User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
To use the Scissors tool:
1.
Select the Scissors tool. The pointer changes to a pair of scissors.
2. Point to the path where you want to split it (you don’t need to select the object first). The
pointer becomes a crosshair when it is on a point or segment that can be split.
3. Click the path when the crosshair is displayed. Canvas adds two endpoints where you click
the path, and the path opens.
4. If the path is closed and you want to split it into two paths, click the path again where you
want to split it.
Dividing objects with the Knife tool
Divide vector objects into separate pieces using the Knife tool. When you drag the Knife tool, it draws
a cutting path. If the cutting path divides an object into two parts, the result is two new objects. If
the cutting path crosses itself, the area inside the path becomes a new object.
The Knife is similar to the Scissors tool; both tools divide vector objects. The Scissors tool divides an
object with a straight line between the two points that you click. The Knife tool slices objects along a
freeform cutting path. Therefore, use the Knife tool to cut curved edges.
Use the Knife tool on open and closed vector objects. If you slice one or more open paths, the
resulting objects are open paths.
If you slice an open path that crosses itself, the path separates where it crosses itself and where you
slice it.
To use the Knife tool:
1.
Select the Knife tool.
2. Drag in the document to draw a cutting path that intersects the objects you want to divide.
The cutting path must intersect at least two points on an object’s perimeter.
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