ORIS PDF Tuner Version 4.4.8 User Manual - image2output - Support

Using the Path Editor
Creating New Paths
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If there are several paths, only one of it can be active, i.e. ready to be
modified. If a path is active, all points of this path are displayed.
When you click on a point, the point becomes active, which is indicated
by a change in color (default is magenta). In addition, one or two handles
appear, which allow you to modify the form of the path segments that
start from this point (see page 9-12).
Points will be marked when you draw a selection rectangle around them.
Marked points are represented as filled squares or circles. Marked and
active points can be moved, deleted and modified in some other ways.
Fig. 9-1
Terms Used in Path Editor
Corner point
Path 1
Path is active,
points are therefore
displayed
Path 2
Path is inactive,
no points are
displayed *)
Path segment: Vector Curve
Marked point
Handle
Active
point
Handle
Curve point
*) The points of an
inactive path are
displayed if
there are any
marked points
among them
You can create this example as follows:
1. Click , then click on the layout and type a D.
2. Click , then click the D in order to activate it.
3. Click to start the Path Editor.
4. Click on a point to make it active so that the handles appear.
Creating New Paths
1. Click or select PATHS | OTHER PATHS (if you work on a layout) or
MASKS | PATHS | OTHER PATHS (if you create a vector mask).
All paths disappear from the screen until you leave the Path Editor.
2. Click repeatedly to set new corner points. The points will be connected
by vectors (straight lines) until you SHIFT-click on the layout.
3. If you prefer to create curves, click on the last point you have set.
The point form changes from square (corner) to circular (curve).
When you now proceed adding points, these will always be curve
points connected by curved lines (see Fig. 9-2).
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