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Canvas 12 User Guide - ACDSee

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<strong>Canvas</strong> <strong>12</strong> <strong>User</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />

Paths drawn with the Freehand tool<br />

As with any path object, you can later edit the path and reshape its segments; see "Editing object<br />

paths" on page 324.<br />

To draw a freehand path:<br />

1. Select the Freehand tool in the Path Tools toolbar.<br />

2. Position the pointer where you want the path to begin. Drag to create a path.<br />

To create a closed path, release the mouse button when the pointer is on the starting point.<br />

To set the curve tolerance:<br />

You can tell <strong>Canvas</strong> to use relatively more or fewer anchor points to represent a curve.<br />

1. Select the Freehand tool.<br />

2. In the Properties bar, in the Set tolerance to box, type a value from 1 to 5, where a value of 5<br />

tells <strong>Canvas</strong> to use as few anchor points as possible.<br />

If you have difficulty drawing smooth curves with this tool, try lowering the speed setting for your<br />

mouse (or other pointing device). Refer to your system documentation for information on these<br />

settings.<br />

Drawing curved paths<br />

The Curve tool is the most versatile of the path tools. You can use it to draw precise paths with<br />

straight and curved segments. When you draw curved segments, you place an anchor point and a<br />

tangent line at the start of each segment. The position and length of the tangent line controls the<br />

shape of the curved segment.<br />

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