why can't i erase in illustrator

How I want it, but then the NEXT time i draw up another path or whatever, and hit the colour option it goes to 1pt again!!! Welcome to Autodesk’s AutoCAD P&ID Forums. This page has been translated for your convenience with an automatic translation service. When I use the knife tool on an shapeit leaves a gap where I slice. EDIT: I don't know if it is important but the size of the shape is about an A4 or there about. Someone has turned off the viewports thats why you can't see the Modelspace viewport, https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/a05b482a-fd63-4dbe-a34d-b596a49ed2eb, click that authoring pallete setting and uncheck the "allow Docking"..........Finish, check the object in which layer and close the layer it will be deleted. Illustrator :: Smooth Stroke When Using Pen Tool?

I have a problem with the eraser tool too, it is creating paths instead of erasing. Autodesk is a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Press and hold “Alt” while dragging to create a rectangular shape that cuts in a straight line. That all layers are visible, unlocked, and unfrozen. Click and drag on the artboard to start erasing areas of your image. I have two shapes placed next to each other but the top section displays is a faint line to the left. This is a separate issue, but I thought I would add to this post because I am sure there are people looking for a solution.

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this is so fricking annoying i'm about to jump off a cliff ? Pan tool is not working with Eraser tool? When I click the lines that can't move it does not display the grips but it does become a dashed line, like its partially selected or something. Why can't I erase a line in Adobe Illustrator CS3? Is it possiable for me to change the eraser tool instead of a circle, change it in to a box?

Use Illustrator's erase and cut tools to remove parts of vectors in order to reshape your images.

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I might add that the Path Eraser works just fine. The eraser in the Adobe Illustrator does not actually earse anything it just deletes Nodes of any artwork. It worked for a bit then all the sudden started filling in an area I didn't even draw with color. The way you described some of the content as being dashed and immovable sounds like you might be dealing with an x-ref. Please check the attached drawing file, i cant see objects in model & can't modify; viewport also hide, simply we can convert using "EXPORTLAYOUT", but it is not in scale.... please let me know how to unhide and modify the scale in this drawing. how and where to click to get the box that showthe Background Eraser Option and the Make LayerI am using photoshop 7. First, load an Illustrator project and select the Eraser tool in the main Tools panel (or press Shift+E). I then try to erase the background image through the new layer and it doesn't work.

The stroke width tool is the most handy new feature I can imagine, but this problem makes it almost entirely useless, unless designing something where precision and smoothness are not important. If true, the part of Help, "Erase objects using the Eraser tool" needs a bit of clarifying.

Illustrator :: How To Use Path Eraser Tool To Delete / Remove Shapes, Illustrator :: Eraser Tool To Remove Parts Of Straight Horizontal Line. That works -- until I stop the mouse drag and let go of the button. Illustrator :: Maintaining Stroke Weight When Changing Path To Brush Stroke?

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Is their any way to fix this issue or change the settings of the eraser? I have a piece of artwork with loads of curves and I'd like to smooth out a few areas that appear a little "wobbly".

How can I get the erasure tool to leave a white or color backround? If my post is a solution to your issue, click "Accept as Solution" below... Did you read message #12 before posting and confirmed it did not help before posting? It won't go lower than that. Click and drag on the artboard to start erasing areas of your image. Create a new project, and add that drawing to the new project "Copy drawing to project". GM, using Win 7 and AI cs5.

GIMP :: Possible For Eraser Tool To Wipe Out Only Text And Leave Background As Before? Your stroke is set to have rounded ends.

Illustrator :: Jagged Curves Created With Variable Stroke Width Tool? This allows you to manage your content more easily and avoid potential block and layer definition issues. They may vary slightly or substantially in other versions of the software. Having the easer work on a vector image would be a real problem. This is not an official translation and may contain errors and inaccurate translations. It could be easily done with the width tool but it doesn't work directly on the stroke. HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm working on a logo and am having trouble erasing part of the path of a circle. When the drop menu opens on the erase button, the only options are eraser tool, scissor tool, knife. Then the paths and fill bounce back from invisibility instantly. The fix is really for working with P&IDs, there are other issues at play with Plant3D (not P&ID). So you issue could be related to several factors. Share your knowledge, ask questions, and explore popular AutoCAD P&ID topics.

Is Photoshop set up incorrectly? Type "LA", then the enter key to see all of the layers in your drawing and check the padlock icon to see which layers might be locked. An external reference cannot be edited without being opened/edited/saved/refreshed.

Exporting a dwg cuts all ties from the database and renders entities 'vanilla' in nature (just like regular AutoCAD objects). When using the erasure or erasure background tools, it leaves a checkered background. Im tring to erase an image background pixel by pixel.

You can also limit what you want to erase by selecting the objects that you want to erase by selection tools.

If it is, you must click on the Break Link to Symbol button in the Symbols panel, thereby expanding the Symbol's appearance, in order to edit it using the Eraser tool. This is what I see in Illustrator:And this is what the image looks like when saved as pdf (in illustrator):It also looks the same if I place it in inDesign and then export to pdf. Although if you can trace image from image trace option than you can do it as now it has nodes.

If you have an existing or exported dwg that you want to show contained within a new P&ID dwg, I recommend x-reffing it in. Is there an easy way to do this in Illustrator CS6 (other than adjusting with handles)? Or is there a better way to remove? 1.

My eraser tool won't erase.

Double-click to apply the transformation. Is there a workaround for this? It keeps making a black mark. The objects that are giving me problems are SLINE and ACPPASSET.

E.g. what I did to lock the stroke size to 1 pt for the rectangle tool. Click and drag the arrow in the tool preview to change the angle, and drag along the slider bar to change the diameter of the tool. For example, I can seemingly select the pointer or marquee tool ok, but when I tried to do something on the art board, it's as if the eraser tool is selected. It can be used for AutoCAD and CADWorx drawing as well. Double click inside one of the view and it'll enable you to select elements. As it passed over, that portion of the text completely disappeared. Line 1 is a piece of freehand text "ERASE" created with a caligraphic brush, 5 pts stroke. Can't edit, delete, or move objects in a drawing.

This is what makes it appear the way it does. Googling "Working with AutoCAD x-refs" should provide you with more information about these, if you're not already familiar working with them. Im having trouble locating the background erase tool. My question is how can I use the eraser tool on everything outside of the ellipse tool? In Illustrator I want to maintain the stroke settings while creating several paths with the pen tool. I am using AutoCAD P&ID 2015 while the drawings I am receiving are from a user who has 2007 or 2010 classic (NOT P&ID).

These steps apply to Adobe Illustrator CS6. here it is again.

Here are a couple of things to keep in mind as you work to resolve your issue: 1. Hemera Technologies/PhotoObjects.net/Getty Images. Where can I find the background eraser tool?