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I have a shape that I would like to remove a portion of the outline, just leaving the section that has some curves.
Here’s the file:
My goal is to remove the left vertical line, the bottom horizontal line, and the right vertical line - leaving just the curves and the short straight lines in the upper half.
I have tried removing individual nodes, but easel keeps trying to maintain a closed shape. I’ve also tried covering the portion I want removed with a zero depth cut, combining the original shape and the zero depth shape, but easel still wants to maintain a closed shape.
Is it possible in Easel to turn a closed shape into an open shape?
There are really possible 2 ways to get the results you want within Easel. (these are just the options within Easel but by using a 3rd party software there are better methods, like cutting the vector where desired and generating the open vector that way)
One works every time: The 0 depth masking placed over the unwanted areas. and left as separate pieces (not combining with the original shape) (Green Arrow Results)
The other method works Sometimes: use the Extract Subpath App (this one totally depends on where exactly the subpath places the opening of the vector, in this instance it placed it in a desirable location but it won’t always end up in the right spot with every design. (Yellow Arrow Results)
