PhotoPlus X6 User Guide - Serif
PhotoPlus X6 User Guide - Serif
PhotoPlus X6 User Guide - Serif
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148 Painting, Drawing, and Text<br />
To edit a line:<br />
1. Click its layer name to select the layer.<br />
2. To move, resize, scale, skew, or rotate the line, choose the Shape Edit<br />
Tool. This deform tool works by manipulation of the bounding box around<br />
the line—drag on a corner or edge. (For details on its use, see Deforming on<br />
p. 110.)<br />
3. To reshape the line, choose the Node Edit Tool. The line consists of<br />
line segments and nodes (points where the line segments meet). You can<br />
drag one or more individual nodes, or click and drag directly on a line<br />
segment.<br />
When you select a node, control handles for the adjacent line segments appear;<br />
each segment in the line has a control handle at either end. The selected node is<br />
drawn with a red centre, with the control handle(s) attached to the nodes by blue<br />
lines.<br />
Any node can be one of several node types: sharp, smooth, or symmetric.<br />
Depending on node type, the node's control handles behave a bit differently, as<br />
you can tell with a bit of experimentation. Essentially, the node type determines<br />
the slope and curvature of each adjoining segment, and can be chosen from the<br />
context toolbar, i.e.