Delete points on a shape to create a line
When deleting points from a shape, the endpoints still connect and the object remains a shape rather than being able to become a line. Important, for example, for designing charts and graphs such as donut charts broken into sections.
As per Jen’s comment, closing this one out.
-Elaine
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mohamad rashidi commented
Reopen the request, please.
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John commented
Boolean operations don't work on line segments. They fill in the bits. Since you can't do an outline of a stroke either, this is still required, to OPEN a line segment at a specific point, instead of random place
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Kim Dolleris commented
Agreed. Reopen. Need this functionality like AI. Select point - alt+delete = open at THAT point.
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Rene Fatjo commented
This is not solve. We need to delete an specific line from a shape. Like in Illustrator: Click on a line, delete. Done
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alesia commented
This issue isn't solved. You can certainly open a closed vector shape by pressing Alt+Del, however, it randomly deletes a point of the shape rather than the one selected. This is the same as not having this capability at all.
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Martin commented
What is being asked for is a precise and predictable way to delete certain parts of a shape by directly manipulating the paths segments or points.
This alt option is not a viable solution; it is unpredictable and does not match other vector-applications solution to similar manipulation of paths. Boolean operations will not work because they will close up the path. You could mask away some part of a shape effectively "hiding" line segments, thereby generating the appearance of a shape that is not closed up, but the resulting masked object cannot be converted into a path. (Do correct me if I am wrong on this, because masking and then converting to path could actually be a workaround if it was a feature. Cough)
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Anonymous commented
Yea I'm still confused. What is this alt option??
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Stefan commented
Issue not resolved as per comments
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Tomasz Nowak commented
Also agree with comments below. Please reopen this feature request. It's really necessary. The workaround suggested does not give proper results.
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UX Designer commented
Agree with other commenters below, this is not completed and should not be marked as such. Having a work around that only kind of does what's asked is not the same things as completing a feature... we're looking to have better drawing tools to allow higher fidelity wireframes, prototypes and UX flows and being able to create additional line shapes more easily would really improve that process. Please reopen this request.
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John Stvan commented
I'd love to be able to edit the corner radius after creating this.
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Celestine Fisser commented
Reopen this feature request please. Doesn't give the expected result at all. It deletes a random anchorpoint, not the selected one.
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Joachim Tillessen commented
Please reopen this request. The alt delete function does not delivered the expected reults at all.
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EssZett commented
I agree to Carolyn, the mentioned alt+delete is cutting anywhere but never where it should
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Carolyn commented
Late to the party but I hope admin notes that this is a pretty basic feature that needs to be added, rather than be satisfied with us using boolean ops to go around.
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Madison commented
Trying this out, it does not cut the line at the place you would expect. I selected a vector, hit alt+delete, and got the cut way at the wrong side of the shape.
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Jen Patel commented
*thumbs up* didn't realize that alt was the modifier in this case, thanks
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AdminCorey Lucier (Adobe) (Admin, Adobe) commented
Hi Jen,
We don't have a scissor/slice mechanism current for breaking a closed path at a specific segment, however you can use alt-delete to break open a closed shape (removes the last segment).
Obviously depending on your needs though, you can leverage boolean ops (subtract, union, etc.) to fashion things like donut charts and segments easily. Once you get the final path you like you can optimize further with cmd-8 (convert to path).