User Guide

Chapter 4: Drawing And Vector Effects
To change a corner point to a smooth point:
To smooth out a sharp turn in curved segments, change the corner point between them to a smooth
point.
The corner point must have two tangent lines for this procedure. If it has fewer than two,
first add tangent lines to the point.
1. With the object in edit mode, click the anchor point to display its tangent lines.
2. Tab-click the handle of the tangent line you want to keep in place; the other tangent line
snaps into alignment.
Adding and removing tangent lines
An anchor point can have as many as two tangent line segments. Corner points can have one, two, or
no tangent lines, and smooth points must have two. You can quickly convert a smooth point to a
corner point by deleting one of its tangent lines. Also, to convert a corner point with one or no
tangent lines to a smooth point, you must add tangent lines.
To add a tangent line:
1. In path edit mode, select an anchor point with one or no tangent lines. The anchor point
cannot be an endpoint with one tangent line, because endpoints can have only one tangent
line.
2. Press Tab and drag away from the anchor point to place a new tangent line segment. You can
also right-click and choose Add Handle in the context menu. As you do this, the new tangent
line begins altering the segment based on how you drag to position the tangent line.
3. Repeat the previous step to add a second tangent line.
To delete tangent lines:
1. In edit mode, click an anchor point to display its tangent lines.
2. Depending on how you want to edit the anchor point, do one of the following:
To delete one tangent line: Right-click the tangent line handle and choose Delete
Handle in the context menu. You must use this method for anchor points with only one
tangent line, and to delete one of two tangent lines attached to an anchor point.
To delete an endpoint’s tangent line: You can also Tab-click the anchor point.
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