: Illustrator. What am I doing wrong when cutting a circle I am a newbie in Illustrator. I was trying to get a donut chart with rounded end hoping this was easy. My target is the following

@Dunderdale640

Create a circle with a stroke. Copy and Paste in front.

Select the top circle, select the Scissors Tool (C).

Click on the path where you want the end points of the line.



Based on your example I first clicked at the top and then the bottom right. Delete this area.

Select the stroke, open your strokes panel (Window -> Stroke) and select the round cap icon.



Then select the bottom circle and color it a different color.



Using Pie Graph Tool

Select Pie Graph Tool (J), press anywhere on artboard, enter size.

Input data points, I did 3 | 7, hit apply (green check mark)

Select graph, remove fill and set stroke to desired size.

Select the Scissors Tool (C) and click the anchor points of where the data points meet. Then delete those points.



Do this again for the other side of the circle.

Use the Direct Select Tool to select one of the stroke and change its color.

Select all of the points and change them to round caps. Then go to Object -> Flatten Transparency and hit OK. Move the bottom stroke (mine was black) to the top.

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