Pathfinder Subtract Issus

Misty,

Based on the same understanding, both the ways by Michele will work fine.

My guess is that you either did one or the other, or that you actually used a(n Opacity) Mask with a black or white circle with Clip ticked and Invert Mask ticked or unticked.

Apart from that, if you cut a 20" circle out of a 23" circle, your border width will only be 1.5" (half the difference).

If I am understanding you correctly, you want just a ring of the image with the center hollow. If so, you need to release the original clipping path, create a compound path and then use it as a clipping mask. Alternatively, you can release the clipping, subtract the smaller circle from the larger one and then create the clipping mask.

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