'Punching Out' Stoke to show as transparent

Question

I have created a design with two parts that need to be 'punched out' of a base shape making them transparent.

I managed to use Minus Front for one part (the heart) which worked perfectly but I cannot get the same to happen for the circle dots surrounding it.

I have tried all of the ways I found on the groups/forums but absolutely nothing works. At my wits end

Anna Lander · Accepted Answer

Thank-you for your replies.

I have tried this also with no luck. I selected all circles, grouped them and Expanded Appearance. When I then select the object I want the circles punched from and the circles and proceed to Minus Front the object and whichever dot I click to select the group disappears completely. I have no idea what I am doing wrong.

try to use Exclude mode instead of Minus Front

Myra Ferguson · Answer

I'd recommend the ShapeBuilder Tool. First, since the dots were made with the Paintbrush Tool, go to Object > Expand Appearance. Then select the shapes involved (the one to be punched and the ones doing the punching), select the ShapeBuilder Tool (Shift + M), and Alt+click on the circles.

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