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10/6/2015 Illustrator Help | Cutting and dividing objects
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10/6/2015 Illustrator Help | Cutting and dividing objects
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Divide Objects Below command
Cut Path At Selected Anchor Point button
Knife tool
Scissors tool
Split Into Grid command
Compound paths and compound shapes
Pathfinder effects
Clipping masks
Methods for cutting, dividing, and trimming objects
Cut objects with the Divide Objects Below command
Cut objects with the Knife tool
Divide an object into a grid
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Methods for cutting, dividing, and trimming objects
Illustrator provides the following methods to cut, divide, and trim objects:
Acts as a cookie cutter or stencil, using a selected object to cutthrough other objects, discarding the original selection. To use this command, choose Object > Path >Divide Objects Below.
Cuts a path at the anchor point and the one anchor point becomes two anchor points with one locateddirectly on top of the other. To access this button, select one or more anchor points with the DirectSelection tool and locate the button in the Control panel.
Cuts objects along a freehand path you draw with the tool, dividing objects into their component filledfaces (a face is an area undivided by a line segment). Click and hold the Eraser tool to see and choosethe Knife tool. See Cut objects with the Knife tool.
Splits a path, graphics frame, or empty text frame at an anchor point or along a segment. Click and holdthe Eraser tool to see and choose the Scissors tool. See Split a path.
Lets you divide one or more objects into multiple rectangular objectsarranged in rows and columns. You can precisely change the height, width, and gutter size betweenrows and columns, and quickly create guides for laying out artwork. To use this command, chooseObject > Path > Split Into Grid.
Let you use an object to cut a hole in another object.
Provide various ways to divide and trim overlapping objects.
Let you use an object to hide portions of other objects. See Clipping masks
See alsoClipping masks
Compound shapes
Compound paths
Pathfinder
Split a path
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Cut objects with the Divide Objects Below command
1. Select the object to use as a cutter, and position it so that it overlaps the objects to cut.
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2. Choose Object > Path > Divide Objects Below.
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Cut objects with the Knife tool
1. Select the Knife tool . Click and hold the eraser tool to see and select the Knife tool. See Select atool for other methods of selecting tools.
2. Do one of the following:
To cut in a curved path, drag the pointer over the object.
To cut in a straight path, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you click on theartboard with the Knife tool, and then drag.
See alsoSlicing and cutting tool gallery
Tools panel overview
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Divide an object into a grid
1. Select the object.
If you select more than one object, the resulting grid of objects uses the appearance attributes ofthe topmost object.
2. Choose Object > Path > Split Into Grid.
3. Enter the number of rows and columns you want.
4. (Optional) Do any of the following:
To set the size of each row and column, enter values for Height and Width.
To set the amount of space that separates rows from one another and columns from oneanother, enter values for Gutter.
To change the dimensions of the entire grid of objects, enter values for Total.
To add guides along the row and column edges, select Add Guides.
5. Click OK.
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