Copying and pasting path segments

[William Kansepa]

Using the Shape Editor Tool I can select and cut or copy a path segment but cannot do any pasting...
I am thinking that the Shape Editor Tool exhibits the same traits as the Direct Selection Tool in AI?

[Subpath]

@William-Kansepa

if your Path is a closed one, then open it
and try again

if i remember right i once find out that
copy and paste a segment of a Path work
only on a open Path

try this way to copy a segement on a open path:
select your segment
copy it
deselect your path
and paste that segment

[William Kansepa]

@Subpath said in Copying and pasting path segments:

if your Path is a closed one, then open it
and try again

Thank you @Subpath and I was actually working on an open path... It's not working.

[Subpath]

@William-Kansepa said in Copying and pasting path segments:

@Subpath said in Copying and pasting path segments:

if your Path is a closed one, then open it
and try again

Thank you @Subpath and I was actually working on an open path...

please read my previous comment again
i extend it a bit

[William Kansepa]

@Subpath It would make a lot of sense if it would work that way, but it's not...

[Subpath]

@William-Kansepa said in Copying and pasting path segments:

@Subpath It would make a lot of sense if it would work that way, but it's not...

its working here this way
here a video

[William Kansepa]

@Subpath thank you so much for the video. Yes, I see it's working I probably need to have a look at my settings!

[Victor Vector]

@Subpath @William-Kansepa
Interesting. For me:

1. Draw an open shape with the Pen tool,
2. switch to the Shape Editor,
3. select a few nodes,
4. CTRL +C,
5. switch to the Transform Tool,
6. deselect the shape,
7. CTRL + V.

The copied path is available to manipulate.

[William Kansepa]

@Victor-Vector said in Copying and pasting path segments:

@Subpath @William-Kansepa
Interesting. For me:

1. Draw an open shape with the Pen tool,
2. switch to the Shape Editor,
3. select a few nodes,
4. CTRL +C,
5. switch to the Transform Tool,
6. deselect the shape,
7. CTRL + V.

The copied path is available to manipulate.

I got it now... phew. I was selecting the segment directly not the nodes. I am so used to the AI method my bad. In AI you can select either the segment or points and it will work.
Everything is working as expected now. Thank you @Subpath @Victor-Vector.
God I love this forum

[Subpath]

@William-Kansepa , @Victor-Vector

btw. if you are a bit adventurous like me

something like this is also possible
see video here

[VectorStyler]

@William-Kansepa said in Copying and pasting path segments:

I am thinking that the Shape Editor Tool exhibits the same traits as the Direct Selection Tool in AI?

Similar, yes.

And for pasting a copied path section: select a node (preferably an ending node) and the path is pasted as a continuation there.
Otherwise, it is pasted as a new object.