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Any Adobe Illustrator experts here?
O.k. this is probably the dumbest question ever, but I need to understand how to to break a path- I guess that's what we call it- into 2 parts so I can erase a section of it.
I am drawing a circle, and simply want to use the eraser to remove some of it. When I drag the eraser over the area I want to remove, it just sort of pushes that part of the circle around and does not erase it. Evidently, there is a "scissor tool" somewhere to trim up lines/circles/etc., but I haven't a clue where to find it and Adobe's online help is horrendous. I tried the Shapebuilder tool and that is working like a$$ at the moment, basically because I haven't gotten up to speed yet. Using Illustrator CS5. Help!! Thanks BG
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Use the scissors tool to cut the path into separate sections. I don't have CS5 here at home so I can't tell you exactly where it is.
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05-30-2010, 05:36 PM
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The scissor tool is in the same "box" as the eraser. Just click on the eraser, mouse button down, and the eraser, scissor and knife will pop-up. just select the scissor, make your anchors on the curve, select and delete.
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Several options.
If you need to break the path between control points then scissor tool, subset of eraser. If it's a line segment, not closed like a circle, you can use the insert anchor tool, subset of pen tool, click to add a point where you want the break, then use white arrow to select the point past it which will delete the point along with its line segment. If you just want to get rid of segments at control points, think full circle that you want to remove half, then you can use white arrow to drag around one or more control points. Selected control points will be black, non-selected will be white. Hitting delete will delete the selected/black along with any line segments attached to the active point up to the next non active point. You can also use pathfinder, basic boolean concept. You can draw overlapping shapes and choose to unite, minus frontmost object, intersect, exclude, divide, trim, merge, crop, outline and minus back object I always recommend turning off preview mode when editing beziers, makes it easier to drag around and isolate objects.
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Thanks guys- that helps.
Is there a way to easily trim 2 paths to a corner? Or do you have to drag anchor points of two overhanging lines to sit on top of one another?
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You mean like a square where you eliminate the top segment then the top two corners meet in the middle resulting in a triangle?
View this. http://stomachmonkeys.com/illustrator.wmv
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No, think more like a + sign drawn with 2 lines, and I want to cook the top half and left half of the the plus so I am left with the lower segment half and right segment. Effectively trimming the two lines to a corner, at the center.
I will experiment with your method though. Thanks in advance...
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