: Too many compound paths in illustrator.. need to merge and delete from an object Hello everyone I had been trying to cut out many paths from a single layer in Illustrator. I was trying to
Hello everyone I had been trying to cut out many paths from a single layer in Illustrator. I was trying to convert an anchor point so I could move it but apparently I have ran into a problem.. My image that was previously cut out from a white circle disappeared.
I am transferring from photoshop but never had this problem before. I have many paths that are overlapped since I was trying to cut them all out from one layer.
Can I get any help on this? I can't seem to merge all the paths or compound shapes.. but everything that is within a path I want to delete from this white circle.
The layer that the paths are on is empty by the way
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Move the circle below the other art. (optional but will help this make more sense)
Change the fill color of the circle to anything different than the other artwork (You can change it back later)
Select the circle and other art
Click the Merge button on the Pathfinder Panel
Choose Object > Ungroup from the menu (optional but often helpful)
Use the Direct Selection Tool (white arrow) and click part of the circle.
Choose Select > Same > Fill & Stroke from the menu
Choose Object > Lock from the menu
Still using the Direct Selection Tool, click-drag a selection to encompass everything.
Hit the Delete key twice
Choose Object > Unlock All from the menu
Change the fill color back to white
This should work. To assist any further I'd need access to the actual file.
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