Contour Editor Options
When you select the Contour Editor tool, its properties and options appear in the Tool Properties view.
Choose between the Lasso and Marquee options to change the selection style of the tool.
• | Click and hold Alt to temporarily switch from the current mode to the other. |
The Snap to Contour option will snap the selected anchor point to any line you position it on.
1. | In the Tools toolbar, select the Contour Editor tool or press Alt + Q. |
2. | In the Tool Properties view, click the Snap to Contour button. |
3. | In the |
The Snap and Align option lets you snap the selected anchor point to any existing line while displaying temporary rulers as a guide that you can also snap your anchor point to.
1. | In the Tools toolbar, select the Contour Editor tool or press Alt + Q. |
2. | In the Tool Properties view, click the Snap and Align button. |
3. | In the |
Use the Show Contour Editor Controls option to show the contour editor controls. You can use these controls to scale, reposition and rotate the selected anchor points.
The Apply to Line and Colour Art option uses the concept of Line Art and Colour Art layers. Use this option to apply an action such as selecting or resizing a drawing on both Line Art and Colour Art layers, as well as the Overlay and Underlay layers.
The Smooth operation lets you smooth out selected drawing strokes and remove extra points.
‣ | From the top menu, select Drawing |
When drawing with the Polyline tool, your drawing has an even line thickness. You can use the Pencil Editor to adjust the thickness point by point, but if you want to adjust it quicker, you can use the Split Pencil Line and Point Pencil Lines options to create segments and apply a pencil stencil to your drawing. Note that if you did not join the pencil lines on your polyline stroke, the segments between the points will act as separated segments.
1. | In the Tools toolbar, select the Contour Editor tool. |
2. | In the |
3. | In the Tool Properties view, click on the Join Pencil Lines or Separate Pencil Line buttons. |