Operation Manual

Figure 260: Lines toolbar
3) Click at the start point where you want to draw the curve and, keeping the mouse button
pressed, drag the cursor to the approximate the position of the end point for the curve.
4) Release the mouse button, then drag the end point of the curve to its end position.
5) Double-click when you have reached the end position of the curve and a curve is drawn.
The arc of the curve is determined by the distance you have dragged to create the end
point.
6) Click on the Points icon on the Drawing toolbar or press the F8 key to open the Edit
Points toolbar (Figure 261).
Figure 261: Edit Points toolbar and tools
7) Click once on the curve to display the start and end points. The start point of the curve is
larger than the end point.
8) Move the cursor over the start or end point and drag the control point to its correct position,
if necessary. As you drag a start or end point, a control point appears at the end of a
dashed line connected to the point you have selected (Figure 262).
Figure 262: Control points on a curve
9) When you have the position for your start or end point, release the cursor and the control
point remains active.
10) Click on the control point and drag it to change the shape of the curve.
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