Deleting nodes

You can delete any nodes within a vector. Deleting a node reduces your ability to manipulate the overall shape of the vector, but does not change the type of span on each side of the node.

To delete nodes:

1. Select Vector > Node Editing or click the Node Editing button.
2. Select the vector containing the node that you want to delete. The selected vector is surrounded by a bounding box, within which you can see the spans, nodes and control points.
3. Move the cursor over the node that you want to delete. When the cursor changes from to a , right-click to display its context menu.
4. Select Delete Node to delete the node beneath the cursor.

   In the following example, you can see that in deleting the middle node, the number of control points is reduced and its shape is changed considerably:

   Before

   

   After

   

To delete a group of nodes:

1. Select Vector > Node Editing or click the Node Editing button.
2. Select the vector containing the nodes you want to delete. The selected vector is surrounded by a bounding box, within which you can see the spans, nodes and control points.