User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
To view the points of multiple objects:
1. Press Shift and double-click each object to place it in edit mode.
2. Open the Object Path Editor (Object | Object Path Editor). The Curve menu is now active.
3. Select the curve whose points you want to appear. The curve number in the menu is
according to the stacking order. The individual points are listed in the left column with their
corresponding X/Y coordinates in the middle and right columns.
To edit X/Y coordinates:
1. Click in the X or Y field of the point to be modified.
2. Enter the new coordinate.
3. Press Enter.
To copy X/Y coordinates:
1. Select the object.
2. Open the menu of the Object Path Editor palette.
3. Select Copy.
4. Paste the coordinates in the other application.
To paste as polygon or Bézier:
With the Object Path Editor, you can create a polygon or Bézier curve with point values copied from a
spread sheet or tab-delimited file.
1. Copy the point values in the spreadsheet or tab-delimited file.
2. Open the menu of the Object Path Editor palette.
3. Select either Paste As Polygon or Paste As Bézier.
To load polygon or Bézier:
With the Object Path Editor, you can create a polygon or Bézier curve with point values found in a
.txt, .csv, or .prn file.
1. Open the menu of the Object Path Editor palette.
2. Select either Load Polygon or Load Bézier.
3. Navigate to the file and click Open.
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