how do I create a continuous outline of several images?

[peterj59451198]

Hi all.

I could really do with some help with a feature on illustrator.

If I have several vector images and they need to overlap slightly - I want to essentially create one continuous path, how do I do that?  so that you can't see the overlap and one star seemlessly blends into the next - with no visible join.

In the image below, for example - the stars overlap slightly... is there a way to do it so I have nice crisp, clean lines, rather than using the eraser tool? (need it for  laser cut I have to do...)  I tried  trace - but it refused to co-operate!

any ideas?

Thank you all in advance.

[Ton Frederiks · Accepted solution]

Select them.

Give them a fill.

Use Pathfinder panel > Unite

[peterj59451198]

thank you mate... really appreciate that.

[Ton Frederiks]

Glad to hear that worked for you.