Slicing shapes

Slicing a collection of objects
uses the top-most object as a 'cutter' to slice all the objects under it. Note that Slicing images on export is a different operation.

To slice a shape

1. Select the objects.

2. On the Arrange menu, choose Combine Shapes then Slice Shapes (or press CTRL+4).

Tips

You can use with all object types including bitmaps.

If you use a line as the top object you can easily cut objects into pieces.

If you need to slice a line, it is easier to add a point to the line and use the Break button on the Shape Editor Tool Infobar
. See Breaking lines and shapes apart.

If a line is used to cut an object, the end points of the line must both lie outside the object.

Movie—click below (not working in this version)

Slicing objects

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Related Topics

Combining

Moving objects backwards and forwards