notching the end of a rectangle
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notching the end of a rectangle
I am trying to notch cabinet partitions for a nailing strip across the back. I draw the partition, then draw a small rectangle over the area I want to notch. I then use the clipping tool to cut away the area I want to. The problem is that the clipping tool is only working for me sometimes. and I dont know why. Most of the time it will clip out the rectangle for the partition and leave what im trying to clip behind. is there a better way to deal with this? What am I missing?
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Re: notching the end of a rectangle
Make sure none of the vectors are Grouped before using the clip (I assume you are referring to the scissors tool?).
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Re: notching the end of a rectangle
Also make sure the 2 rectangles are actually touching (best to use the alignment tools). Sometimes the trimming tool is a little wonky when trying to trim overlapping lines, so I will often quickly open the smaller rectangle in node edit mode, hover the cursor over the overlapping side and type "D" to delete that side before trimming.
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Re: notching the end of a rectangle
Along with what dealguy11 says, I usually zoom into a problem area and sneak up on the vector to trim. Watch the scissor cursor to see when it changes as you get closer. That usually fixes the problem for me.
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Re: notching the end of a rectangle
Attached is a file showing:
- how I think you're doing this (horizontal rectangles at top and bottom)
- how I would lay things out to trim out the notches (vertical rectangles on left and right sides)
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- notch trimming.crv
- VCarve v9.519
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