Cropping a path

You can remove portions of a selected path outside the area defined by another selected path that is arranged in front of it.

To crop a selected path:

1 Select the path object that defines the area to be cropped.
2 Choose Modify > Arrange > Bring to Front.
3 Hold down Shift and add to the selection the path object to be cropped.
4 Choose Modify > Combine > Crop.

The resulting path object retains the stroke and fill attributes of the back path object.