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TOOLS IN ILLUSTRATOR
Paint tools - shape builder
The Shape Builder tool lets you create complex
objects by merging and erasing simpler objects.
1 Click the Shape Builder tool or press Shift+M to select it.
2 Click the selected region to extract the parts of the shapes
you need to merge. More anchor points are introduced
where the shapes break up.
3 To merge paths and create a shape, drag along the region
with the additional anchor points and release the mouse.
