Connect two paths with the Pencil tool

Paskutinį kartą atnaujinta 2026-02-11

Learn how to connect two paths using the Pencil tool.

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Try it in the app
Use the Pencil tool to draw freehand or constrained paths in a few simple steps.

Select the Selection   tool from the toolbar, and then Shift-click or drag around the two paths to select them.

Select the Pencil   tool from the toolbar.

Hover over the endpoint of one path. When the path-continuation icon appears on the Pencil   tool, drag toward the endpoint of the other path.

As you approach the endpoint of the second path, when the path-continuation icon appears on the Pencil   tool, release the mouse.

Patarimas:

For best results, drag from one path to the other as if you were simply continuing the paths in the direction they were created.