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174 | Corel DESIGNER X7 User Guide
2 Select a curve object.
3 Drag a segment until it’s the shape you want.
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Straighten a curve segment
Click a curve segment, and click the Convert to line button on
the property bar.
Curve a straight segment Click a straight segment, and click the Convert to curve button
on the property bar.
Change the direction of the curve
Click a segment, and click the Reverse direction button on
the property bar.
To specify a node’s coordinate values
1
Click the Shape tool .
2 Select a node on a curve object.
3
Click Window Object coordinates.
4
Click the Multi-point curve button .
5 Type values in the X and Y boxes to specify the exact position of the point along the x and y rulers.
6 Click one of the following:
• Create object — adds a new curve object to the drawing window
• Replace object — replaces the selected curve object with a new one
To stretch, scale, rotate, or skew nodes
1
Click the Shape tool .
2 Select a curve object.
3 Select the nodes along the curve that you want to transform.
4 On the property bar, click one of the following buttons:
•
Stretch or scale nodes
•
Rotate or skew nodes
5 Drag a set of handles to transform the nodes.
Shaping curve objects by using Reflect Nodes mode
Reflect Nodes mode lets you edit nodes and have the same edits take place in reverse on corresponding nodes. For example, you can move a
node to the right and have its corresponding node move the same distance to the left.
This is useful when you want to shape curve objects and have the changes mirrored across their left and right or top and bottom.
Usually, you will start with one curve object that is more or less symmetrical, or two curve objects, where the second was created by
mirroring the first.