Pathfinder Exercise
Pathfinder Exercise
Select
the
Rounded
Rectangle
Tool
from
the
Toolbox
and
draw
a
shape
as
shown
in
the
image
above.
You
can
modify
the
corners
of
the
rectangle
using
the
up
or
down
arrow
keys
while
dragging
the
shape.
Make
sure
the
radius
of
the
rounded
corners
of
the
rectangle
is
big
enough.
Next,
select
the
Rectangle
Tool
and
draw
a
small
vertical
rectangle
shape
below
as
shown
in
the
right-‐hand
side
image.
Now
select
the
Polygon
Tool
and
draw
a
small
hexagon
below
the
small
rectangle
(see
image
above).
Select
the
Selection
Tool
(black
arrow)
and
select
the
3
shapes.
Click
the
Horizontal
Align
Center
from
the
toolbar
at
the
top.
Select
the
Direct
Selection
Tool
(white
arrow)
and
drag
a
selection
over
the
bottom
2
points
of
the
hexagon.
Click
in
one
of
the
points,
hold
down
the
Shift
key
and
drag
the
2
points
downwards
as
shown
in
the
left-‐hand
side
image
above.
Now
select
the
Selection
Tool
(black
arrow)
again
and
select
the
small
rectangle
above
the
hexagon.
Hover
your
cursor
somewhere
on
the
middle
of
the
bottom
border
until
you
get
the
resize
cursor
icon.
Drag
the
border
of
the
rectangle
downwards
so
it
overlaps
the
hexagon
shape.
Select
both
the
rectangle
and
the
hexagon
using
the
Selection
Tool
(black
arrow).
Go
to
the
Pathfinder
palette.
If
you
can't
find
the
palette
on
your
screen,
go
to
Window
>
Pathfinder.
Click
the
Unite
option.
Now
select
the
Rounded
Rectangle
Tool
from
the
Toolbox
again
and
draw
a
vertical
shape
to
finalize
the
grip
of
the
screwdriver.
Don't
forget
to
use
the
up
or
down
arrows
to
modify
the
radius.
Select
the
Selection
Tool
(black
arrow)
to
select
the
shape
you've
just
drawn.
Now
we're
going
to
duplicate
this
shape.
Hold
down
the
Shift
and
Option
key
while
dragging
the
shape
to
the
right.
Select
the
grip
lines
and
group
them:
go
to
Object
>
Group
or
hit
command
+
g.
Now
select
all
3
rounded
rectangles
and
select
the
Horizontal
Align
Center
from
the
toolbar
at
the
top.
With
the
3
rounded
rectangles
still
selected,
go
to
the
Pathfinder
palette
again
and
choose
Minus
Front.
Hold
down
the
Shift
key
and
select
the
other
shape
of
the
screwdriver.
Group
both
shapes
into
1
object:
Object
>
Group
or
command
+
g.
That's
it
for
now
for
the
screwdriver.
Now
we're
going
to
draw
the
wrench.
Select
the
Ellipse
Tool
and
draw
a
circle
(hold
down
the
shift
key).
Select
the
Rounded
Rectangle
Tool
and
draw
a
rounded
rectangle
shape
on
top
of
the
circle
as
shown
in
the
right-‐hand
side
image.
Use
the
up
and
down
arrow
keys
to
modify
the
corner
radius
while
you
drag
the
shape.
Select
both
the
rounded
rectangle
shape
and
the
circle
using
the
Selection
Tool
(black
arrow)
and
click
the
Horizontal
Align
Center
from
the
toolbar
at
the
top.
Go
to
the
Pathfinder
palette
again
and
choose
Minus
Front.
Select
the
Rounded
Rectangle
Tool
from
the
Toolbox
again
and
draw
a
vertical
shape
for
the
grip
of
the
wrench.
Then
select
the
Ellipse
Tool
again
and
draw
a
small
circle
(holding
down
the
shift
key)
at
the
bottom
and
on
top
of
the
wrench's
grip.
Now
select
all
shapes
of
the
wrench
using
the
Selection
Tool
(black
arrow)
and
click
the
Horizontal
Align
Center
from
the
toolbar
at
the
top.
Select
the
small
circle
and
the
rounded
rectangle,
go
to
the
Pathfinder
palette
again
and
choose
Minus
Front.
Now
select
all
shapes
of
the
wrench
and
click
the
Unite
option.
Select
the
screwdriver
using
the
Selection
Tool
(black
arrow).
Hover
with
the
mouse
on
one
of
the
corners
of
the
selection
until
you
see
your
cursor
changing
into
a
rotation
cursor
icon.
Hold
down
the
mouse
to
rotate
the
object
and
hold
down
the
Shift
key
while
rotating.
Release
the
mouse
and
the
shift
key
at
90°,
so
the
screwdriver
is
horizontally.
Select
All
(command
A),
click
the
Horizontal
Align
Center
and
then
the
Vertical
Align
Center
from
the
toolbar
at
the
top
(see
right-‐hand
side
image
above).
Select
the
Rectangle
Tool
and
draw
a
rectangle
shape
on
top
in
the
center
of
both
tools
as
shown
in
the
left-‐hand
side
image.
Select
both
the
rectangle
and
the
screwdriver
(use
shift
key
in
between
selections,
to
select
both
objects).
Go
to
the
Pathfinder
palette
again,
choose
Trim.
Select
the
wrench,
Ctrl-‐click
and
choose
Arrange>
Bring
to
Front.
Select
all
objects
using
the
Selection
Tool
(black
arrow).
Hover
with
the
mouse
on
one
of
the
corners
of
the
selection
until
you
see
your
cursor
changing
into
a
rotation
symbol.
Hold
down
the
mouse
to
rotate
the
object
and
hold
down
the
Shift
key
while
rotating.
Release
the
mouse
and
the
shift
key
at
45°
as
shown
in
the
image
above.
That's
it!
Congratulations,
you
have
created
your
'tools'
icon
:)