When used, the pre-existing strokes/fills are maintained, strokes do not become outlined, and you have the option as to whether the cutting path remains. Compare to Corel Draw, with which you can employ any path as a cutting path. I've been complaining about this one (and others) for years. The obvious need for a decent, straightforward path-cutting capability is one of several areas in which Illustrator feigns "sophistication" with a dizzying array of illogically-designed tools and commands-yet still fails to provide the most basic needed functionality. Nor do object names or notes pre-applied to the cutting path survive the Pathfinder operation. So that preempts potential workarounds such as using a different color or stroke weight for the cutting paths to facilitating selection and deletion after-the-fact.
* It removes all pre-existing strokes and fills. * It cuts the "cutting path" as well, and leaves its resulting segments in place. But it has these poorly-designed behaviors: * It leaves all the unwanted deadwood in place. The only command in Illustrator that can correctly cut multiple open unfilled paths is the poorly-named Outline Pathfinder. Other oft-cited workarounds such as applying and then expanding clipping paths or opacity masks results in outlined strokes. The tedious LivePaint toy doesn't help in many-instance situations like this. In both cases, it can unpredictably alter the shapes of the remaining portions. In both cases, it always cuts a swath (is incapable of cutting a zero-width swath). But it can't be told to follow a path it is limited to either cutting a straight swath, or to the "path" you draw in inaccurate "free hand" mode. The only tool that can do it is the inaccuate Eraser tool. Ripbts resersed.George, As you have discovered, Illustrator does not provide any decent means by which to cut multiple open unfilled paths without their becoming outlined.
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