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7.6 Using the Ginsu Knife Tools
The
Ginsu Knife
tools (bottom icon on the
Tools
toolbar) can be used to break apart images. There are
two options. As an example, let’s start with a simple shape: a st
ar:
Select the star and click on the
Ginsu Knife Tools
icon and select the first icon (
Open Path
).
Click on the left side of the title and again on the right side to draw a straight line through the star. Make
sure the start and end points of this line are clearly outside the borders of the image:
Click on
Apply
at the top of the screen. The entire image will be selected. Click outside the image area to
un-select and then click on the bottom portion of the star. You will see that just the bottom portion is now
selected. Drag the center box to move the lower portion of the star away from the upper.
Return to the original star. Instead of selecting the first Ginsu knife icon, select the second (
Close Path)
icon and repeat the process of clicking on either side of the star and then clicking on Apply. Drag one of
the parts away from the other:
Note that if you hold down the
Ctrl
key before clicking a second time when drawing the cut line, the line
will be perfectly horizontal (or perfectly vertical if you click above the first mark instead of to the right).
You are not limited to just a single line. You can continue to click at various points on the screen to create
multiple cuts:
Further note that you can hold down the mouse after the first click and draw any shape of line to create the
breaking point, however this only works with the
Close Path
tool:
The two portions of the star
are unclosed paths.
The two portions of the star
are closed paths.
