Expanding a small circle with a path results in an incorrect shape

[mario16B8]

Expanding a small circle with a path larger than the radius creates a hole inside the circle itself, an error that doesn't happen with rectangles, is there a work around?

[Monika Gause]

Please provide a demo AI file (on Dropbox or the like)

And tell us your version.

[mario16B8]

thank you

version 26.3.1, mac intel, attached a demo file. While I was preparing it I noticed that the preview (in finder) of the file already shows the error.

[Monika Gause]

And all your paths should be filled?

Then you could select them all and apply the Outline stroke effect to their strokes.

Then apply the Pathfinder effects (from the Effects menu) Trim and Add.

Like so:

Demo file:  https://shared-assets.adobe.com/link/f2b2a7e1-751d-4ab9-645f-9fc8833f6261

[Ton Frederiks]

It will also happen with rectangles when you round the corners.

You can correct it in the Attributes panel by checking the Reverse Path Direction Off button after expanding.

If you want to report it:

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/

[mario16B8]

Thanks so much for the tip, but that doesn't solve my problem, I have a complex path structure to expand, and I was looking for a way to do it without sorting the pieces one by one. To understand, imagine something like in the screenshots below

I will try to report it

   

[Ton Frederiks]

You could use the Selectpathbysize script here:

https://github.com/johnwun/js4ai