Creating and Editing Shapes - Adobe Illustrator CC - page 112

The bottom row of buttons in the Pathfinder panel, called Pathfinder effects , lets you
combine shapes in many different ways to create paths or compound paths, by default. When
a Pathfinder effect (such as Merge) is applied, the original objects selected are permanently
transformed. If the effect results in more than one shape, they are grouped automatically.
Next, you will finish the roof of the house by removing a portion of one of the gray triangles.
1. Choose View > Fit Artboard In Window. Press and hold the spacebar to access the
Hand tool ( ). Drag the artboard down a bit so that you can see the gray area above
the artboard.
2. Choose Window > Pathfinder to open the Pathfinder panel group.
3. Select the Rectangle tool ( ) in the Tools panel. Position the pointer above the
artboard on the left edge. Click and draw a rectangle that covers the top part of the
larger triangle. See the figure for guidance.
4. With the Selection tool ( ), hold down the Shift key and click the larger triangle to
select it, as well.
5. With the shapes selected, in the Pathfinder panel, click the Minus Front button ( ).
With the new shape selected, notice the word “Path” on the left side of the Control