Erase artwork – Adobe Illustrator CS4 User Manual
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Position the Convert Anchor Point tool over the anchor point you want to convert, and do one of the following:
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To convert a corner point to a smooth point, drag a direction point out of the corner point.
Dragging a direction point out of a corner point to create a smooth point
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To convert a smooth point to a corner point without direction lines, click the smooth point.
Clicking a smooth point to create a corner point
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To convert a smooth point to a corner point with independent direction lines, drag either direction point.
Converting a smooth point to a corner point
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To convert a corner point without direction lines to a corner point with independent direction lines, first drag
a direction point out of a corner point (making it a smooth point with direction lines). Release the mouse button
only (don’t release any keys you may have pressed to activate the Convert Anchor Point tool), and then drag
either direction point.
Erase artwork
You can erase portions of your artwork using the Path Eraser tool, the Eraser tool, or the eraser on a Wacom stylus
pen. The Path Eraser tool
lets you erase parts of a path by drawing along the path. This tool is useful when you
want to limit what you erase to a path segment, such as one edge of a triangle. The Eraser tool
and the eraser on
a Wacom stylus pen let you erase any area of your artwork, regardless of structure. You can use the Eraser tool on
paths, compound paths, paths inside Live Paint groups, and clipping paths.