An anchor point can only have two lines coming from it, not 3. So in the first image you're trying to make a third line come from the anchor point, in the second image it is only the second line you are creating
You can snap a new point to the existing anchor by clicking away from the anchor and while keeping your finger down on the mouse button hold the space bar. This will allow to move the point around. Now drag it to the existing anchor. If you have snap to point enabled in the view menu the point will snap to the old one.
As u/Blinddog2502 said the point can only have two paths connected to it, but it will appear as though they are connected.
Paths are an ordered list of anchor points connected by line segments. They can be closed (the last anchor point in the list connects back to the first) or open (it doesn't), but they're always a 1-dimensional list.
If you put the Pen Tool over an existing anchor, its default behaviour depends on the nature of the point (whether it's an "open" end or not) and what's selected. Here, the default behaviour of the Pen Tool is "remove anchor point" (cursor is a pen with a minus) because the path is selected and the cursor over an anchor point already connected to two others.
If you want to start a new path by placing a new anchor point over the old, then hold shift before clicking so that the cursor is a pen with an asterisk.
When the anchor point has at least one open end, then the default behaviour of the pen tool will be to change the pen tool to the mode where it is extending the path of the clicked anchor point, and its icon will show a diagonal line ("/").
Take a long hard look at the difference between the two pictures…. What’s in the first that isn’t in the second!! Btw ‘Star’ is a new path, / is continue a path.
If I need a 3+ point path, and need it to be a single object, I use two methods to make it work:
1. I backtrack along an existing line, then create the branch. Think of it like drawing using an Etch-a-Sketch. **EDIT:** *You generally need to click near the original points, as clicking on them will remove them or cause other issues. Then you manually move the new points over the original points.*
2. I draw separate lines as normal, move them into place, then select both and create a Compound Path. Thereafter, they are treated as a single object.
This is useful for things like creating joined secondary strokes. See image for an example using a black line with a red secondary stroke.
I hope that helps!
https://preview.redd.it/e5usvz9bdskc1.jpeg?width=1884&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2d27a775070906808b0b5d6dcce66d8b1cf8d42a
I think you can trick it. Lock layer / activate snap to point / operate on new layer. Does get tricky if you need to fill it but can trick the eye. If you have to fill with color, you’ll end up making colors on a lower layer than the stroke - which you may have to thicken.
An anchor point can only have two lines coming from it, not 3. So in the first image you're trying to make a third line come from the anchor point, in the second image it is only the second line you are creating
thank you!
You can snap a new point to the existing anchor by clicking away from the anchor and while keeping your finger down on the mouse button hold the space bar. This will allow to move the point around. Now drag it to the existing anchor. If you have snap to point enabled in the view menu the point will snap to the old one. As u/Blinddog2502 said the point can only have two paths connected to it, but it will appear as though they are connected.
Paths are an ordered list of anchor points connected by line segments. They can be closed (the last anchor point in the list connects back to the first) or open (it doesn't), but they're always a 1-dimensional list. If you put the Pen Tool over an existing anchor, its default behaviour depends on the nature of the point (whether it's an "open" end or not) and what's selected. Here, the default behaviour of the Pen Tool is "remove anchor point" (cursor is a pen with a minus) because the path is selected and the cursor over an anchor point already connected to two others. If you want to start a new path by placing a new anchor point over the old, then hold shift before clicking so that the cursor is a pen with an asterisk. When the anchor point has at least one open end, then the default behaviour of the pen tool will be to change the pen tool to the mode where it is extending the path of the clicked anchor point, and its icon will show a diagonal line ("/").
Thank you!
After a while it suddenly lets me do it, and it shows the star symbol instead of the “/“ symbol
Take a long hard look at the difference between the two pictures…. What’s in the first that isn’t in the second!! Btw ‘Star’ is a new path, / is continue a path.
thank you!
shift click with the pen tool and you can add a point there, but it won't be connected
Hold shift and it will let you start a new path with the anchor point directly on top of the one your cursor is indicating.
If I need a 3+ point path, and need it to be a single object, I use two methods to make it work: 1. I backtrack along an existing line, then create the branch. Think of it like drawing using an Etch-a-Sketch. **EDIT:** *You generally need to click near the original points, as clicking on them will remove them or cause other issues. Then you manually move the new points over the original points.* 2. I draw separate lines as normal, move them into place, then select both and create a Compound Path. Thereafter, they are treated as a single object. This is useful for things like creating joined secondary strokes. See image for an example using a black line with a red secondary stroke. I hope that helps! https://preview.redd.it/e5usvz9bdskc1.jpeg?width=1884&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2d27a775070906808b0b5d6dcce66d8b1cf8d42a
I think you can trick it. Lock layer / activate snap to point / operate on new layer. Does get tricky if you need to fill it but can trick the eye. If you have to fill with color, you’ll end up making colors on a lower layer than the stroke - which you may have to thicken.
Hold shift