Hi everyone,

I need help figuring out how to cut or split a specific part of a path. I've attached a screenshot to illustrate what I'm trying to achieve.

In the screenshot:

• The red dashed line shows where I want to make the cut in the path.
• The green lines represent where I expect new nodes to form after the cut.
• The segment between these new nodes (currently black) should be removed entirely, leaving the white background visible.

How would I go about archieving this? Thank you in advance for your help and suggestions!

Best,
Tobi

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Dear Polygon,

Thank you so much! This is exactly what I needed. I’ve had a rough week, and your help has truly made a big difference. You've saved me a lot of time and opened up new possibilities for me.

Thank you again for your expertise. It means more to me than you might realize.

Thanks again!

Glad I could help. Have fun. 😊

Eraser also fasten this job of creating a shape and make a boolean difference :

• Leave the shape to modify selected (node tool also allows to select paths).
• Select eraser (shift + E), and check if Cut out from paths and shapes mode is selected (second icon).
• Optionnaly set the Width (notice that for a given width, the effective width erased varies along the zoom level)
• Once done, switch to node tool (n) to perfect the job, as suggested by Polygon.

The idea is to quickly navigate between shift+E and n