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Summary
STEP
Separate the text.
![](https://terriblejunkshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/mnlCuttana01_01.jpg)
Select the text layer.
Click on “Separate” in “Text”
to separate each letter one at a time from the whole word.
STEP
Cut the path.
![](https://terriblejunkshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/mnlCuttana02_01.jpg)
Switch to “Path”.
In the case of a cross, select the four points
and click on “Cut”
to separate one path from the other path!
Of course, a two-point split is also possible.
Cut the other letters in this way as well.
STEP
Separate the shape.
![](https://terriblejunkshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/mnlCuttana03_01.jpg)
Switch to “Shapes”.
Select all letters and click on “Separate”
to split the layers of each path.
Details
STEP
Separate the text.
![](https://terriblejunkshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/mnlCuttana01_01.jpg)
- When “Center Ap” is checked in “Text”, each anchor point will be moved to the center of each letter.
- When “PreComp” is checked, each letter will be separated into its own composition.
- If “Share” is checked, the same letters in a text will be shared as the same composition. This is recommended because you will not have to cut the same letters over and over again.
- When a number is entered in ”Margin”, each letter composition will have it’s own margin.
- When “Marge Vtx” is checked, the proximity points can be combined into one.
- You can adjust the distance yourself with “Lim.”, but be careful not to overdo it or shapes will be deformed.
STEP
Cut the path.
![](https://terriblejunkshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/mnlCuttana02_01.jpg)
- “Patch” in the “Path” tab returns the cut point to its original state. Note that it is not a tool to connect distant points, but only a tool to fix the cut.
- When “Smooth” is checked, the cut surface is smoothed.
- “Merge” is almost the same as the merge function in the Text tab, but when “2 Vtx” is checked, you can specify two points and combine them into one point.
- “Slice” means that if you want to cut straight upward from the point, for example, you can do so even if there is no point above it.
STEP
Separate the shape.
![](https://terriblejunkshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/mnlCuttana03_01.jpg)
- “Unite” in the shapes tab will unite the layers that were separated by “Separate”.
- The two buttons in the Shape tab will also work when each letter shape is in each composition.
Verified fonts
Source Han Sans Regular
Futura PT Medium
New features
STEP
“& Marge”
![](https://terriblejunkshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/withMargeMnl.jpg)
![](https://terriblejunkshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/withMarge-1024x576.jpg)
- If you check “& Marge“, you can cut the proximity points after collecting them. It is a function that cuts as intended when “actually, if you choose 2 points instead of 1 point”.
- It will not work if the selection points are next to each other.(Because two adjacent points are treated as one point internally). The figure is an example to show it.
- To avoid this, temporarily uncheck “& Marge” or add one point between the two points before cutting.