User Guide

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1. To add a point, just click the left mouse button.
2. If you want to create a line point, just release the button. If you
want to define a curve, drag the mouse to set the position of the
curve control vector:
3. To adjust the position of the curve control vector without
moving the control vector of the previous curve, hold
ALT and left-
drag:
You can press and release the ALT key while you drag the mouse –
when
ALT is released you are defining the positions of the control
vector that belongs to the previous curve and the control vector of the
next curve. When
ALT is pressed, you are not moving the previous
curve’s control vector.
4. When you are adding a new node, you can hold the CTRL key to not
move the curve control vector but move the node itself.
5. Finally, you can use the SHIFT key at any time to constrain the
direction of the line (if you are holding the
CTRL key) or a curve
control vector.
To close the contour, just click on its starting line and drag the mouse to
set the direction of the control vectors.