The shaper instrument doesn't cut out shapes

[matibuc4eva]

Hello everyone and thanks in advance for the help.

I would like to understand why I can not create holes in the forms with the shaper tool

when scribble on the shape to be cut does nothing

HELP !!!!!!

[Kurt Gold]

Can you please select all, open and expand the Layers palette and make and provide a screenshot here?

[matibuc4eva]

I noticed that if there are no other forms behind the form that I want to "pierce", does not pit. In this case I want to pierce the small circle. And if I do not put other forms behind will not let me

[matibuc4eva]

could you help me ?

[Jeff Witchel, ACI]

I get the feeling that what you're doing in your first screenshot is actually working, but the Shaper tool is cutting through everything including the background color.

Before using the Shaper tool to cut a hole in your objects, make sure your background is in a separate bottom Layer, which is Locked. In this way, the Shaper will cut a hole in just the unlocked objects, not the locked background.

Hope this helps!

[Jeff Witchel, ACI]

If I'm understanding your question, you're probably looking for the Shape Builder tool, not the Shaper tool. The Shaper tool draws shapes. Here's a video about how the Shape Builder tool works: http://www.jeffwitchel.net/2011/12/geared-up-for-shape-builder/

To "Subtract" a shape, you want to press Option (Mac) Alt (Windows) and it will make a hole.

[matibuc4eva]

No I meant exactly tool shaper

Creating Designs Using the Shaper Tool in Illustrator - Live - YouTube