Felix P Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Working with Corel Draw, i often use the Virtual Segment Delete tool to delete segments of overlaping objects. New on Affinity Designer, i miss this tool. Does it exist, where can i find it? Thanks Felix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted July 8, 2019 Staff Share Posted July 8, 2019 Hi Felix P, Welcome to Affinity Forums There's no way to delete a segment of a shape directly but you can break the nodes that surround the segment, so it becomes an independent line, then delete it. To do this with the shape/object selected, select the Node Tool, shift-click the two nodes that delimit the segment you want to delete then go to the context toolbar and click the Break Curve icon in the Action section (the first icon from left to right). If you now deselect the shape and reselect it again you will have the segment and the rest of the shape as two separate objects. Delete the line/segment you want to discard. randomjames 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix P Posted July 8, 2019 Author Share Posted July 8, 2019 Thanks a lot MEB It's a doable workaround, would be nice to have a kife-scisors-tool as sharp and short as at Corel Draw. Rest of Affinity Designer: Fantastic, worth to change to! Glicky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomjames Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 On 7/8/2019 at 3:23 AM, MEB said: Hi Felix P, Welcome to Affinity Forums There's no way to delete a segment of a shape directly but you can break the nodes that surround the segment, so it becomes an independent line, then delete it. To do this with the shape/object selected, select the Node Tool, shift-click the two nodes that delimit the segment you want to delete then go to the context toolbar and click the Break Curve icon in the Action section (the first icon from left to right). If you now deselect the shape and reselect it again you will have the segment and the rest of the shape as two separate objects. Delete the line/segment you want to discard. @MEB ... I'm trying to get my company to switch from the Adobe CC to Affinity... but missing features like this make it a real challenge to convince my colleagues to make the jump. Is there any way I / the community can encourage / bribe the devs to make this common task more simple? Some apps allow a modifier + mouse click to delete a node (proper delete, not just remove node). We don't need much just basic vector features: Delete node Delete segment Knife / scissors Find same fill / stroke weight /colour P L E A S E !!! We're begging!!! LOL Glicky and Luissta 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luissta Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 I bought Affinity Publisher and Im thinking about buying Designer but this Virtual Segment Delete tool like Corel it's a must. Also smart fill tool but that is for another thread. Glicky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glicky Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 On 7/23/2019 at 5:12 AM, Luissta said: Also smart fill tool but that is for another thread https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/89026-smart-fill-tool/&tab=comments#comment-471413 Best regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morabira Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 (edited) My workaround. If your shape contains a straight line, make it an L shape. Edited August 31, 2021 by morabira Add info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGVega Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 I created an account just to agree with the sentiment above. Then I saw it's 2 years old, has this tool been added yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted September 13, 2021 Staff Share Posted September 13, 2021 Hi @CGVega, Welcome to affinity Forums Yes, With the Node Tool active press and hold ctrl and click over the segment you want to delete. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Howard Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Hello, I am a teacher and one of my students cannot find the virtual segment delete tool in Corel Draw 2018. It only shows the crop and eraser. How do I add the VSD tool to the menu? Thanks, Steve Howard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rostron Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 @Steve Howard, this is the Affinity forum. For Corel Draw, you need their Community Forum. John Quote Windows 10, Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Designer 1.10.5 and Publisher 1.10.5 (mainly Photo), now ex-Adobe CC CPU: AMD A6-3670. RAM: 16 GB DDR3 @ 666MHz, Graphics: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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