Pen tool and making selction

[fishbloodstiffs]

Hi all,

I am using a 2011 Macbook pro High Sierra. 

I am cutting out a model from an image using the pen tool. I Need to add to the selection so clicked on path, renamed the path and then started adding to the selection to cut out two more parts. Now I used the path selection tool to select all the paths, right clicked and make selection. The problem I am having is when I do that, the two added paths don't get added to the original selection, as you can see in the screen shots.  Can anyone help with this please?  TIA

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Please select the individual subPathElements and check their Path Operations in the Options Bar. 

[c.pfaffenbichler]

The names of the Path Operations should be pretty clear and they can be changed after the indicidual paths have been created; if not please post a jpg with the Path (you can fill it with white if the image itself is confidential). 

[fishbloodstiffs]

Hi mate,

Thank you for your reply. They are the same mate, Combine Shapes.

[c.pfaffenbichler · Accepted solution]

If you want Paths enclosed by other Paths to »punch out« then that’s obviously the wrong Path Operation. 

Try »Exclude …«. 

[fishbloodstiffs]

Thank you mate. I thought combine would mean it would combine all paths into one.

Thanks again mate