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Shape Builder tool

milko259349307s4y
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Oct 03, 2023 Oct 03, 2023

Hello,

why Shape Builder tool add a lot of point to the path which are not added using the path finder tool ->Add To Shape Area ?

see attached.screenshot.png

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Monika Gause Community Expert
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Oct 03, 2023 Oct 03, 2023
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This basically happens when you have duplicate path segments. I made a video about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMLddsDparU

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