Operation Manual

Shaping objects | 177
You can move, rotate, and size the cropping area interactively as you would any object. To move the cropping area, drag it to a new
position. To size the cropping area, drag any of its handles . To rotate the cropping area, click inside, and drag a rotation handle
.
You can remove the cropping area by pressing Esc.
To split an object
1
Click the Deletion tools button, and click the Knife tool .
2 Position the Knife tool over the object’s outline where you want to start cutting.
The Knife tool snaps upright when positioned properly.
3 Click the outline to start cutting.
4 Position the Knife tool where you want to stop cutting, and click again.
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Split an object along a freehand curve Point to where you want to start the cut, and drag to where you
want it to end.
Split an object along a Bézier curve Hold down Shift, click where you want to start cutting an object,
drag the control handle to where you want to position the next
node, and click. Continue clicking to add more straight segments to
the line.
If you want to add a curved segment, point to where you want to
place the node and drag to shape the curve.
If you want to constrain the line to 15-degree increments, hold
down Shift + Ctrl.
Split an object into two subpaths
Click the Keep as one object button on the property bar.
Split an object while keeping only one of its parts Click the object’s outline where you want to start the cut, and point
to where you want the cut to end. Press Tab once or twice until
only the part of the object that you want to keep is selected, and
then click.
By default, objects are split into two objects and paths are automatically closed.
When you use the Knife tool on a selected object, the object becomes a curve object.
To divide an object into equal segments
1 Select the object that you want to divide.
2
Click Object Shaping Equal divide.
3 In the Shaping docker, specify the following:
• Divisions — number of segments to divide the object into
• Gap — amount of space between segments