I regularly need to create an outline around an object and am now having constant problems with expand/shrink and convert to outline.
Sometimes it can be circumvented by copying the object into a new page and then pasting it back into the original page - but it is completely broken when it comes to a compound path - see video.
Previously I have been able to use expand/shrink on a compound shape (ie one with ‘holes’ in it) by creating two dupes and expanding one by a minus number (eg -15) to create the outlines of the ‘holes’’ and then repeating with a positive number (eg +15) to create the outline around the main shape. Neither is working at all now, even when pasted into a new page.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/17YVnsRe3shmm5-JDDnspen6oAB_DztnL/view?usp=sharing