Operation Manual

User Guide

Using the Path tool

The Path tool allows you to create shapes based on a series of straight or curved lines.

You can manipulate these lines as you draw or edit them at a later time.

To create a path object:

1 Click the Path tool button on the Tool

Panel. The Attribute Toolbar changes to

display the options for drawing a path.

2 Select the type of path you want to draw

from the Attribute Toolbar. Draw either

in straight or curved line segments by

clicking the appropriate button on the

Attribute Toolbar. (You can switch

between linear or curved segments as

you draw, depending on the type of path

you want to create.)

3 In the Edit Window, begin drawing the

shape you want to create. Each time you

click your mouse, a node is placed in the

Edit Window, and a line segment is

automatically drawn connecting the two

nodes. If you select the Draw Line

option, then only straight line segments

are created every time you click on the

workspace. If you select the Draw

Curve option, curved segments are

created each time you click and drag on

the workspace. When you do this, two

handles appear on either side of the

node, allowing you to stretch, pull or

turn the curve.

4 Click the Close Path button on the

Attribute Toolbar to end your shape.

Path Editor automatically draws a line

connecting the end of the last segment

to the beginning of the shape.