Can you merge two vertices in Illustrator?

[Cheeseburg3r]

"Join" command works but that's messy if the vertices are in the same location..

Is there any "Weld Vertices" command or equivalent like you see in 3D programs?

Thanks

[Monika Gause]

See the pathfinder-panel (Window > Pathfinder)

[ReeFiz]

As I just discovered how to do this I thought I would post my solution.

The 2 endpoints (vertices) need to be exactly on top of each other. You can use the Transform function to do this by ensuring both the x and y position are exactly the same. Then use the Join command as normal and the result should be a single vertice join.

[An Elephant]

FYI, the hotkey is ctrl+j.

[Steve Fairbairn]

Use Average first, then Join.

This will join endpoints only, not vertices.

(A vertex is, to my way of thinking at any rate, an anchor point on a path.)

[ReeFiz]

Average!!  aha, that's a far better solution. And thanks for clarifying vertices.

[CarlosCanto]

there's an Average & Join command, Ctrl+Shift+Alt+J, I don't remember if it is a default shortcut, if it is not, go to Edit->Keyboard Shortcuts->Menu Commands->Other Object, and give it your own sequence.