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After tracing, and/or merging multiple objects, there are often superfluous inner paths. Is there an easier way to remove them other selecting and deleting one by one? I can't seem to drag and select wihout including the main path.
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LambdaEnt,
As I (mis)understand it, you can use Pathfinder>Add To Shape Area.
https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/combining-objects.html
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That's how it ws created in the first place. By merging, I meant Pathfinder:Unite. That doens't remove those inner paths, as they are alrady part of one path.
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Please check out the layers panel. What is this? A group? A compound path?
You could possibly select the outer path, cut it, then select and delete all that fluff and then paste back your path.
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It's a compound path. I'm trying to select the paths in the middle of the larger one.
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LambdaEnt,
You ought to be able to just Uncompound it (also called Release) by Ctrl+Alt+Shift+8/Cmd+Option+Shift+8 and then Unite.