User`s guide

Working with Spline Object Media
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3. To continue the spline, click another point in the Composite window to create a second
control point.
The first and second control points are joined automatically by a spline.
4. Continue creating control points until the shape is outlined.
To close the spline:
• Click the initial control point.
To end the spline without closing it:
• Select another tool from the Tool window, or press the Esc key.
To add a control point to an existing spline:
• Press the Alt key and click the spline.
To adjust the control point bézier handles:
1. Click to select the control point.
2. Click and drag the Bézier handles to adjust the shape and tension of the line.
Smooth point with two
bézier handles
Click a point and drag the Pen
away from the point before
releasing the mouse
Tangent point with one
bézier handle
Press the Alt key as you click-drag
in the Composite window
Type of Point Illustration Method