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TheToolbox(continued)
ThePenTool
Thepentoolwilldrawsmoothcurves.Leftmouseclicktoaddanode,anddragthemouse
beforeyoureleasethebuttontoextendthecontrolpoints.Thecurveswillbesymmetricabout
thenode.Iftheshiftkeyispressedthenthecontrolpointswillnolongerbelinked,andyouwill
beabletoformsmoothorcornercurves.
IfyouareeditingaglyphwithTrueTypecurves,thenwhenyoureleasethebuttonthecurvewill
converttoaTrueTypecurve(withadditionalnodes).
TheNodeandPointsTools
Thesefourtoolsworkasfollows:
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Ifnopointornodeiscurrentlyselected,clickingwillstarta
newcontour.
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Ifthelastpointornodeonacontourisselected,thenclicking
willaddanodeorpointtothecurrentcontour.
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Clickingonthefirstpointornodeofacontourwillclose
thecontour.
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Ifthemousepointerisoveracurveorline,thenasmallbox
willappearnexttothemousepointerindicatingthatclicking
willinsertanewpointornodeinthemiddleofthecontour.
Thecornertoolandcurvetoolallowyoutoadjustthedegreeof
curve.Ifyoumovethemousebeforeyoureleasethebutton,you
canchangethepositionofthecontrolpoints.
Theoff-curvetoolfunctionsonlywheneditingaglyphwith
TrueTypecurves.
Pointsandnodescanbepreciselypositionedbyusing
propertiesfromthepointsmenu(orrightclick,proporties).
FreehandDrawingTool
Youcandrawfreehandusingthefreehandtool.Whenthemousebuttonisreleased,theshape
drawnwillbeconvertedtonodesandcontours.Drawslowlyforbestresults.Youcanalsopair
thiswiththestroketooltoadd‘thickness’tounclosedcontoursthatyoudraw.
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