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Re: Braving the depths.....
Hi Otterkins, nice work!
If I understand your request, you want to create a total outline, or perimeter path, from the paths you have already created in Illustrator. Is this right?
If so, you can copy all the paths that will make up the outline (I mean the whole shapes, not just the bits of the path that make up the actual perimeter) into a new layer, name that layer "Outline", then with ONLY the paths in that layer selected, run the "Add to shape layer" option in your Pathfinder pallette. This is the top left option. If this gives you the result you want, you can then hit the Expand button in the same pallette which will turn it into a single shape.
This is a very powerful way of making complex shapes up out of simple paths and shapes.
I hope this helps!
Graeme.
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