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Difference Between Two Expand Options

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August 24, 2025
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As far as I know I couldn't see any difference in the function between these two Expand option. In my view both are same. Is there any difference?

Object > Expand

Object > Blend > Expand

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Correct answer Monika Gause

I also noticed by implementing Live Paint Bucket selection enables Expand tool appears in the main bar. But you can't see any changes in the image in Preview window by activating Expand tool. Video is upladed as well.

The whole point of Live Paint is that there are no visible changes when expanding. But when you look in the Layers panel the whole time you will of course see a change

MahaB82AAuthor

Is there any difference from above Expand & Expand in the below main bar

Monika Gause

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So far I have only seen that for Live paint groups and Image Trace. It will not appear when a live paint group is selected together with a different object. So it equals the dedicated expand command.

MahaB82AAuthor

I also noticed by implementing Live Paint Bucket selection this Expand tool appears in the main bar. But you can't see any changes in the image in Preview window by activating Expand tool

MahaB82AAuthor

If you want to search in YouTube how to differenciate these two blends. I tried various method but the result was alaways default to Object > Expand.