Overlayed shapes: One is transparent - One is not

[SimplSam]

Hi,

Below I have 2 graphics - which are similar. i.e. 2 sets of 2 Black Boxes with thin White borders
- overlayed upon each other as 'Shapes' (i.e. Shape #1 and Shape #2). They are both on the same layer - along with the blue shape in the background.

What I am trying to understand is why #2 is transparent at the intersection of the two inner boxes, and yet #1 is not?



#1) I created in Moho

#2) I imported from an SVG

[synthsin75]

The boxes for #2 share the same shape, so the overlap is considered a hole.

[SimplSam]

Interesting....

I think when I created #1 - I created two filled (inner) boxes and then added them together to make a new single shape. I have now tried with 2 unfilled (inner) boxes and yes it behaves as you have stated - when I then make them a shape (i.e. a transparent hole).

When I go back and change the fill colour for Shape #1, the intersect (hole) is now black (i.e previous fill).



I could then select the inner-shape - by selecting the black bit - and whilst messing with shape ordering ended up with the rather strange Green, Black, Transparent (Blue).

[synthsin75]

Yeah, that looks like you now have four or five shapes on that layer. Two boxes with holes, the blue band, and one or two black squares on #1.