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Error while using scissors tool

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March 1, 2020
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Hi, I have drawn an image having concentric circles and divided the circle into a number parts using radaii. Now I need to delete portions of the concentric circles that fall between some of the radaii. When I try using the Scissors tool and mark a point I get the error message "how to manage error "Please use sissors on a segment or an anchor point (but not on an endpoint) of a path".

Is there any setting I need to change? If so, how do I do it?

Can someone please guide me on how to use the Sissors tool or any other tool to achieve this?
I've uploaded the file I was working on.

Thanks.

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Jacob Bugge

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You are welcome, Ajit.

I hope you will post your findings.

Jacob Bugge

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Ajit,

How about your just using the Shape Builder Tool for everything after drawing the circles/lines?

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/creating-shapes-shape-builder-tool.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/atv/cs5-tutorials/creating-complex-art-with-the-shape-builder-tool.html

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ajitgeorge12Autor

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Thanks Jacob. I'll try that.

Appreciate your being so helpful to all who post queries!

Jacob Bugge

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Ajit,

I meant the actual dividing. If you used Object>Path>Divide Objects Below or Pathfinder>Divide or something similer, you would get closed paths (Grouped in the latter case).

I believe a screenshot may be needed.

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ajitgeorge12Autor

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Jacob, I used the line tool to draw the radial lines. I drew a line and then set it's length and angle under properties.

I have not grouped any lines.

How do I send you a screenshot? I don't see an option anymore to attach one. I did find an option when I first posted and had attached a screenshot.

Thanks for your help.

Ajit

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Jacob Bugge

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George,

How were the circles divided?

Have you View>Smart Guides ticked?

Is it Sunday where you are?

A screenshot with the circle part in question selected, also showing it in the expanded Layers palette, and maybe the Appearance palette, might help helpers help you.

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ajitgeorge12Autor

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Hi Jacob,

Thanks for responding.

The radial lines were drawn by keeping the same angle from the previous line.

I first drew one line offset from the 90 degree line at an offset of about 2.5 degrees and then using the copy function and repeated the operation.

Yes, Smart Guides is ticked.

It’s Sunday here.

There is only one layer. I'm unable to select part of the circle. It tends to select a box and clears everything within it. And that too is not consistant. Sometimes I get an error message saying "Please use sissors on a segment or an anchor point (but not on an endpoint) of a path" and I'm unable to select anything.

Regards,

Ajit

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