Delete Duplicates

Quick Reference: Delete Duplicates

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  Eliminates identical, overlapping objects.

• Location

  Edit → Delete Duplicates

• Keyboard Shortcuts

  Windows: Alt+D

  Mac: Option+D

Delete Duplicates finds and removes duplicated objects in your project. Objects don't need to be selected in order to be identified and deleted, but must be Ungrouped and identical in size, shape, and position.

To use Delete Duplicates, go to Edit → Delete Duplicates or press Alt/Option+D.

Delete Duplicates in use. The circle furthest to the right is duplicated.

Duplicated objects can cause filled objects to appear as outlines in the Workspace, even with View Style set to Filled. Those objects may also disappear in the Preview window. Duplicated objects can cause extra passes in Line Mode and failures to engrave in Fill Mode.

Troubleshooting

• Make sure objects are Ungrouped in order to be detected by Delete Duplicates.

Related Topics

• Preview
• Additional Selection Tools

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