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To Do the following
Set the default property values to be the same as the selected
object
Click the Keep settings button on the property bar.
Set the default property values when nothing is selected Change a property on a property bar, color palette, dialog box, or
docker. For example, in the Property manager docker, click the
Fountain fill button to have all future objects have the fountain
fill you created. You can also click a color on the color palette to
change the default fill color, or right-click a color to change the
default outline color.
Set the default fill color by dragging Drag a color from the color palette, and drop it on a blank area in
the drawing window.
You can also click Tools Save settings as default to save the current settings, or you can access the Options dialog box to set
specific settings. See “Saving defaults ” on page 671 for more information.
Drawing lines
You can draw many different kinds of lines, including straight lines, curved lines, lines that contain both straight and curved segments, and
straight lines that are perpendicular or tangent to objects. In addition, you can draw straight or curved segments and then add one node at
a time. You can also draw curved segments by specifying the width and height.
By using control points, you can easily shape a curved line and draw B-splines, which are typically smooth, continuous curved lines. B-splines
touch the first and last control points and are pulled by the points in between. However, unlike the nodes on Bézier curves, control points
don’t let you specify the points through which a curve passes when you want to align a curve with other drawing elements.
The control points that touch the line are referred to as “clamped”. Clamped control points function as anchors. The control points that pull
the line but do not touch it are referred to as “floating”. The first and last control points are always clamped on open‑ended B-splines. The
points in between float by default, but you can clamp points if you want to create cusps or straight lines within the B-spline. You can edit
completed B-splines by using the control points.
The path of a B-spline curve is determined by the control points you set.
Some lines have nodes and control points that you can manipulate to shape the lines as you draw. For information about node types, see
“Working with curve objects” on page 169.