Filling in the gap when using Line Segment Tool

[kavindas88641397]

Hi there,

I'm trying to combine these two lines so that there is no gap between them. Could someone guide me through this process? Please keep in mind that I am an absolute beginner to this. I'm trying to create a vector logo for myself.

[Jacob Bugge · Accepted solution]

kavindas,

Presuming you wish to have the paths meet at an oblique angle without one overlapping the other, you may (remember to save a copy of the original artwork with stroked paths), Smart Guides being your friends:

1) Select all the lines and set the Cap to Projecting;

2) Object>Path>Outline Stroke;

3) With the Line Segment Tool, ClickDrag between the outside and inside intersections where the paths meet and overlap (Smart Guides say intersect) for each corner and Object>Path>Divide Objects Below;

4) Select everything and Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+G to Ungroup (maybe more than once) so you have independent separate paths;

5) Delete the unwanted paths (the overlapping/underlapping/outlying bits); you may select, group, and lock, all the wanted (main) paths, then ClickDrag across everything and press Delete, then unlock the paths group.

[kavindas88641397]

Hi Jacob,

Very sorry for the late reply.

In step 1, what exactly is 'Cap' and how can I do that?

[Jacob Bugge]

kavindas,

Here is an extended version of 1), hopefully more adequate:

1) Select all the lines and set the Cap to Projecting in the Stroke palette;

[barbara_a]

I agree with the solution proposed by Jacob. There is another way that you could do this without outlining the strokes, but since this is for a logo it is best to have filled shapes rather than strokes. That way when the logo is scaled you can be assured that all the shapes will scale proportionally.