Unite objects using pathfinder but keep individual appearances

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Hello useful people of the adobe forums.  I have two objects above, the "n" and the lines.  They are the two transparent traces which have an innershadow applied through several traces in the appearance Panel.  I want to merge them into a single object, but when I do that they share the same appearance.  The lines are too small to have the same size as the 'n' internal shadow.  Any ideas?

Willy,

If I (put) understand well now, you can do this with several mixes in a number of steps, starting with the outer forms, without the features added, described as if you started on:

(1) create the lines and forms of letter as closed paths.

(2) select all and Pathfinder > unit, then the color game to the darker color on the edge;

(3) object > path > offset by a negative value less than half of the width of the lines, then set the color to lighter color in the middle of lines;

((4) copy the path of 3), then lock the traces of origin of 2) and 3), then get rid of the thin line parts so that you get a track closed in each form of the letter; You can cut where the parts of the thin end line (and remove thoes) and use the tool remove Anchor Points to remove these unnecessary Anchor Points for the regular shape;

((5) object > path > offset by the same amount 3) or another amount suoitable and set the color to the pale color of the forms of letters;

(6) object > blend > blend Options, the value specified as follows a high enough number;

(4 Select 7)) and 5) in each form of the letter and object > blend > make.

(8) release, and then select the paths and the original object > blend > make.

That should give you a smooth look at your leisure.

This is a simplified picture:

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