Merging and flattening artworkMerging and flattening are similar in that they let you consolidate paths, groups, and sublayers. With merging, you can select which items you want to consolidate; with flattening, all visible items in the artwork are consolidated in a single, parent layer. With either option, the stacking order of the artwork remains the same. To merge artwork into a single layer or group:
To flatten artwork:
If a hidden layer contains artwork, you are asked whether to make the artwork visible so that it can be flattened into the layer, or whether to delete the artwork and the hidden layer. |