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CAD Basics in Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator is a widely used vector-based design tool for creating graphics across various media, particularly effective for print layouts and text editing. The application features a Basic and Advanced toolbar, each providing different sets of tools for tasks such as selecting, drawing, painting, and modifying objects. Tools are categorized into groups like Select, Draw, Type, Paint, Modify, and Navigate to streamline the design process.

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CAD Basics in Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator is a widely used vector-based design tool for creating graphics across various media, particularly effective for print layouts and text editing. The application features a Basic and Advanced toolbar, each providing different sets of tools for tasks such as selecting, drawing, painting, and modifying objects. Tools are categorized into groups like Select, Draw, Type, Paint, Modify, and Navigate to streamline the design process.

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

Drawing
Tool
Gallery
Drawing
Tool
Gallery
(Symbolis
m)

 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
(Reshapin
g)

Modify
Tool
Gallery
(Reshapin
g)
Modify
Tool
Gallery
(Cutting
& Slicing)
Navigatin
g Tool
Gallery

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

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