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: Why does Compounding in Illustrator not behave the same for all paths? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8uGl6LdV7Q Above is a video showing the problem. How can I create a compound path out of several
Above is a video showing the problem.
How can I create a compound path out of several shapes by pressing the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+8 just once?
Right now it looks like it compounds 1 shape but merges the other ones.
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It has to do with the winding order rule you have configured. You are using the Non-Zero Winding Fill Rule, while you anticipate it to work like Even-Odd Fill Rule would. You can find this option in the Window → Attributes Panel, make sure you expand the panel from hamburger menu with Show All.
Image 1: Winding rule and its effect on compound object.
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