Cutting objectsThe Divide Objects Below command in the Object menu and the knife tool in the toolbox cut objects in a designated shape. The Divide Objects Below command lets you use a selected object as a cookie cutter or stencil to cut through other objects. It discards the original selection. The knife tool cuts objects along a freehand path you draw with the tool, dividing objects into their component filled faces (a face is an area undivided by a line segment). To cut objects by using the Divide Objects Below command:
To cut objects by using the knife tool:
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