Trimming only works when it wants!

[97880 (Martin Gillard)]

In the picture, I have been trying to cut some xmas decs. I have added the tab at the top to provide somewhere to put the string. However, for reasons I simply can’t fathom, I can’t trim the part where the reindeers antler enters the tab.

I have used trim for the others, with no real problem. I had a problem with another one, but looking at a yourtube thing, managed to edit nodes and it seems to work. It simply will not work on this one though. I have tried converting to path, (it remains stubbornly feint so I can’t select the option). I am at a loss as to why the first couple I did worked well, the last one worked after fiddling, but this oe simply doesn’t want to know!

Please help.

[Kuth (Luis Jardim)]

I would start by looking for duplicate lines and “open objects.”
I believe that to do what you want, both objects must be closed and ungrouped.

[Ganitta28 (Roswell)]

If I zoom in on your photo there seem to be gray pixels touching the hole for the string, if it comes from an image try tracing the image

[MikeyH (Mike Hembrey)]

The circles may have to be converted to vectors. It may not have any nodes in it.

[ednisley]

@Ganitta28

zoom in on your photo there seem to be gray pixels

Although it’s a screenshot, the forum converts it to a JPG image, so you’re zooming into a picture (JPG) of a picture (screenshot) of a picture (probably SVG).

At least one of those pictures will have compression artifacts producing gray pixels on the edges of crisp lines.

[Ganitta28 (Roswell)]

I’ve known that for at least 25 years.

[ednisley]

Other folks may not, so it seemed useful to point out why gray pixels in that zoom are likely irrelevant.

[Dskall (D Kallenberger)]

Can you just post the file so we can help to figure out what format and if it’s a vector file.