User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
Paths drawn with the Freehand tool
As with any path object, you can later edit the path and reshape its segments; see "Editing object
paths" on page 324.
To draw a freehand path:
1. Select the Freehand tool in the Path Tools toolbar.
2. Position the pointer where you want the path to begin. Drag to create a path.
To create a closed path, release the mouse button when the pointer is on the starting point.
To set the curve tolerance:
You can tell Canvas to use relatively more or fewer anchor points to represent a curve.
1. Select the Freehand tool.
2. In the Properties bar, in the Set tolerance to box, type a value from 1 to 5, where a value of 5
tells Canvas to use as few anchor points as possible.
If you have difficulty drawing smooth curves with this tool, try lowering the speed setting for your
mouse (or other pointing device). Refer to your system documentation for information on these
settings.
Drawing curved paths
The Curve tool is the most versatile of the path tools. You can use it to draw precise paths with
straight and curved segments. When you draw curved segments, you place an anchor point and a
tangent line at the start of each segment. The position and length of the tangent line controls the
shape of the curved segment.
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