Open Closed Shape

[AdamA (Adam Aitken)]

Ok, I know this is backwards from most requests along this line. But is it possible to “open” a closed shape? I have a circle but really only want an arc, it would be nice to be able to cut the closed path.

I have other ways of doing this, but thought maybe there was an option I was overlooking.

Thanks

[Mooseuk (David Rodgers)]

The only way I know of doing this, which I am sure you have considered is:

1. Use edit nodes to break it apart
2. Use the boolean tools
3. Use cut shapes

There may well be other ways though

[ednisley]

@AdamA

have a circle but really only want an arc

Fire up the Node Editor, hover over the arc you don’t want, tap D, and it’s gone!

[AdamA (Adam Aitken)]

Thanks, but that does not actually open the shape, it just removes a node.

Here is a circle with node editor and top node selected.

Result after deleting node.

[ednisley]

@AdamA

it just removes a node.

Did you delete a node or the arc between two nodes?

Here’s what happens with a circle converted to a path, with one arc deleted:

Deleting the bottom node behaves as you showed: