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Changing How Angles are Applied to Segments
You can use the Apply Angle tool to choose how the shape of a segment changes
when you change the angle. You can have the endpoints of the segment move
symmetrically around the center, or you can choose to fix one endpoint of the
segment while the other endpoint moves. The option you set in the Apply Angle
Options dialog box will be used every time you change the angle of a segment by
using the reference angle or by typing in Object Info.
The following figure shows the effect of these options on the same path.
The original curve
The curve when the angle of the middle segment is
changed using the Center option. Both control points
move the same amount and both adjacent segments
change shape.
The curve when the angle of the middle segment is
changed using the Freehand option and the left control
point is kept fixed. Only the right control point moves
and only the right segment is reshaped.
Note
The option set in the Apply Angle Options dialog box has no effect on how angles are
applied at control points.
Center
The angle of a segment is applied from the center by default. However, if you have
been applying angles freehand and want to apply from the center, you need to change
the setting in the Apply Angle Options dialog box.
To have the endpoints move symmetrically when you change the angle of a segment:
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Using the Point Selection tool, click on a segment to select it.
From the Path Edit palette, double-click (or hold down the Ctrl key and click) the
Apply Angle tool.
The Apply Angle Options dialog box displays.
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Click the Center option button, then click OK.
The dialog box closes and the reference angle is applied to the current segment. The
next time you change the angle of a segment in Object Info or by using the Apply
Angle tool, the angle will change from the center.
Freehand
To select which endpoint you want to keep fixed when you change the angle of a
segment:
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2
Using the Point Selection tool, click on a segment to select it.
From the Path Edit palette, double-click (or hold down the Ctrl key and click) the
Apply Angle tool.
The Apply Angle Options dialog box displays.
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Click the Freehand option button, then click OK.
The dialog box closes and the cursor changes to a question mark.
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