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add to shape area-undoing it

Sep 7, 2012 2:11 AM

Is there anywat I can undo "add to shape area" effect.

I am not talking about the case where I can go back with step backward.

 

I am talking the case where I have saved my work, closed Ps, reopen it, and then undoing the "add to shape area" effect.

 

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    Sep 7, 2012 2:18 AM   in reply to JimVag1947

    You should be able to remove, edit or change the Shape Operation for the individual subPathItems of the Shape Path.

    Could you please post a screenshot with the pertinent Panels visible?

     
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  • JJMack
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    Sep 7, 2012 6:37 AM   in reply to JimVag1947

    Depends on the shapes vector mask. If there are subpaths or have they been combined into a single path.

    Here are some screen captures that shows this.  I've use CS5 for it works better then CS6 and the old layers palette showm shape layers vector mask where CS6 only shows a icon indicating its a shape layer. You can edit the shape layers vector mask in CS6 but I feel CS5 screen captures show what is going on better then CS6 screen captures.

    Capture 1 Shows Green shape Layer

    GreenShape.jpg

    Capture Two Vector Layer mask targeted and Path Selectool use to select a subpath

    TargetVectorMask.jpg

    Capture three that subpath delete an other also selected and deleted

    DeletSubPaths.jpg

    CS6 Layers Palette Shape layer

    Cs6ShapeLayer.jpg

    You can still select and edit subpath if the exist

    cs6editpath.jpg

    But if they have been merged you will not know it till you try to edit the shaps path for there is single path

    mergersubpaths.jpg

     
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    Sep 7, 2012 6:50 AM   in reply to JimVag1947

    Just select the individual subPathItems with the with the Pen Tool (command-alt-click to select all pathPoints) or Direct Selection Tool and change their Shape Operations in the Options Bar or delete them.

     
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  • JJMack
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    Sep 7, 2012 6:57 AM   in reply to JimVag1947

    From your screen capture it looks like your vector mask has subpath so you can select and edit the subpaths. You would not be able to see this in the CS6 layers palette even if you forced CS6 to Display Vector masks in the layers palette for some reason it does not show subpath in the layers palette. You would need to try to edit the vector mask to find out or additionaly show the Paths Palette.ForceVectorMask.jpg

     
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  • JJMack
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    Sep 7, 2012 7:11 AM   in reply to JJMack

    Path Palette

    PathPal.jpg

    Direct Selection Tool to edit subpaths

    DirectSelect.jpg

     
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    Sep 7, 2012 9:40 AM   in reply to JJMack

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    JJ, the vector mask is detailed in both Layers and Paths panel on my Mac. You may be seeing a Windows-only failure.

     

     

    Screen shot 2012-09-07 at 16.45.49.png

     
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  • JJMack
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    Sep 7, 2012 10:36 AM   in reply to conroy

    Yes I'm on a PC and the are some things that differ I'll try a larger thumbnail size in  the layers palette to see if that helps.

     
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    Sep 7, 2012 11:00 AM   in reply to JJMack

    No PC CS6 Layers Paletted Vecter Layaer mask thumbnail  only shows what looks like a normal raster layer where what shoud be black is gray instead.

    Here I added both a layer mask and the vector layer mask

     

    twomask.jpg

     
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  • Noel Carboni
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    Sep 7, 2012 6:43 PM   in reply to JJMack

    Photoshop CS6 here (confirming what JJ sees):

     

    PathInCS6.jpg

     

     

    Note what it looks like on a PC in Photoshop CS5:

     

    PathInCS5.jpg

     

    -Noel

     
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