I cannot seem to define a start point on geometry after it has been cut with the “Cut Shapes” command.
simple example:
I start with 2 overlapping squares, I use the “cut shapes” to clip off a corner of one of the squares, then I close the geometry with a line, and group everything together for a closed shape. When I select the geometry and click “set shape start point”, the arrow is not visible…
There are multiple things going on if I’ve understood your explanation correctly:
Set shape start point will only work on a simple object. So no grouped objects. Ungroup to be able to do this.
However, I think in this case you may not have a truly closed shape. Grouping won’t get you a closed shape. You’ll need to join the segments. See here for more info on this: Having trouble with closing shapes - #5 by berainlb
A shortcut for what you’re trying to do: instead of using cut-shape, use another closed shape (e.g. rectangle) as a “cutting” tool, position it, select base object, add “cutting” shape to the selection, Tools->Boolean difference. This will automatically result in a simple closed shape.
