Hello,
I am Alex Damgaard, I am new to this forum.
I am playing around with a logo idea and I am having trouble getting the erase tool to erase part of an elipse shape in Corel Draw. I select the erase tool and click and drag accross the part of an elipse that I want to get rid of (so far so good), then I release the mouse and an outline of the nib tool is left behind. This is not what I would expect to happen. I have read up on the subject, but I still don't know what I am doing wrong.
I saved my error as a JPEG that is attached for your scrutiny.
Thanks in advance,
Alex
Hi.
The eraser works on enclosed combined shapes. You can get this type of shape by using the Smart Fill Tool on your design. Then try the eraser on the shapes created.
~John
More than one way to skin a cat, guys. Let's not confuse Alex..
You don't have to use smart fill to use the eraser - heck, it works on text and other curve objects just fine. The object doesn't have to be a combined object, just a closed object.
But as Harry said, if you use it on an unfilled object with an outline, you get some interesting results, especially if you just erase in little dabs.Because the outline follows the edge of where you erase.
George, I'm a big fan of node editing, but there are times when the eraser is a godsend. You should play with it. It's saved me a ton of time on occasion, you might find it useful.
Thank you so much for the replies.
Now I get it.
The Arrange>convert outline to object got the eraser to behave the way I wanted to.
This is a great forum.