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56 Lines, Curves, and Shapes
Choose one of the line tools shown below from the Drawing toolbar.
The Pencil Tool is used to sketch freeform lines.
The Straight Line Tool is used to draw straight lines.
The Pen Tool is used for drawing complex, combination curves and shapes
in a highly controlled way by using a series of "connect the dots" mouse
clicks.
As soon as you draw a line, or choose one of the line tools when a line is selected,
you'll see the line's nodes appear. Nodes show the end points of each segment in
the line. Curved lines usually have many nodes; straight lines have only two.
Drawing lines
To draw a freeform line:
1. Choose the Pencil Tool from the Drawing toolbar.
2. Click once, then drag across the page, drawing a line as you go. The
line appears immediately and follows your mouse movements.
3. To end the line, release the mouse button. The line will automatically
smooth out using a minimal number of nodes. Note the dots
indicating its nodes—at the two ends, and at each point where two line
segments come together.
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- Contents 10
- Welcome 11
- 2 Welcome 12
- Welcome 3 13
- Key features 14
- Welcome 5 15
- Welcome 7 17
- Welcome 9 19
- Welcome 11 21
- New features in DrawPlus X3 22
- Welcome 13 23
- Installation 25
- First-time install 26
- Manual install/re-install 26
- Getting Started 27
- 18 Getting Started 28
- Startup Wizard 29
- Getting Started 21 31
- Starting with a new drawing 32
- Opening a saved document 33
- Opening other file types 34
- Getting Started 25 35
- Opening AutoCAD files 36
- Saving your work 37
- Saving templates 37
- Closing DrawPlus 38
- 30 Working with Pages 40
- Setting up a document 41
- Working with Pages 42
- Moving rulers 43
- Working with Pages 35 45
- Drawing scale 46
- Using snapping 47
- Viewing pages 49
- Zooming 50
- Adding and deleting pages 51
- Using design aids 52
- Working with Pages 43 53
- Applying the Rule of Thirds 54
- The golden ratio can be 55
- Isolating an object 56
- Updating defaults 57
- Resetting defaults 59
- 50 Working with Pages 60
- Lines, Curves, and 61
- Lines, Curves, and Shapes 62
- Selecting multiple objects 64
- Drawing lines and shapes 65
- Drawing lines 66
- Drawing shapes 69
- Editing lines and shapes 71
- Reshaping a line 72
- Adjusting a shape 77
- Using QuickShapes 78
- Using the Gallery 80
- Applying perspective 83
- Applying envelopes 84
- Connectors 85
- Connector types 87
- Using Brushes 89
- 80 Using Brushes 90
- Selecting brushes 91
- Using Brushes 92
- Applying brush strokes 93
- Setting Brush Defaults 94
- Editing brush strokes 94
- Pressure sensitivity 95
- Using Brushes 87 97
- Using Brushes 89 99
- 90 Using Brushes 100
- Working with Text 101
- 92 Working with Text 102
- Entering text 103
- Working with Unicode text 104
- Editing text 105
- Retyping text 106
- Formatting text 106
- Text overflow 107
- Fitting text to a path 108
- Working with Text 99 109
- Working with Text 110
- Working with Text 101 111
- Spell-checking 112
- Working with Text 103 113
- Working with 115
- Objects 115
- 106 Working with Objects 116
- Cloning an object 117
- Making duplicates 118
- Applying a transform 119
- Cropping an object 120
- Working with Objects 111 121
- Working with Objects 122
- • Choose Convert to 123
- • Select the Node Tool 123
- Moving objects 124
- Cutting up objects 125
- Working with Objects 117 127
- Working with Objects 119 129
- Resizing objects 130
- Working with Objects 121 131
- • Double-click the object 132
- Flipping objects 133
- Finding objects 133
- Locking/unlocking an object 135
- Grouping objects 135
- Working with Objects 127 137
- 128 Working with Objects 138
- Working with Objects 129 139
- Working with Objects 131 141
- Ordering objects 142
- Working with layers 143
- Working with Objects 135 145
- Layer Properties 146
- Managing objects on layers 147
- Working with Objects 139 149
- 140 Working with Objects 150
- Fill, Lines, Colours 151
- Setting fill properties 153
- Solid colours 154
- Setting line properties 157
- Changing line style 158
- Changing line caps and joins 160
- Changing line width 161
- Using the Colour Selector 164
- Working with gradient fills 165
- Applying a gradient fill 166
- Editing the fill path 167
- Editing the fill spectrum 168
- Working with mesh fills 171
- Setting opacity 172
- Using transparency effects 174
- • Transparency tab 175
- • Transparency Tool 175
- Pictures 179
- 170 Working with Pictures 180
- Importing pictures 181
- Working with Pictures 182
- Using Image Cutout Studio 183
- Choose an output 184
- Working with Pictures 175 185
- • selection areas only 186
- Working with Pictures 177 187
- Autotracing 189
- • Photo Image 190
- Working with Pictures 181 191
- Creating custom profiles 193
- 184 Working with Pictures 194
- Applying Special 195
- Effects 195
- Applying Special Effects 196
- Creating borders 197
- Creating blends 198
- Creating rough edges 200
- Adding drop shadows 201
- Applying drop shadows 202
- Applying 2D filter effects 203
- Feathering 205
- Creating outlines 205
- Colour Fill 205
- Using 3D filter effects 206
- Applying paper textures 208
- Applying Pseudo 3D 211
- Using Advanced Pseudo 3D 214
- Creating 215
- Animations 215
- 206 Creating Animations 216
- Creating Animations 207 217
- • Either: 218
- Creating Animations 209 219
- Creating Animations 220
- Onion Skinning 221
- Background frames 222
- Overlay frames 222
- Creating Animations 213 223
- Supporting tabs 224
- Advanced keyframe animation 224
- Getting started 225
- Creating Animations 217 227
- Keyframe duration 228
- Storyboard control 229
- Adding movies 230
- Creating Animations 221 231
- Keyframe object control 232
- Creating Animations 223 233
- To change object attributes 235
- Autorun 237
- Creating Animations 229 239
- Creating markers 241
- Creating Animations 233 243
- Using the Keyframe camera 244
- Masking 245
- State behaviour 246
- Exporting animations 247
- Flash SWF 248
- Creating Animations 239 249
- Flash Lite/i-Mode 251
- 242 Creating Animations 252
- Publishing and 253
- Sharing 253
- 244 Publishing and Sharing 254
- Previewing the printed page 255
- Basic printing 255
- Publishing and Sharing 256
- Printing special formats 257
- Printing thumbnails 258
- Publishing as PDF 259
- Exporting as image 261
- Defining a region for export 262
- Dynamic preview 263
- Sharing via website 265
- • Search 266
- • Make new friends! 266
- • Profile management 266
- Publishing and Sharing 257 267
- Uploading 268
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