Operation Manual

Working with lines, outlines, and brushstrokes | 127
Drawing tangent lines
The Tangential 2-point line mode can be used for drawing the sides of the cylinder.
To draw a curved line
1
Click the Curve tools button, and click the Freehand tool .
2 Point to where you want to start the curve, and drag to draw the line.
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Draw a curved line by using the Multi-point line tool
Click the Multi-point line tool . Point to where you want to
start the curve, and drag across the drawing page. Double-click to
finish the curve.
Draw a curved line by using the Bézier curve tool
Click the Bézier curve tool . Click where you want to place the
first node, and drag the control point in the direction you want the
curve to bend. Release the mouse button. Point to where you want
to place the next node, and drag the control point to create the
curve you want. Double-click to finish the curve. The length of the
line appears in the status bar as you drag.
Draw a curved line by using the Pen tool
Click the Pen tool . Click where you want to place the first
node, and drag the control handle to where you want to place the
next node. Release the mouse button, and drag the control handle
to create the curve you want. Double-click to finish the curve.
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You can erase a portion of a freehand curve by holding down Shift and dragging backward over the line before releasing the mouse
button.
To reposition a line while drawing, hold down both the left and right mouse buttons, and drag the line to a new position. This
feature is available for the following curve tools: Freehand, Multi-point line, and 2-point.
You can close an open curve object by clicking Object Join curves. The distance between the endpoints of the open curve should
not exceed the Gap tolerance value in the Join curves docker.