Operation Manual

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You can also 
Maintain all the nodes of the area being erased Disable the Reduce nodes button on the property bar.
When you erase portions of objects, any affected paths are automatically closed.
You can erase straight lines by clicking where you want to start erasing, and then clicking where you want to finish erasing. Press Ctrl
if you want to constrain the line’s angle.
You can also erase an area of a selected object by double-clicking the area with the Eraser tool.
To delete a virtual line segment
1
In the toolbox, click the Virtual segment delete tool .
2 Move the pointer to the line segment you want to delete.
The Virtual segment delete tool snaps upright when positioned properly.
3 Click the line segment.
If you want to delete multiple line segments at one time, click the pointer to drag a marquee around all line segments you want to
delete.
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You can also 
Delete multiple line segments at one time Drag the pointer to enclose or intersect all target segments.
Delete a virtual line segment that intersects with a curve Hold down Alt, and drag to draw a curve.
Weld line segments Hold down Shift, click the two overlapping end points. You can
also hold down Alt + Shift, and drag to marquee select the
overlapping nodes.
The Virtual segment delete tool does not work on linked groups such as drop shadows, text, or images.
Deleting virtual line segments