Using the erase tool

[Ikikuru]

Hey Guys,

 

I’m sure this should be simple, but I just can’t make it work. All I want to do is erase the black border completely. I go into pixel mode, chose the erase brush and use a square brush to erase it. This creates a mask layer. Then no matter what option I choose merge, merge down, merge selected, rasterise etc etc the black border is still there when I bring it into publisher. Ideally I’d like to erase it on the same layer without a mask, I don’t really know the programme well but have always managed to work it out, but here I just cant!!

What am I doing wrong? It almost feels like a bug with the merging. I have selected just the mask to merge as well as selecting everything with all options, but to no avail!

evil robot.svg

[NotMyFault]

This is a vector document. Best way is to use vector tools.

to remove the border:

1. open document
2. activate node tool
3. draw a rectangle covering the left side of the border. To select those nodes
4. click trash symbol to delete these nodes
5. repeat the process on other sides, but keep the bottom right section of robot.

i hope this solves your issue.

[Ikikuru]

On 10/3/2022 at 9:10 PM, NotMyFault said:

This is a vector document. Best way is to use vector tools.

to remove the border:

1. open document
2. activate node tool
3. draw a rectangle covering the left side of the border. To select those nodes
4. click trash symbol to delete these nodes
5. repeat the process on other sides, but keep the bottom right section of robot.

i hope this solves your issue.

Hi, unfortunately this does not seem to work in designer on the iPad in the same way, deleting only the nodes I draw a rectangle over does not seem to make a difference as all the black lines are deleted. See attached video.

[NotMyFault]

Designer works identical wrt to node tool. 
please activate „show touches“ so we can see touches in your video. As the layers panel shows after selecting nodes, you do something different than i showed in my video.