2013

Drawing Lines and Shapes 85
3. Either click or drag (as described for straight lines) to create a second point
handle, and a curve segment will be added to the line.
A curve segment has CURVE HANDLES associated
with the selected point handle. You can drag these
to adjust the angle and radius of the curve.
Extending the line
Make sure an end point handle is the selected handle (red outline) and then just click
again to add a new line or curve section. Each successive click places a new point
handle and draws a new line segment to the selected point handle.
This applies also to SHAPE EDITOR and PEN TOOLS. To use the PEN TOOL, choose
CONTROL BARS from the WINDOW menu and click the BUTTON PALETTE checkbox, or
press "Shift + F5" on your keyboard.
Adding a new point handle
The SHAPE EDITOR TOOL has three modes, depending on whether no point handles are
selected (a click will start a new line), an end handle is selected (a click will add a new
section), or one or more other point handles are selected (you can drag or change the
handles).
The InfoBar shows the current mode.
• NEW: Click to start a new line,
•
ADD: Click to extend the line,
•
CHANGE: Drag or delete point handles to change.
This applies to the SHAPE EDITOR TOOL only.
To the end of a line:
Make sure the line is selected, then:
1. If necessary, click on the end point
to select it.