Convert Objects to Shapes in Adobe Illustrator CS6
Edited by Freya, VisiHow, Eng, Juan
You're watching VisiHow. This tutorial will show you how to convert an object to a shape in Adobe Illustrator CS6 in Windows 7.
Steps
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To begin, ensure that you have Adobe Illustrator open and a document ready
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Please view our other Adobe Illustrator tutorials for instructions on how to complete this step. There are three different objects on the artboard: the blue rectangle as the background, a red circle, and a yellow rectangle.
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It is the black arrow in the top-left corner of the vertical toolbar. You can use other selection tools if you have more complex objects.
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Now, click the object that you want to convert
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Let's click the red circle. A blue frame will appear around the object, indicating it is selected and ready for editing.
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Click "Effect" in the horizontal toolbar along the top of the window
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Then, move the cursor to "Convert to Shape" within the "Illustrator Effects" section
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In the expanded menu, click the shape into which you would like to convert your object
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You can click "Rectangle...", "Rounded Rectangle...", and "Ellipse..." For this tutorial, we click "Rounded Rectangle..." A dialogue box where you can further specify your preferences will appear.
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Click the "Shape" drop-down menu
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This menu also lets you confirm that you have selected the correct shape. You can change it.
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You can adjust "Extra Width" and "Extra Height"
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You can click either up and down arrows next to the options or type the value in the input boxes.
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You can change "Corner Radius"
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That option is available owing to your selection of a rounded rectangle.
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It is recommended to move the box out of the way of the canvas by clicking and dragging its border
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Check the "Preview" box in the bottom-left corner of the pop-up window
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You will see how your adjustments affect the shape.
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We can increase the "Center Radius" and "Extra Width" values
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The preview will be updated.
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Then, click "OK" to apply any changes
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Otherwise, click "Cancel" to go back
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If you want, you can undo the last action by pressing "Ctrl" and "Z"
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Trying to convert die line into compound shape?
Tried all types of things and still get no results. I have tried: Compound path, fill color
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Changing Default settings in Adobe Illustrator CS6 "Convert to Shape>Rectangle"?
I'm working with an Adobe Illustrator batch action that part of the tasks is the Convert to shape>rectangle. But every time my action gets there I have to retype the extra width and the extra height values to set it to "0". They come with 0.25 in default values. . . Is there a way to set these numbers that when this window prompts the values are already to "0"?
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