Merging 2 shapes

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March 14, 2019
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When I try to merge 2 shapes (following a tutorial) I get an error message. The filter produced no results. Please select two or more filled overlapping paths. I am doing exactly as the Tutorial says so I don't get why this error keeps happening. What am I doing wrong? thank you

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Correct answer Laura0268

Yes but that's what they were saying to do in the Tutorial which was hard to see, but figured it out.

meganchi

Legend

It's hard to tell from your screenshot, but look in preview mode to see if the outlines of those shapes are truly touching. If not, then nudge the top shape down slightly and try using pathfinder to unite the shapes again.

Jeff Witchel, ACI

Community Expert

Is it possible you can give us a link to the tutorial as well?

Just curious, have you tried this with the Shape Builder tool (Shift+M) instead? Select the two objects, then click and drag across the two shapes to Unite them.

Jeff Witchel, ACI

Community Expert

Are you using Merge in the Pathfinder panel instead of Unite?

Working with shapes similar to yours, I can't get that error message using Unite no matter how hard I try. I've tried this with two shapes filled with white. No problem. One shape filled with a color and one not filled. One that is an open shape and one closed. Even two shapes that don't overlap at all. No error!

As Monika asked, what exactly are you doing to get that error? Please give us a step by step description.