: White line down the center of my image when using reflect I'm using Adobe Illustrator CS6. I can get you pictures if you need but here goes. I had a logo that I cut in half by removing

@Turnbaugh909

(Looking at sample file.) You get a white line because the white object is not aligned with the back objects.

Align the left edges of all objects if you wish the reflection effect to be flush to the right. -- line was a guide.

Upon further examination, it appears to be more an issue with smooth points being used where hard corners should be and the fact that the anchors on the right do not all line up. In addition, there are several stray anchors.


First, select all and choose Object > Path > Cleanup tick all 3 boxes you see there and click OK. This will remove the stray points.
Next, select all the anchors on the right of the image... Only the right-most anchors.
Click the Convert to Corner Point button on the Control Bar. This will set all those incorrect smooth point anchors to actual corner points.





Then set the Align Panel (or Control bar) to Align to Selection.





And lastly click the Align right button on the Control Panel.




This will ensure all the anchors on the right side of the image are in perfect vertical alignment and eliminate the white gap.

You may still see a hairline rule of white but as you zoom in, that will disappear. This is due to anti-aliasing... read here for more on that.

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@Reiling762

Okay, now that you have posted the file I see what's wrong.

You have an actual space there in your image.

Here's how you fix your issue:


Select your image
Right-click and select Isolate Selected Clipping Mask
Now select either the left or right side of your image and move it so that the gap is closed.


That's it! Your image will no longer have this gap.

You may experience a thin line that "appears" to be there but is in fact not (you can test this by zooming all the way onto the line.)

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@Jessie844

If I understand you correctly, this is how I would accomplish it, being sure that the lines are straight:

Consider this blob the logo:



Make a shape - here a box - that covers the bits you want to keep, select both, then go to object -> clipping mask -> make:



Voilá, you have half a logo you can continue working with:

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@Berumen635

Perhaps the two anchor points aren't absolutely exactly lined up? Just asking because you said you 'tried' to align them manually. If you have a newer version of Illustrator (starting with CS4 I think) you could select just the two anchor points with the Direct Selection Tool (white arrow) and using the alignment tool, align them exactly.

Or it could simply be a display problem. If you zoom close in, does the white line disappear, stay the same or get larger? If it gets larger then the anchor points aren't perfectly aligned.

To definitely get rid of it you should close the path and make both halves one object, either by selecting two open points and joining them with Ctrl+j, or if they definitely are perfectly aligned, by using the pathfinder palette.

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