# Big problem need help \[illustrator\]

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-need-help-illustrator/135863
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**Created:** [January 31, 2005, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-need-help-illustrator/135863 "2005-01-31T15:28:23Z")
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### Author: ![Angel\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Angel\_Ice](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Angel_Ice)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2005, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-need-help-illustrator/135863/1 "2005-01-31T15:28:23Z")

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Hi guyz,

I have an adobe illustrator file with an artwork with about 30 levels…i want to flatten them all…but flatten them really…

If I use the “flatten artwork” option in layers palette…it flat them but not rally…

I need to have “one” layer with no possibility of selecting the various lines that compose my artwork…

I need to give this file to a client but i don’t want that he can change the colors of the single elements that comose my artwork…

So i need to flatten all layers, but it must remain vector…how can i do?please help