Cutting Artwork

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The Cutter tool lets you cut out part of a drawing so that you can transform it, copy it or delete it.

You can also use the Cutter tool to trim the ends of overshot lines. Line ends can be trimmed up to the point where they intersect with another line. This technique can be used to clean sketches much faster. Enable the Single Line Cutting Gesture mode for precision or the Multiple Line Cutting Gesture mode for speed.

 

  1. In the Tools toolbar, select the Cutter tool or press Alt + T.

  1. In the Stage or Camera view, draw a lasso around the artwork you want to cut away.

    The artwork inside the lasso you drew will be cut from the rest of the artwork and will be selected.

    TIPS
    • You can add another part of your artwork to the selection by holding Shift and drawing another lasso.
    • By default, the Cutter tool will only work on the current layer. You can cut artwork from all visible layers by holding the Ctrl (Windows) or ⌘ (macOS) key.

  1. Once you've cut out artwork, you can manipulate it like with the Select tool. For example:

    • To move the selected artwork, click and drag it.
    • To delete the selected area, press Del.
    • To scale, rotate or skew the selection, use the controls around the selection's bounding box.

NOTE To transform your selection, see Transforming Artwork with the Select Tool..
  1. In the Tools toolbar, select the Cutter tool or press Alt + T.
  2. In the Tool Properties view, under the Cutter Tool Options, select the Lasso .

    3. The Line Cutter Gesture modes are enabled.

  3. Select the Single Line Cutting Gesture Mode .
  4. In the Stage or Camera view, sweep the Cutter tool across the end of a line you wish to trim.

The line end disappears.

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NOTE

Even if your mouse gesture touches other lines, only the first line that the Cutter tool makes contact with disappears.

  1. In the Tools toolbar, select the Cutter tool or press Alt + T.
  2. In the Tool Properties view, under the Cutter Tool Options, select the Lasso.

    3. The Line Cutter Gesture modes are enabled.

  3. In the Tool Properties view, select the Multiple Lines Cutting Gesture Mode .

  4. In the Stage or Camera view, sweep the Cutter tool across the end of a lines you wish to trim.

    The line ends disappear.

    Before

    After