(v28.5) Can't export knockout group's transparency

[Cole33399348icgg]

I'm trying to export the icon I've made, but can't find any export preset that retains the knockout group transparency. Attached is a screenshot of how it appears in illustrator, an exported PNG, and the .ai file's link (here)

[Doug A Roberts]

Not sure exactly where the problem was, but there were several nested groups with different transparency settings. I simplified it and the export worked fine:

[Monika Gause · Accepted solution]

Wow! That was weird.

The cause of the issue are the inside groups.

You do not need them. Ungroup the compound paths and apply this directly to them.

Also: For a knockout group, you need no blend mode. Just set opacity to 0%

And for the knockout group: just that. You d o not need the other options.

And then it works.

[Cole33399348icgg]

This worked, thank you so much!