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: Problem with cutting outline of circle I've tried to cut the outline of a circle, by using the knife tool, the shaper tool, all of the pathfinder tools(for example: minus back), and I couldn't

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I've tried to cut the outline of a circle, by using the knife tool, the shaper tool, all of the pathfinder tools(for example: minus back), and I couldn't find a way, to cut those lines correctly.

And this is the result whenever I try to cut this shape:


When I'm using the clipping mark tool, its making the background to be much bigger then it should:

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@Samaraweera207

One method is to use Object > Expand on the curved sections to turn them into a filled shape. Then you can use the Pathfinder "Intersect" function to trim them.

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@BetL875

Use clipping mask.

Create a rectangle above the curves, select it together with the curves, open "Object > Clipping Mask> Create Clipping Mask". Problem solved.

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