draw an open half circle?

[Holger]

Hello, for fitting text on it, I need an half-circle.
But cannot work out how.
If I draw a circle, a line to divide it in two parts and then vut the forms, the result is an closed half circle.

applying text on it leads sometimes to strange results.
I need an open half circle and when text is centered on it, it fits the curve perfect. I do think so.

I tried to paint a half circle after, but only the curve part. the result is always a simliar-half circle, but not perfect rounded.

sorry for my problems to explain this in English.

How to make a open half circle?

Thanks a lot
Holger

Here a screenshot to explain:
the circle is cutted, but the result is an closed form. I need an open curve.
Drawing after the part I need, the curve is not circular or roundly like needed.

http://www.osnoxe.de/circle.png

[steve.ledger]

Hi Holga,

Convert circle to Editable Shapes - select points - right-click and 'break at points'.

* Press ► to play

* Press ► to play

Download video here

[Soquili]

I see Steve has made a video while I was making a mini-tutorial.

[Holger]

So great!
Thank you all very very much!

Holger

[anglo]

i cant watch videos because i'm on dialup

glad two other guys did demos with images

[Soquili]

Hi anglo, welcome to Talkgraphics.

Hello Holger, the E-z in Gary's post are the two English letters that together (in American English) sound like the word 'easy'.

[Holger]

Hi anglo, welcome to Talkgraphics.

Hello Holger, the E-z in Gary's post are the two English letters that together (in American English) sound like the word 'easy'.

Ahh, good to know.Thanks for explanation.
It's not easy to understand all that little funny cultural inside-jokes.
I had once trouble with a person while using a sticker with the slogan" "Save the South - teach a Yankee to drive". Having only a diffuse imagination of what it could mean, I never expected that someone in Germany could find it not so funny...

[steve.ledger]

i cant watch videos because i'm on dialup

There is download link for the 500KB .wmv file

[Rik]

Boy!

Whenever I cut any shape in two, the cut parts always closed up. I found this to be very frustrating. Not knowing how to do it was eXtremely frustrating. (a bit of a joke there!)

I am fairly new to Xtreme so I didn't beat myself up too much. I just accepted the fact that it's obviously possible. Then I had forgotten about it, to be honest.

Then to my surprise, I find this thread and you guys have given such fantastic instruction and even videos.

So simple and so brilliant!

Thanks everyone.

Rik.

[gwpriester]

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