply a screenshot with the problem path selected, the Appearance panel and the layers panle expanded?

[Guest]

Here is the new screen shot with what you want to see. Right now, I have only one layer right now but I will create a layer for each path.

[Les ONeill]

Your fill is set to Black. Set it to None (as Simmer1 says "the white box with a red diagonal line through it")

[Simmer1 · Accepted solution]

Hi Bernard,

To avoid the fill occurring draw a line with three anchor points a you did but set it to the desired Stroke with no fill. You set the fill to non by clicking the white box with the red diagonal line through it.

Thanks,

Sim

[Guest]

I can't believe that it was so simple. Thank you very much.

[Simmer1]

Hi Bernard,

I am glad I could help!!

Thanks,

Sim

[Ton Frederiks]

That's what I expected, filled with black. Good to hear it's solved.