CorelDRAW Help | Select and move nodes

Select and move nodes

You can select individual, multiple, or all of the object’s nodes. Selecting multiple nodes lets you shape different parts of an object simultaneously. You can marquee select nodes by enclosing them with a rectangular marquee box, or by enclosing them with an irregularly shaped marquee box. Freehand marquee selection is useful when you want to select specific nodes in complex curves.

When a node is selected on curved segments, control handles are displayed. You can adjust the shape of the curved segments by moving the nodes and control handles.

Usually, a control handle is displayed as a solid blue arrowhead (left). When a control handle overlaps with a node, it is displayed as an unfilled blue arrowhead beside the node (right).

You can reposition a node by specifying its coordinates.

The Shape tool is the standard tool for moving nodes. You can also set an option to use the Pick and Bézier tools for selecting and moving nodes.

To select a node

1 In the toolbox, click the Shape

tool.

2 Select a curve object.

3 Click a node.

You can also
Marquee select multiple nodes	On the property bar, choose Rectangular from the Selection mode list box, and drag around the nodes that you want to select.
Freehand marquee select multiple nodes	On the property bar, choose Freehand from the Selection mode list box, and drag around the nodes you want to select.
Select multiple nodes	Hold down Ctrl, and click each node.
Select all nodes on a selected curved object	Click Edit Select all Nodes.
Select consecutive nodes	Holding down Shift, click the first node, and then the last node that you want to select. To change the direction in which the nodes are selected, click while holding down Shift.
Select the node that follows or precedes a selected node	Press Tab or Shift + Tab.
Deselect a node	Hold down Ctrl, and click a selected node.
Deselect multiple nodes	Hold down Ctrl, and click each selected node.
Deselect all nodes	Click an unused space in the drawing window.

You can also select a node by using the Pick , Freehand , Bézier , or Polyline tool. To do this, first click Tools Options CorelDRAW. Click Nodes and Handles, and enable the Enable node tracking check box. Click a curve object, move the pointer over a node until the tool’s shape state cursor appears, and click the node. Note that when the Enable node tracking check box is enabled, you can no longer select and move an object by clicking and dragging any of its nodes.

To select all nodes on a selected curve, double-click the Shape tool.

To move a node

1 Select an object by using the Shape tool

2 Drag the node until you achieve the desired shape.

You can also move a node by using the Pick , Freehand , Bézier , or Polyline tool. To do this, first click Tools Options CorelDRAW. Click Nodes and Handles, and make sure that the Enable node tracking check box is enabled. Click a curve object, move the pointer over a node until the tool’s shape state cursor appears, and drag the node.

To specify a node’s coordinate values

1 Click the Shape tool

2 Select a node on a curve object.

3 Click Window

Dockers

Coordinates.

4 Click the Multi-point curve button

5 Type values in the X and Y boxes to specify the exact position of the point along the x and y rulers.

6 Click one of the following:

• Create object — adds a new curve object to the drawing window

• Replace object — replaces the selected curve object with a new one