Joining and breaking paths

You can join or break path segments to create open or closed paths on an image. Because nodes act as connective joints for a path, you can join or break segments only at a node. If a node does not exist at the point where you want to break segments, you must add a node at that point.

You can join two nodes in a path if they are at the end of open segments. For example, if you want to close an open path, you can join the start and end nodes. You can also join subpaths.

If you want to open a closed path or create subpaths, you can break the connection between two nodes. When you break a path, new nodes are added to the ends of the disconnected segments, creating two subpaths.

To join path nodes

1 .	In the toolbox, click the Path tool .

4 .	On the property bar, click the Join nodes button .

When you join two nodes that are far apart, they join in the middle of their original positions.

To break a path

1 .	In the toolbox, click the Path tool .

4 .	On the property bar, click the Break node button .

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