Erasing

Erasing with the Eraser tool removes strokes and fills. You can quickly erase everything on the Stage, erase individual stroke segments or filled areas, or erase by dragging.

You can customize the Eraser tool to erase only strokes, only filled areas, or only a single filled area. The Eraser tool can be either round or square, and it can have one of five sizes.

To quickly delete everything on the Stage:

Double-click the Eraser tool.

To remove stroke segments or filled areas:

Select the Eraser tool, and then click the Faucet modifier.
Click the stroke segment or filled area that you want to delete.

To erase by dragging:

Select the Eraser tool.
Click the Eraser Mode modifier and select an erasing mode:
Erase Normal erases strokes and fills on the same layer.

Erase Fills erases only fills; strokes are not affected.

Erase Lines erases only strokes; fills are not affected.

Erase Selected Fills erases only the currently selected fills and does not affect strokes, selected or not. (Select the fills you want to erase before using the Eraser tool in this mode.)

Erase Inside erases only the fill on which you begin the eraser stroke. If you begin erasing from an empty point, nothing is erased. Strokes are unaffected by the eraser in this mode.
Click the Eraser Shape modifier and select an eraser shape and size. Make sure that the Faucet modifier is not selected.
Drag on the Stage.