Maybe you have three circles that you want to merge into a snowman.
Maybe you have multiple rectangles that, together, create a maze. Maybe you have a triangle and a square that make a house. Whatever shape you want to make, pathfinder can help you add simple shapes together to create a custom shape.Ĭompared to the other capabilities of pathfinder, this one is easiest to visualize. All you have to do is imagine how you would build your ideal shape out of the ones at your disposal. Then, use your mouse to click on all of the shapes you would like to combine (either by highlighting over all of them or using shift+click to select multiple at once) and click the Add to Shape Area button (the first one) in pathfinder.
You can use pathfinder to create shapes from existing ones (circle, rectangle) or ones you draw yourself with the pen tool.
