Contour Editor Tool Properties

When you select the Contour Editor tool, its properties and options appear in the Tool Properties view.

NOTETo learn how to use the Contour Editor tool, see About the Contour Editor Tool.

Tool Options

Icon	Property	Description
	Lasso	Sets the selection mode to Lasso, which allows you to select multiple items by drawing a lasso around them. TIPWhen this option is enabled, you can press and hold the Alt key to temporarily use Marquee mode.
	Marquee	Sets the selection mode to Marquee, which allows you to select multiple items by drawing a rectangle around them. TIPWhen this option is enabled, you can press and hold the Alt key to temporarily use Lasso mode.
	Snap to Contour	Snaps your selection or point to any line you position it on. As soon as you move it close enough to another line, your point or selection will snap to it.
	Snap and Align	Snaps the selected anchor point to any existing line while displaying temporary rulers as a guide that you can also snap your anchor point to.
	Show Contour Editor Controls	When enabled, selecting several control points will make a manipulator bounding box appear. You can use this manipulator to scale and rotate the selection of points.

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Property

Description

Smooth Selection

The Smooth operation lets you smooth out selected drawing strokes and remove extra points.