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• To change how the outline’s sharp corners are drawn, choose an item from the Joint
pop-up menu.
• To change the shape of an outline’s start and end caps, choose an item from the Start
Cap or End Cap pop-up menu.
• To change whether the outline appears over or under a shape’s fill, choose a command
from the Order pop-up menu.
• To change the outline from the default solid to an editable paint stroke, set Brush Type
to Airbrush or Image. For more information, see Style Pane Controls in the Inspector.
3 To change the roundness of the outline, adjust the Roundness slider in the Geometry
pane of the Shape Inspector (or in the Shape HUD).
To create filled or empty shapes
1 Choose the Bezier or B-Spline shape tool (press B).
2 Create the necessary control points for the shape you need.
For more information, see Shape and Mask Drawing Tools.
3 When you’re ready to close the shape, click the first point you created.
4 By default, new closed shapes are filled. To make the shape empty, select it, then deselect
the Fill checkbox in the Style pane of the Shape Inspector (or in the Shape HUD).
Filled shape Empty shape
To edit a shape’s fill
1 Select a shape, then open the Shape Inspector.
2 In the Style pane of the Shape Inspector, do any of the following:
• To turn a shape’s fill on or off, click the Fill checkbox.
• To change a shape’s fill mode from a solid color to a gradient, choose an item from the
Fill Mode pop-up menu.
• If the shape’s fill mode is set to a solid color, you can choose the color using the Fill
Color controls.
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