: Illustrator: Projection of one object onto another Consider two overlapping shapes, for example a filled solid rectangle, and a solid circle. I want a quick way to project the rectangle onto

@Nimeshi706

You can use Illustrators drawing modes to achieve this without the need for clipping masks.


Draw the shape you want to use as the base shape.
Select the appropriate drawing mode from the tools panel (below the color selector)





Anything you draw or paste will now be clipped by the base shape you selected (depending on the drawing mode selected).




The three drawing modes are (A) Draw Normal, (B) Draw Behind and (C) Draw Inside.



You can learn more about using drawing modes here:


Illustrator Help / Drawing Modes
Illustrator Video Tutorials / Using Drawing Modes

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@Cugini998

Create a Clipping Mask

Duplicate your circle and place it above your rectangle. With your circle and rectangle selected, go to Object > Clipping Mask > Make



After you've masked the rectangle to the circle's path, you can place the duplicated circle below your masked rectangle, as below.

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