Cursor |
What it does |
How to activate |
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Pen cursor |
Adjust last tangent without the smooth constraint allowing you to
make a sharp corner |
Click + hold ALT |
|
Pen cursor |
Aligns the new point horizontally, vertically, or diagonally based
on the closest plane of the clicked point |
Click + hold SHIFT+ALT |
|
Pen insert cursor |
Adds a new point at location of click |
Click |
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Pen adjust cursor |
Click the selected end point to reduce the last tangent to zero
length |
Hover over an end point and click |
|
Pen adjust cursor |
Use while modifying a tangent |
Click and drag |
|
Pen delete cursor |
Removes a point at the location where a point is clicked |
Hover over existing point and then click |
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Pen close cursor |
Click on the non-active start or end point to close a path with a
sharp corner |
With a start point or end point active, hover over the non-active
start point or end point and then click |
|
Pen close cursor |
Close a path with a smooth point |
Click and drag |
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Pen extend cursor |
Indicates that the mouse pointer is over an end point or start point and can
be extended at the next click |
Hover over a start point or end point |
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Pen join cursor |
Creates a sharp corner on click when 2 paths are joined |
Select 2 paths, click the Pen tool, hover over an open point of one
of the paths and when the Pen extend cursor
appears, click the point.
Hover over an open point on the other path to see the Pen join cursor
,
and then click the point to join the 2 paths sharply. |
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Pen join cursor |
Creates a smooth corner on click and drag when 2 paths are joined |
Select 2 paths, click the Pen tool, hover over an open point of one
of the paths and when the Pen extend cursor
appears, click the point.
Hover over an open point on the other path to see the Pen join cursor
, click the point, and
then drag before letting go of the mouse
click to join the 2 paths smoothly. |
|
Pen start cursor |
Create a new path |
Click |
|
Pen start cursor |
Creates a tangent to start a curve |
Click and drag |
|
Pen tangent cursor |
Indicates that a tangent is being dragged |
With the Pen extend cursor
showing, press and hold the mouse down on
an open point |