Help making certain shapes transparent

[ryanm37750307]

Hi,

I'm working with the image below:

The hexagon in the middle is a shape and the 6 white lines are just strokes, not rectangles. I'd like to make all of them transparent so that only the green sections show up when I upload this image elsewhere. What's the easiest way to do this? I've been trying various ways of "cutting out" the white parts but haven't had any success.

Thanks!

---Ryan

[Mike_Gondek · Accepted solution]

if 100% built exactly as you say only 2 steps

1. With all selected object >> path >> outline strokes
2. pathfinder >> minus front

A more safer method incase you run into difficulty.

1. Select strokes
2. object >> path >> outline strokes
3. select all white filled objects
4. pathfinder unite
5. add green shape to selection
6. pathfinder >> minus front

[ryanm37750307]

Thanks so much!