Skip to main content
himbleshire
himbleshire
Participant
April 11, 2017
Answered

Newbie here. Why are blue paths showing up next to paths I created?

  • April 11, 2017
  • 2 replies
  • 2153 views

Hi! I'm following a Lynda.com tutorial, and trying to figure out what causes these blue paths, which I didn't create (on purpose), to show up next to paths I did create.

Right before this screenshot, I used the Selection tool and made a marque box to select the [orange anchors]. Once I did that, the blue vertical paths appear, which didn't happen in the instructors video (He is using a slightly older version of AI).

Then as instructed I join the paths I get:

Instead of what the instructor gets (video screenshot), which is:

I can manually delete the blue lines, but I'd like to understand what the issue or settings problem is so I avoid this in the future. Thanks!

    This topic has been closed for replies.
    Correct answer Doug A Roberts

    those are extra, unstroked paths, apparently on a different layer or sub-layer to the rest of your drawing. why they are there depends on exactly what steps you took to get to this point from the beginning of the file.

    2 replies

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 11, 2017

    It looks like you duplicated something or Copied and pasted.

    How do you change tools? With a shortcut? The selection tool is V. Maybe you pressed Ctrl +V (which would paste something from the clipboard)

    himbleshire
    himbleshireAuthor
    Participant
    April 11, 2017

    Thanks for the response. Changing tools and using shortcuts is something I'm familiar with from using Photoshop for years, so in this case, it's not that. But part of the tutorial did include duplicating, so that seems to be it. As @DougRoberts pointed, they were indeed on a sub-layer, and once I went there I easily deleted them.

    Doug A Roberts
    Community Expert
    Doug A RobertsCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    April 11, 2017

    those are extra, unstroked paths, apparently on a different layer or sub-layer to the rest of your drawing. why they are there depends on exactly what steps you took to get to this point from the beginning of the file.

    himbleshire
    himbleshireAuthor
    Participant
    April 11, 2017

    It was the sub-layer indeed. Not sure how they got there though. I did do some duplicating as Monika mentioned. Thanks!

    Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
    Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices