3. 4 new actions in the Object menu, to expand clipping groups or to clip objects into a shape (without the need of clipping groups)

4 new actions in the Object menu, to expand clipping groups or to clip objects into a shape (without the need of clipping groups)


  • I moved this to it's own topic because I hijacked my own pencil tool thread with this prior.
    I love what you are doing with this! I think it's going to be very helpful in my professional work.

    Would you be able to elaborate more on the new options and how to use them, and also what you meant by "without the need of clipping groups"?
    Do I need to do any certain steps prior to expanding the clipping mask contents?

    I tried this out a few times and began to figure it out more.](https://recordit.co/2EvsHX1mpU)
    I love that the background containment shape can be eliminated leaving just the visible interior clipping contents. Would it make sense to have the option of leaving the background fill there as well as an option?

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    @Boldline So, there are 4 new actions:

    • Intersect Clipped Groups - will intersect all shapes (open and closed) inside the group with the clipping shape of the group. Active only if a clipped group is selected. Will not expand strokes or brushes.
    • Expand Clipped Groups - same as above, but first will expand all stroke and brush outlines and convert all to curves.
    • Intersect with Last - select multiple objects and then (as the last selection) select a shape to intersect these with. Similar to regular boolean operation (if only two are selected) but different when more object selected. Will intersect each object with the last one and will create separate shapes for outlines (intersecting with stroke or brush is not the same as intersecting with a closed shape).
    • Expand and Intersect - select two or more objects, expands all selected strokes and brushes, converts the results to curves, and intersects these with the last selected shape.

    These can be used to do all the typical cutting tasks that are needed to have pure vector shapes, without clipping masks.

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  • @vectoradmin Wow my mind is blown!.... I need to take some time with this! Thank you for explaining. This is awesome

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