Inkscape Forum Inkscape > Removing part of the line that defines a rectangle

Dear All,

Given a rectangle, how to remove a piece of the its line?

Thanks in advance,

Paul

Convert the object to a path. Swith to the node tool and select the 
nodes on
the line you want to delete. Use the break apart comand to make two 
nodes at
the corners, select the line, and delete.

It might be faster to re-draw the 3 sides you want with bezeir tool and
snapping and deleting the rectangle after.

Note: You cant fill an object that is not closed.

Thanks, Aaron. Your first method works if one wants to remove the
entire line. But imagine that one wants to remove only a little bit of
the line (not the entire line). Can it be done without the Bezier
tool?

Paul

On Monday 18 August 2008, Paul Smith wrote:
> Thanks, Aaron. Your first method works if one wants to remove the
> entire line. But imagine that one wants to remove only a little bit of
> the line (not the entire line). Can it be done without the Bezier
> tool?
>
> Paul

If you only want to remove part of it, create an additional helper 
object to
cut off that path via Path->Division, then Path->Break Apart and delete 
the
part you don't need anymore.  I hope this is more what you need.

Daniel

On Mon, 2008-08-18 at 16:27 -0500, Aaron Elmquist wrote:
> Note: You cant fill an object that is not closed.

Yes, you can.  It works on my version of Inkscape.


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On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 7:16 PM, Mr. Shawn H. Corey 
<shawnhcorey@magma.ca>wrote:

> On Mon, 2008-08-18 at 16:27 -0500, Aaron Elmquist wrote:
> > Note: You cant fill an object that is not closed.
>
> Yes, you can.  It works on my version of Inkscape.
>

You're  right.  My mistake.

Daniel Hornung wrote:
> On Monday 18 August 2008, Paul Smith wrote:
>> Thanks, Aaron. Your first method works if one wants to remove the
>> entire line. But imagine that one wants to remove only a little bit of
>> the line (not the entire line). Can it be done without the Bezier
>> tool?
> 
> If you only want to remove part of it, create an additional helper object to 
> cut off that path via Path->Division, then Path->Break Apart and delete the 
> part you don't need anymore.  I hope this is more what you need.

After converting the object to path I would just double click to add
nodes where I want the path cut and then use the "break path at selected
nodes" button.

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On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 6:54 AM, Nicu Buculei <nicu_gfx@nicubunu.ro> 
wrote:
> nodes where I want the path cut and then use the "break path at selected
> nodes" button.

Thanks to all respondents for your help.

Paul