Eraser Tool Not Functional

[nituno]

Type of device* : Laptop
Brand and version of the device:
System** : windows 10 64 bit

* graphics tablet/display tablet/2-in-1 laptop/Android tablet
** Windows/Linux/Mac/Android, + version (you’ll find it in Help -> Show system information for bug reports)

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Description of the issue (you can include screenshots): Hello, I’ve downloaded the krita software. I tried to draw on a vector layer but the eraser tool is not working. I’m not able to erase anything. How can we fix this issue? Best Regards

[Takiro]

You cannot simply erase parts of a vector shape. You have to use boolean operations.

Please take a look at this topic:

Vector Eraser?

Well, the way vectors and vector shapes work you can not simply erase something like you would with a raster image. What you can do is use the shape editing tool and delete the vertices you don’t need or you use logical vector operations to cut out forms from other forms. For example, when you want to “erase” a circle from a square, you make two shapes, select the one you want to erase from, than your other shape and use Substract. [image] And this is how it would look [image]

Depending on the desired output other ways are also possible, all mentioned in the linked topic.

[nituno]

Thank you for the quick response . I’ll check those options

[Grum999]

@Takiro

Depending on the desired output other ways are also possible, all mentioned in the linked topic.

There’s one solution that is not mentioned and I’m using: adding a transparency mask on a vector layer allows to do “erasing” (but means that you can’t draw anymore on “eraser” part)

Grum999

[Takiro]

It was mentioned

Vector Eraser?

There is no eraser for Vectors yet. You can use transparency masks too but it affects whole layer But as @Takiro said you can use boolean operations or you can convert it to raster layer and erase

[Grum999]

Aaah right
I read the long post linked, and didn’t scroll until the last post

Grum999

[Takiro]

Can’t hurt to mention it twice.