: I want to draw those 4 layers in illustrator without overlapping. I want a perfect aligning between them is there any way I can draw these layers accurately without having a space or even

@Turnbaugh909

Joojaa hit on this but a visual may assist....


Draw 4 overlapping shapes.
Switch to Outline mode (View > Outline).
Use Object > Path > Average to ensure anchors are in the same spots where appropriate.
Select All and click the Merge button on the Pathfinder Panel.
Delete everything you don't want.


Each section will be its own shape and the edges will perfectly align.

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@Yeniel278

Only, draw one side of the boundary and copy it to both sides. This way it is the same edge.

Note 1: However that a laser cutter will cut this edge 2 times! This is always worse than cutting one time. Also due to cnc interpolation the laser will not hit same position 2 times. (so if the gap very small, like 0.02 mm then its probably not change the outcome much)

Note 2: A laser has a kerf ! So if you want these pieces to match together after spread out you need to offset the curves by the kerf. (while this is true to most cutters like water jet and plasma cutters, cutters that use a blade may or may not have a kerf.)

Note 3: If you use the rasterization mode there is a nontrivial, but small, chance that you will get conflation artefacts regardless. Bit overlap will fix this issue just as well as on screen.

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@Hamaas979

The most effective method in my opinion, would be to break the paths that overlap or are too close, and remove the duplicated segments. Join the now-open segments to the other endpoints to create closed paths acceptable to the laser cutter.

It may be necessary to add nodes to the curves unless they are currently in the proper locations for the above actions.

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