Join Path

[MahaB82A]

This is Ai online tutorial. Join Path does not work for me. How to fix it?

Create with drawing tools

5   Join artwork together to combine paths [time 3.46]

[Monika Gause · Accepted solution]

There are problems with the file. https://shared-assets.adobe.com/link/a9e98ecd-d37d-420b-69af-4e54efa24504

[MahaB82A]

Thanks for the help. Nearly 2 hours I had been struggling with this issue.

[Monika Gause]

So sorry this has happened to you. I hope your experience with Illustrator gets better soon.

[MahaB82A]

I am also working on APPr and Ae online tutorial. Because many people in the forum suggest the online tutorials. But I found project files are with older versions, my app is 2023v. Now a days even one year old files are archive versions because technology is rapidely changing.     

[pixxxelschubser]

@MahaB82A 

Thank you for opening the topic.

The problem with this tutorial is unfortunately well known. I had already passed it on to the Illustrator team two years ago, but then lost track of it.

I will forward it again.

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Just for the sake of completeness:

Hi Jacob,

@Turq98BC is totally right. The file is wrong!

There are two identical arcs exactly one above the other - nested in several groups. Furthermore the start and and end point of the arc are not exactly horizontally aligned.

Not the best template for beginners! And IMHO I would use the Join Tool instead of the menu command: Join

By @pixxxelschubser

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Join Paths Not Working (It Keeps Selecting an Anchor Point in Middle of Line as Endpoint)  

[pixxxelschubser]

I have just forwarded the problem with the faulty file again.

[MahaB82A]

Why is this always come as a copy? Even opening the new file. Is it intentionlly done or nature of the issue?

[Doug A Roberts]

The tutorial file has been created in a faulty manner.

[MahaB82A]

Thanks.