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CAD Basics in Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator is a popular vector-based design tool used for creating graphics across various media, including print and web. The application features two main toolbars: Basic and Advanced, which organize tools into categories such as Select, Draw, Type, Paint, Modify, and Navigate. Users can customize their workspace by accessing the All Tools drawer for a complete list of available tools.

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CAD Basics in Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator is a popular vector-based design tool used for creating graphics across various media, including print and web. The application features two main toolbars: Basic and Advanced, which organize tools into categories such as Select, Draw, Type, Paint, Modify, and Navigate. Users can customize their workspace by accessing the All Tools drawer for a complete list of available tools.

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TFTEC 3105 – CAD

Beginner’s Guide to Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator

• Adobe Illustrator is one of the most popular vector-based applications. This powerful design
tool effectively creates graphics and illustrations for all medias, including print, web and
video. Specially for print purposes, Illustrator is ideal for text editing (i.e. resume, presentation
handouts) and layout design (i.e. posters, stationary, graphs).

Toolbar types

• When you start Illustrator, a toolbar appears at the left of the screen that includes various
tools you need to use while working on your document.

• The tools in the toolbar let you perform various tasks, such as create, select, and manipulate
objects and select, type, paint, draw, sample, edit, and move images.

Toolbar types

• Basic
o This toolbar is displayed by default when Illustrator is launched. It includes a selective
set of tools that you frequently need while working on Illustrator. To view the complete
list of tools, click the Edit Toolbar (...) icon displayed at the bottom of the Basic toolbar.
The All Tools drawer appears listing all the tools available in Illustrator.
• Advanced
o This toolbar includes all the tools available in Illustrator. To switch from the Basic toolbar
to Advanced, do one of the following:
o Choose Windows > Toolbars > Advanced.
o Select Advanced in the flyout menu of the drawer.

A. Basic toolbar

B. Advanced toolbar

C. All Tools drawer

D. Flyout menu

E. Tool category

F. Tool available in the toolbar

G. Tool available in the drawer

Category of tools in the toolbar

• In Illustrator, the tools are broadly organized in the following categories:


1. Select 4. Paint
2. Draw 5. Modify
3. Type 6. Navigate
Selection
Tool Gallery

Drawing
Tool Gallery

The Pen tool (P) The Add Anchor The Delete Anchor The Convert Anchor
draws straight and Point tool (+) adds Point tool (-) deletes Point tool (Shift+C)
curved lines to anchor points to anchor points from changes smooth
create objects. paths. paths. points to corner
points and vice
versa.
Drawing
Tool Gallery

Drawing
Tool Gallery
Drawing
Tool Gallery
(Symbolism
)

• The symbolism tools let you create and modify sets of symbol instances. You
create a symbol set using the Symbol Sprayer tool. You can then use the
other symbolism tools to change the density, color, location, size, rotation,
transparency, and style of the instances in the set.
Drawing
Tool Gallery
(Graphing)
Type Tool
Gallery
Painting
Tool Gallery
Modify Tool
Gallery
(Reshaping
)

Modify Tool
Gallery
(Reshaping
)
Modify Tool
Gallery
(Cutting &
Slicing)
Navigating
Tool Gallery

• This tool allows users for moving around in and controlling the view of the
artboard:

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