Connecting interior lines to an outside closed path?

I am tracing a building and have outlined the outside as a closed path. Then I drew some interior lines tracing some of the lines of the building (distinctive roof lines). I want to join these paths so I can use pathfinder to separate all the sections into separate shapes for coloring - I am going for large color shapes rather than detail. Is there any way to join an endpoint of a path to the middle of a closed path, or do I need to cut the closed path to create endpoints in order to join them?

or do I need to cut the closed path to create endpoints in order to join them?
Exactly! The only persistent T-connections in AI are in gradient meshes. Anyway, no need to spend hours cutting. If all you are intested in are the areas, simply use the Live Paint tool and expand it afterwards to create fills...
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Connecting to closed paths and having neat corners?

Problem:
I would like to create complex shapes with more than 2 lines intersecting some corners or sides but still retain "proper" edges.
[When attempted with line segments] Is there any way to join these creating correct corners? That would be perfect
And no, setting it to projecting cap doesn't work, and I don't want rounded corners
This is the most universal way I know to accomplish this. Draw the shape outline FIRST...
Then add in interior line paths with butt caps. STILL this doesn't always work (with extreme angled edges for instance)
Still I would like to be able to connect sharp paths to the sides as well (you can't just miter it)
I would love to have been able to just draw up individual lines and click "join corners" but nope, each shape had to be tailored not to have protrusions.
Quite ridiculous, no? Any solutions?

The general problem could easily be solved with a script but i have no idea how to implement it /:
1) cut up all connecting lines and points.
2) join all free pairs of points together starting with the most obtuse ones
3) stroke
4) project complete
I also found 3 ways to solve my original problem:
To join two endpoints in a cluster of endpoints:
direct selection tool > select all points in a corner by dragging over > shift-select (deselects) the lines of the points you don't want > ctrl+J to join.
To join multiple sets of touching lines to form a shape:
endpoints must touch (turn on snap) > select entire shape (outline only) > pathfinder divide > [set desired stroke]
[lines before]
[result]
To join all edges of any shape made of lines:
endpoints must touch (turn on snap) > select entire shape > ctrl+C > pathfinder divide > pathfinder exclude > set to same stroke as before > ctrl+F to paste interior
[box before]
[result]

The selected objects cannot be joined as they are invalid objects,( Compound paths, closed paths, Text Objects, Graphs, Live Paint group). You can use Join command to connect two or more paths, paths in groups; ot to close an open path.

Hi I was trying to join two Ractangle Tool objects but getting this type of Error in illustrator cs6 :-
The selected objects cannot be joined as they are invalid objects,( Compound paths, closed paths, Text Objects, Graphs, Live Paint group).
You can use Join command to connect two or more paths, paths in groups; ot to close an open path.
Please assist me asap.

Yes, I know this is an old post, but I’m trying to clean them up. Did you solve this problem, if so what was the solution?
This sound like a firewall issue. I would start by disabling the firewall and seeing if you can connect. If this works then you know where the problem is,
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Is it possible to join an open path with a closed path?

I am using Illustrator to show territorial changes to Germany after World War I.
My problem is this: I need to join an open path to a closed path.
With the pencil tool I drew a blue line to illustrate the Rhine river on an SVG map of Weimar Germany.
I need to connect the river (open path) to Germany's borders (closed path) so that a new closed path is formed: the Rhineland (Weimar Germany west
of the Rhine).
I am totally stumped as to how to achieve this. Thank you very much for any help anyone can provide.
- Nicholas

Two ways you can make it a Live Paint Group then you actually d not hvve to join it in order to get it to react like a closed path.
The other way is to the select the portion of the closed path with either the direct select tool or lasso tool and hit Command C the hit Comand F paste in front and in the same position. then select the end points on one end of both path and hit Command J then do the same for the other ends of the path and now you have a new closed path and the old closed path under it still intact.
I think the live paint group though will open up a much more powerful workflow for you if you do this type of work often.

Varying the stroke colour used in a section of a closed path.

Hi
I'm using Illustrator CS6.
I'm working with closed paths on an illustrated character. I have a leg overlapping a body for example. The leg is essentially a 4 sided shape but I only want a stroke on 3 sides. On the 4th side I don't want a stroke on it so that the leg blends with the body. I first thought about using the shape builder tool to merge the 2 shapes to see what that would look like but they won't merge for some reason. Can't see why from the help.
Then I tried to use the width tool to drop the stroke on the 4th side down to a 0 width for the side I want ... but that didn't work either.
Can anyone tell me how I can change a closed shape so that a section of the shape has a different stroke colour (i.e. none!) from the rest of the shape? All ideas gratefully received.
Arisaig67

Hi Everyone
Thanks for the tips to date. I'm going to mull some over, some I've already tried. Note to self - it would have been helpful if I had posted a rough example to illustrate from the outset. So here's one now and a summary of where I'm at. This is a crude example showing my scenario. Jacob's right in that I want the leg on top of the body with the strokes showing.
To have a closed curve, I understand that I have to close the top of the leg off (red line here)? (I'm still quite new to illustrator but have used other packages before). I ideally want to keep the leg separate as I find that easier for using draw inside and using the feathering effect for creating shade and light. However I don't want the top line to actually appear. Since I don't know how to close but not have the top line, I have in earlier examples been clipping and joining the curves where it connects with the body as per earlier suggestions. In this case, with the "jutting out" part of the leg above the body line now essentially a line, rather than a shape. However that's disadvantageous for light and shade as I can't then use the draw inside so accurately for shading on the leg if it becomes one with the body (draw inside compensates a little for my hamfistedness with the tablet!).
I may be banging up against a limitation in illustrator but rather than flounder in my ignorance, I decided it was better to find out once and for all from the collective genius and experience of the illustrator community! My developing sketching skills may alse be limiting the avenues I am trying to explore, so thanks to date for the differetn suggestions that have already expanded my perspective!
When I get home tonight I'll try the suggestions I haven't tried yet and report back.
As for shape builder - I don't know why it's not working. I'm following the same steps as when it does work for me! draw inside is the same - some times it works, sometimes it doesn't and I haven't differentiated why yet. I know draw inside needs just one shape selected but sometimes even that doesn't work. I need to interrogate my stuff more closely. it's a crazy, parrellel learning point ride with illustrator but loving every minute of it!
thanks again!

Joining open and closed paths

Hi
Is it possible to join an open path (created with the Pen Tool) to a close path (also created with the Pen Tool)?
Grechy01

I want to create a complex piece of artwork by using line art created with the Pen Tool and color it by filling in the paths with the Live Paint Bucket. Anyway, I should be able achieve this with not much extra work by using overlapping closed paths, Average function (under Object --> Path) to align the point where the two closed paths cross, Pathfinder Merge function and multiple layers to remove the segments of the path that I don’t want and the Live Paint Bucket to color the artwork. If you can think of an easer way to do this please let me know.

Connect missing lines in image trace

I am teaching myself Illustrator and I came across the image trace feature in CS6. I am able to to copy my drawing and do the image trace feature, but I am having trouble connecting missing lines to do a color fill without selecting the background area.
Now, I may sound dumb, so please forgive me, but is there a way to connect missing lines using the image trace, or pen feature, that will allow me to select a specific area and do a color fill with selecting the background as well?

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The direct selection tool will select all points if you click on the object. But you can click on a single point, shift select other points or drag select. If there is another object below the object you want to edit, use the move tool and double click on the object to put in isolation mode. In that mode only that object is editable.(click the gray bar above to get out of isolation mode or press escape key)
When using the direct selection tool make sure there is not a plus side of the cursor, if there is that's the wrong tool. (just press the lowercase a on keyboard)
To join to end points(they must be end points and only two points are allowed at a time)
Use the direct selection tool (lowercase a)
Select one point
Hold shift and select second point
Object>Path>Join (ctrl-j on windows and cmd-j on mac) or if you have a two button mouse you can right click and choose join from the menu.

Cutting Closed Paths

Looking for reasons why I cant cut a closed path. The shape is slightly complex its the top of a palm tree. Maybe about 20 anchor points and is definitely closed.
I get the message thats says to used the scissors on a segment but not an endpoint. Ive tried clickingo n the line clicking on endpoints clicking on anchors and just get the same message.
The reason I am trying to cut this shape is because the gradient mesh tool does crazy thing when I try to apply it.
Any help is appreciatted.
A

Definitely not locked I can select and edit the shape. I believe the path is closed because I filled it with color and dont see any open areas. Is there a way to check this?
That shape doesnt have a gradient mesh applied to it at this point, but will later after I can get the palm fronds into pieces.
I created a new document and made a square shape and proceeded to cut it with the scissors. It worked fine. So Im sure there must be something about this palm tree shape.
Thanks for the suggestions!
A

Creating closed paths after using Live Trace.

Hi, I am rather new in this, so forgive me if my question doesn't make any sense at all;
When I trace raster images, Adobe Illustrator (CS3) gives me lots of anchor points along the outlines of the image. That's great for use with Live Paint & Live Color.
Is there also a way to automaticly create closed paths/objects from this?
Some kind of tool that seperates one color from another by closing those same paths.
Basicly in a way where I can select one of the many colors within my traced picture, such as the green of a leaf, and have an actual closed path going around that same leaf. ..And then the sky would be a seperated object, and the pink flowers, and the yellow inside the flowers, and so on.
Thanks, Linda

If I understand your question correctly, you could probably accomplish it this way:
1. Ungroup the trace.
2. Select the "leaf" shape. If it consists of many shades of green, you'll have to use the Direct Selection tool, or perhaps the Lasso, or the Group Selection tool.
3. Copy. This will stay in your clipboard, so don't copy anything else until
4. Pathfinder>Add on the selected leaf shapes. Hold down Option to expand while adding.
5. Now you have a solid shape that you can add a stroke to. If you make the stoke wide, or align it to the outside, it'll show around the leaf
6. Paste in Front (Cmd-F). This will paste the original leaf shapes you copied, right on top of the solid shape you just made.

Checking closed path

Hi Guys,
I am new to scripting, I am able to check the closed paths but I am struck in some problem.
Whenever I delete some segments from closed path and rejoin leaving a particular segment outside a newly made closed path, my script fails to recognize the opened path. have attached the screen shots.
In the second image after deleting the segment i am not able to recognize the path which is out segment that closed path.
Here is my code:
var thePathed = app.activeDocument;
for (var a = 0; a < thePathed.pathItems.length; a++)
    app.activeDocument = thePathed;
    var aPath = thePathed.pathItems[a];
    for (var b = 0; b < aPath.subPathItems.length; b++)
            if (aPath.subPathItems[b].closed == false)
                alert("Error in Path Name: "+ aPath.name)
alert ("Path checking Finished")
Any suggestions on this is appreciable.
Thank you in advance.....
Regards,
Annesh MRD

I think I see what is wrong. You edited the path in a way that made it a complex path not seperate paths.
Try this
var thePathed = app.activeDocument;
for (var a = 0; a < thePathed.pathItems.length; a++)
    app.activeDocument = thePathed;
    var aPath = thePathed.pathItems[a];
    for (var b = 0; b < aPath.subPathItems.length; b++)
            if ( aPath.subPathItems[b].operation == ShapeOperation.SHAPEXOR || aPath.subPathItems[b].closed == false )
                alert("Error in Path Name: "+ aPath.name)
alert ("Path checking Finished")

Blends: Difference between open and closed paths modifying spine

Okay, just had a discovery today about the blend tool.
The difference between closed paths and open paths is critical when you want to modify a blend spine, such as make it curve. Between open paths, there is no spine shown when a blend is created. Ever notice this? Between closed paths, there is a spine, which can be modified, such as making it curved. Now, the trick is how to modify a spine with open paths when there is no spine shown. Found out today that starting with a closed path, segments can be deleted to make the path open, then the spine can be modified and the open path state maintained!
This is a huge bug in Illustrator and makes no sense to me. Wanting Adobe to fix this in the next major release. Hope this helps anyone struggling with this issue.

One thing you should be aware of concerning open ended splines:
It makes an enormous difference as to how the blend behaves whether the endpoints have handles or not.
Give them handles and you will find that you can alter the distribution of the blend objects just by adjusting the handles or by dragging on the spline itself.
Give it a try.

How to determine a point(or a path) inside a closed path?

I came across such a problem：
My client requires add a number marks inside a closed path ，and such a closed path is irregular,
My question is, how to ensure a point(or a path) is inside another closed path,and how to calculate this point?
Is there any suite in the SDK to accomplish this function?

haha ,I found a good way to solve this problem，We can use AIPathfinderSuite::DoFrontMinusBackEffect to determine whether a path inside another closed path.

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Combining closed paths in Illustrator CS3

Dunno how simple this one is, but I have two closed paths of the same colour that overlap to appear as one object when printed. I'm trying to combine these two paths into one object so that if I apply a stroke weight to it, it outlines the whole object, instead of individually. Is there a simple way of doing this or do I have to add points manually?
Keep in mind I'm not asking about a compound path.

You use the pathfinder selecting both objects and clicking on the first icon at the top left if you wish you can keep this alive or you can expand it. In either case you can now apply a stroke to the new shape.
Ore you can select both and then click on the live paint bucket and turn it into a live paint group and choose the option to paint both fills and strokes. and paint away.

Connect the Drive to a specific local path

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