Quick links to procedures on this page:
• |
• |
When you change a node type, you change the way segments attached to the node behave. While a new node type may not immediately affect a path’s shape, it will change the shape when you move the control points to modify the path.
By changing the node type, you can change a line segment to a curve segment or change a curve segment to a line segment. When you change a line segment to a curve segment, you must select the nodes at either end of the segment to view the curve’s control points.
There are three types of curve nodes: smooth, symmetrical, and sharp. Symmetrical nodes force the curve on one side of a node to mirror the curve on the other side of the node. Sharp nodes add sharp bends to a path. Smooth nodes create a smooth transition between two segments.
Node types from left to right: Symmetrical, sharp, and smooth.
| To change a path segment to a curve or a line |  |
1 |
In the toolbox, click the Path tool  .
|
2 |
Click the Shape button on the property bar.
|
3 |
Select one or more nodes on a path segment.
|
4 |
On the property bar, click one of the following buttons:
|
• |
To line
|
• |
To curve
|
 |
You can also change a path segment to a curve or a line by clicking on the
segment and clicking the To line or To curve buttons on the property bar.
|
| To change the curve type of a path node | |
1 |
In the toolbox, click the Path tool .
|
2 |
Click the Shape button on the property bar.
|
3 |
Select a node.
|
4 |
On the property bar, click one of the following buttons:
|
• |
Symmetrical curve 
|
• |
Sharp curve 
|
• |
Smooth curve 
|
 |
When a curve segment is connected to a line segment with a smooth node, you
can only move the control point on the curve side along an imaginary line that
follows the extension of the line segment.
|
A curve node that is connected to a line segment must be Smooth or Sharp.
|
|
Copyright 2010 Corel Corporation. All rights reserved.