Connecting lines with a radius (cut from a circle)

as requested on support…

Given a design:

The question is:

I am working in carbide create to design a cribbage board. I am trying to create a radius that I can connect to lines. Am I making this complicated? I created a circle but don’t know how to make it only half a circle.

Making a half-circle is done by Node Editing, or by using the Trim Vectors tool. Since the latter may not work as expected if the geometry crosses at a node, and since the nodes are in the desired position, it is most expedient to use Node Edit:

right-click:

Cut Vector:

drag-select to select the nodes which one does not want:

d for delete

Done

Repeat for each other circle until one arrives at:

Note that it may be necessary to drag a half-circle into registration:

Select all open vectors:

and use Join Vectors to close:

Yes

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