

Divide: You can use this option to separate component-filled faces from a piece of artwork.This option is used for deleting areas of an illustration by making adjustments to the stacking order. Minus Back: The frontmost object has all the objects behind it removed.The tool is handy for deleting areas of illustrations by stacking the order in which they appear. Subtract: The frontmost object from your shapes is removed from the backmost object.However, selecting an odd number of objects will make the overlap filled. If you overlap an even number of objects, the overlap becomes transparent. Exclude: Non-overlapping areas of objects can be traced, and it also makes all the overlapping areas transparent.Here is an example of two objects before and after being intersected. Intersect: The Intersect tool lets you trace the outline of a region in your illustration, even if other objects overlap it.Add: This option lets you accurately trace the outline of all objects and treats them as a singular merged the object.Here is a quick rundown of all the Pathfinder effects. The objects are automatically grouped when you apply effects from the panel.

You can make use of the panel to edit the final shape and create a complex combination of shapes if you want. If you apply effects from the Pathfinder panel, they can be applied to layers, groups or a combination of objects.
