Trim
Cut a path at the clicked point. With healing, the gap closes automatically.
The Trim tool cuts a vector path at the point you click. By default it heals the gap (re-closing or repairing the path); hold Alt to leave the trim open.
Use Trim when you want to remove a portion of a path without dropping into Node-tool surgery.
Activate
- Hotkey:
Ctrl+K - Toolbar: Creation Toolbar
How to use
- Click on the path at the location you want to trim.
- Beam Bench resolves the trim (asynchronously, via the vector service).
- The trimmed path replaces the original on the canvas.
If the trim produces multiple disconnected pieces (and healing fails), you get a notification: Close & Join to fix manually.
Modifiers and interactions
- Alt + click: skip healing. The trim creates disconnected pieces rather than closing the gap.
- The hit threshold for "you clicked on the path" is roughly 5 screen pixels.
Hover preview
Move the cursor over a path with the Trim tool active and a preview indicator shows which segment would be trimmed. The preview updates with a brief debounce (~50 ms).
What gets created or modified
The clicked path is modified. If the trim splits the path into independent pieces, multiple objects may result and become the new selection.
When the operation fails
- Path is open at the click point: notifies you.
- Heal fails (geometry is too complex to re-close), leaves the trim, notifies you to close manually.
Related
- Node tool: finer-grained path editing
- Cuts / Layers panel
- Shape Properties panel