Erasing, Splitting, And Joining Paths - Adobe ILLUSTRATOR CS2 User Manual

Shows the original path behind the simplified path.
Show Original
To average the position of anchor points
1 Select two or more anchor points (on the same path or on different paths).
2 Choose Object > Path > Average.
Choose to average along the horizontal (x) axis only, the vertical (y) axis only, or both axes, and click OK.
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See also
"To select anchor points" on page 158

Erasing, splitting, and joining paths

To erase part of a path
1 Select the object.
Select the Erase tool .
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Drag the tool along the length of the path segment you want to erase (not across the path). For best results, use a
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single, smooth, dragging motion.
Note: You can not use the Erase tool on text or meshes.
See also
"Drawing tool gallery" on page 145
"Keys for editing shapes" on page 529
To split a path
Select the path to see its current anchor points.
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2 Select the Scissors tool .
Click the path where you want to split it.
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When you split the path in the middle of a segment, two new endpoints are coincident (one on top of the other), and
one endpoint is selected.
When you split the path at an anchor point, a new anchor point appears on top of the original anchor point, and one
anchor point is selected.
4 Use the Direct Selection tool
See also
"Slicing and cutting tool gallery" on page 444
To join two endpoints
Select the endpoints.
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to adjust the new anchor point or path segment.
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