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Multiple issues with converting to compound path

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November 19, 2021
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Hi,

I'm facing a couple of issues with converting to compund path for creating svg icons.

1) I have expanded all strokes into a path by expanding each section. And I selected all and converted them to a compund path. But there are some overlapping areas that are becmoing transparent. The 2 images below are i) after expanding and ii) after coverting to compound path.

2) Again all parts are expanded but when I create compound path, the whole icon becomes all black. I wanted the lines to be transparent. The 2 images below 1) after expanding to path & ii) after converting.

There are other icons I have created where I follow the same process and the results are fine. I'm not able to understand the technical differences/mistakes I'm making. Please help!

Thanks.

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Correct answer kphotopage

Doh18, Thank you for your Illustrator file.

You have a mixture of Strokes and Fills. (I random color to see)

Your center shape is still Strokes.(shown in green)

Outline that shape, so you have all Fills.

Then do Pathfinders>Unite.

You should be good to go. 😀

(Shown in Cyan.)

kphotopageCorrect answer

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Doh18, Thank you for your Illustrator file.

You have a mixture of Strokes and Fills. (I random color to see)

Your center shape is still Strokes.(shown in green)

Outline that shape, so you have all Fills.

Then do Pathfinders>Unite.

You should be good to go. 😀

(Shown in Cyan.)

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Doh18Author

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THANK YOU @c.pfaffenbichler @kphotopage @Met1 for your suggestions.

Pathfinder>Unite option works!

kphotopage

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You're welcome. Glad we could help.

Please mark this thread as answered.

K

kphotopage

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Dohj18, Hi,

Here I recreated your icon.

Drew the different Stroked Paths, Round Cap

Object>Path>Outline Stroke.

Now all Fills

Select all your Fill Paths

Pathfinders>Unite.

(colored Orange here. No problems.)

If you selected all your Fill Paths and used Object>Compound Path>Make, then yes you get those funky transparent areas where the paths were overlapping.

(Colored Blue here)

K

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Doh18Author

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Hi @kphotopage

Thanks for the detailed response!

I outlined all the paths. And selected all the elements (paths) to create the final compound path. The transparent parts are gone but the middle cart area now gets filled with black, and the outer lien seems to have disappeared making the cart look slightly smaller.