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Eraser tool doesn't Erase

Oct 29, 2011 7:09 AM

In my practice session using the Eraser tool I can't make it work.  From Help, "To erase any object on the artboard, leave all objects unselected". 

 

That works -- until I stop the mouse drag and let go of the button.  Then the paths and fill bounce back from invisibility instantly. 

 

GM, using Win 7 and AI cs5.

5080 Views   9 Replies   Latest reply: My_Rocinante, Jun 11, 2012 7:31 PM
 
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  • JETalmage
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    1. JETalmage,
    Oct 29, 2011 8:09 AM   in reply to GorskyMaslanka
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    Are you confusing the Eraser (looks like a brick) with the Path Eraser (looks like a pencil)?

     

    JET

     
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  • GorskyMaslanka
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    2. GorskyMaslanka,
    Oct 29, 2011 10:32 AM   in reply to JETalmage
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    No.  I might add that the Path Eraser works just fine.

     

    GM

     
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  • Monika Gause
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    3. Monika Gause,
    Oct 29, 2011 11:18 AM   in reply to GorskyMaslanka
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    How did you create those paths? What kind of object are they?

     
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  • Kurt Gold
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    4. Kurt Gold,
    Oct 29, 2011 2:08 PM   in reply to GorskyMaslanka
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    Show a sample file and explain what you are doing.

     
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  • GorskyMaslanka
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    5. GorskyMaslanka,
    Oct 29, 2011 4:13 PM   in reply to Kurt Gold
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    Here, I'll try to upload a local file.  Last time, the uploader didn't work and I had to post it first to Photobucket.

     

    JunkAI_EraseSample.jpg

    Line 1 is a piece of freehand text "ERASE" created with a caligraphic brush, 5 pts stroke.

    Line 2 is the result of dragging the Eraser tool, 200 dia., across, from right to left. The top of the round eraser passed over the lower 2/3 of the word. As it passed over, that portion of the text completely disappeared.  When done, however, it all came back except for small gaps or breaks that you can see.

    Line 3 is the result of selection of the lower half. It reveals that the paths have indeed been affected -- but not erased.

     

    GM

     
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  • GorskyMaslanka
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    6. GorskyMaslanka,
    Oct 30, 2011 7:44 PM   in reply to GorskyMaslanka
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    Got it -- I think.

     

    The Eraser Tool works, but only on paths that are filled, even if only partially.

    Additionally, it doesn't work at all with raster images.

     

    If true, the part of Help, "Erase objects using the Eraser tool" needs a bit of clarifying.

     

    GM

     
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  • michaelklann
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    7. michaelklann,
    Nov 9, 2011 11:49 AM   in reply to GorskyMaslanka
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    Your stroke is set to have rounded ends. The lines are being erased and then rounded off. This is what makes it appear the way it does. When a rounded end is selected for your strokes, Flash renders the "rounding" effect outside of the actual path. You can see this effect reduced if you decrease the stroke size of a given line. This will also decrease the thickness of the rounded end as well and the gaps where you erased will increase.

     

    Make sense or am I just making things worse?

     

    Michael

     
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  • thuth
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    8. thuth,
    Nov 9, 2011 1:23 PM   in reply to michaelklann
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    Good catch!

    -Tony

     
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  • My_Rocinante
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    9. My_Rocinante,
    Jun 11, 2012 7:31 PM   in reply to GorskyMaslanka
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    I drew a stroked path with no fill and then experienced the same interaction with the chosen cap where the eraser went across the path. I then expanded the stroked, unfilled path and the eraser tool cut a nice swath across the path without the later addition of the cap. It looked exactly like what I expected it would, but only after expanding the path first.

     
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