I'm trying to subtract a line from a rectangle, but when I do, the line just disappears

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September 2, 2021
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The title kind of says it all. I made a design for something I'm making. When I try to subtract a line from a rectangle, the line just disappears, and the rectangle is left without any difference.

Do I have to remake my entire design with rectangles? Because that's gonna take a while. Is there a way I can just mass convert them? Or am I just doing something wrong with Pathfinder?

How to

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Correct answer martinf90893535

But you lost the little triangle...

In the end, I just made a hexagon, and used the edge to make the effect. That allowed me to subtract it.

Peter Spier

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Some screen shots might help to explain the problem.

Using Pathfinder to subtract implies you want what is subtracted to be removed. If that's not the case, you might want to use the scissor tool instead to cut the line.