This tool works just like a pencil eraser, with either a round or square nib. The Eraser tool can be found in the Crop tool group flyout, and has the X shortcut. The main reason to use the Eraser tool instead of the Crop tool is when you want to remove an area that doesn’t have a rectangular shape. In this example there are ellipses, curves, and lines.Īfter cropping out all but the center, the objects that remain are trimmed accordingly, If the image hadn’t been selected in advance, then everything in the drawing except for what was inside the cropping area would have been removed. Then use the Crop tool to trim the selected object(s).Īfter completing the crop, all unselected objects remain intact. If you want to crop just one object in a drawing, such as the bitmap image in this example, you’ll need to use the Pick tool to select that object before cropping. In this example, let’s say we need only the top view of the shoe, and nothing else. But the cropping area includes bit of the side view as well.Ĭlicking once inside the cropping area changes the square handles into corner handles that can be used for rotation.Ĭlicking again brings back the original handles. Drag the cropping area to the part you want to keep and click the Crop checkmark to apply. If you need a specific cropping area size, first define an cropping area of any size, then specify the crop dimensions on the property bar. Or to start over or cancel, click the Clear button with the red X, or press the Esc key. To complete the crop, click the Crop button with the green checkmark, or double-click inside the cropping area. Anything outside this area will be removed. The position and size of the cropping area are listed on the property bar, and you can drag in the workspace to move the cropping area, or drag side or corner nodes to resize the cropping area. The simplest use for the Crop tool is for trimming images. To do this, activate the Crop tool and drag the cursor to define the area to keep – this is called the cropping area. The Crop tool can be found in the tool group that is located, by default, in the third icon from the top of the Toolbox. The Eraser tool works just like a pencil eraser, removing any part of the image over which you click and drag.Ĭlick on any of the images below to view full-size. Cropping lets you quickly remove unwanted areas in objects and imported photos, eliminating the need to ungroup objects, break linked groups apart, or convert objects to curves.

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use CorelDRAW’s Crop and Eraser tools.

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