illustrator 8 scissors,add/delete pts
susan fricke
Lance K
Are you using Illustrator 8.0.1?
And are you getting an error something like "Can't cut the path. Please use the scissors tool on a segment or an anchor point (but not an endpoint) of a path."
If so, you're the second person to post with this problem today--what a coincidence!
Try the following, taken from the Adobe knowledgebase:
When you use the scissors, pen, add anchor, delete anchor, or convert direction point tool, Adobe Illustrator 8.0.x returns one of the following errors:
- "Can't cut the path. Please use the scissors tool on a segment or an anchor point (but not an endpoint) of a path."
- "Can't add anchor point. Please use the add anchor tool on a segment of the path."
- "Can't convert the direction-point. Please use the convert direction-point tool on an anchor point of a path."
- "Can't delete the anchor point. Please use the delete anchor point tool on an anchor point of a path."
Details
Smart Guides is selected in the View menu; Snap to Grid and Snap to Point are deselected.
Solutions
Do one of the following:
Solution 1
Use Illustrator 9.0 or later. For upgrade information, visit Adobe's Web site at www.adobe.com/store/products/illustrator.html.
Solution 2
Choose View > Snap to Grid or View > Snap to Point.
Solution 3
Disable Smart Guides by choosing View > Smart Guides.
Hope this helps,
Lance
Ian A. Wright
If that doesn't work, close Illustrator and delete your AIPREFS file.
