You can remove a linear, Bézier curve or an arc span within any selected vector in the same way.
To remove a span:
- Select
Vector > Node Editing or click the
Node Editing
button.
- Select the vector from which you want to remove a span. The selected vector is surrounded by a bounding box, within which you can see the spans, nodes and control points that make up the selected vector.
- Position the cursor over the span that you want to remove. When the cursor changes from
to
, right-click to display its context menu.
- Select Remove Span to remove the span beneath the cursor.
For example, a vector with two spans is displayed as follows:

Span 1
Span 2
Node
In this example, if you move the cursor over Span 2 and then remove it from the vector, the remaining span is as shown below:
