User Guide

Chapter 4: Drawing And Vector Effects
4. To add additional segments, repeat the previous step. When you finish, press Esc to leave
edit mode.
To add points to a curve:
Often technical illustrators need to quickly add more editing points to a Bézier curve.
1. Select the object.
2. Choose Path | Add Points.
3. In the Add Points dialog box, enter the number of points that you wish to add to the object.
4. Click OK to accept your choice.
Closing and opening paths
A closed path is one that starts and ends at the same anchor point. An open path has separate
starting and ending points. You can close an open path by letting Canvas create a new segment to
join the path’s two endpoints. Open a closed path by breaking the path.
To close an open path:
With the path in edit mode and the Curve or Polygon tool selected, click one of the endpoints.
Canvas closes the path by connecting the endpoints with a new segment. If the adjacent
segments are curved, the new segment follows the curve.
To break a closed path:
With the object in edit mode, right-click an anchor point or segment to open the path Context
menu. In the menu, choose Break; Canvas inserts segment end points to open the object at that
location.
Using the Scissors tool to open and divide paths
Use the Scissors tool to open a closed path and divide a path into two objects. Splitting a path opens
the path at the point where the scissors clip the path.
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