Operation Manual

Figure 63: Moving points
Inserting points
Insert Points activates a mode in which you can insert points. You can also move points in this
mode, just as in the move mode. If, however, you click on the curve between two points and move
the cursor a little while holding down the mouse button, you insert a new point. The point is a
smooth point and the lines to the control points are parallel and remain so when moved.
If you wish to create a corner point, you must first insert either a smooth or a symmetrical point
which is then converted to a corner point by using Corner Point.
1) Make sure the object is converted to a curve.
2) Click on the Insert Points icon on the Edit Points toolbar to add an extra point to an
existing curve or polygon.
3) Click on the object border at the spot where you want to insert a point. The tangent type
associated with the new point depends on where the point has been added to the object
border. Figure 64 shows a new point added to the top right of an ovoid shape.
Figure 64: Inserting points
Deleting points
Select a point on the border of the object, then use the Delete Points icon on the Edit Points
toolbar to delete one or more selected points from the border of the object. To select several
points, click on those points while holding down the Shift key. The resulting curve automatically
changes shape around the remaining points. You can also delete selected points by pressing the
Del key on the keyboard.
Figure 65 shows what happens when the right point was deleted from a circle. The left image is a
curve with the right point deleted. The right image is a curve where points have been converted to
a line (see “Converting curves or lines” on page 66) and the right point has been deleted. This
forms a straight line is formed between the two points on either side of the deleted point.
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