Stroke shape subpath

Question

Hello, I'm trying to stroke subpaths added to a shape. After completing an open, unfilled shape with a stroke, I switch to combine shapes and go to the shape path. When I add an additional path, it closes the first path, which I do not want, and the new path segments don't recieve the shape stroke. What am I missing here?

I found a work around by making the shape a continuous path, adding anchor points in the unwanted segments, and then deleting those to get rid of the unwanted segments. This works as I want it to, but I'm wondering why the method I mentioned above doesn't work. Thanks!

c.pfaffenbichler · Answer

If you want to work extensively with Paths you should use Illustrator, Photoshop is primarily an image editing program.

As for your specific issue:

Shape Layers with a Stroke and more than one subPathItem treat them all as closed. That’s just the way it is at current, feel free to add your vote to a Feature Request

https://feedback.photoshop.com/conversations/photoshop/photoshop-cs6-stroke-automatically-closes-on-layer-with-multiple-open-subpaths/5f5f45314b561a3d423b033d

And where are the screenshots?

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