Drawing Enhancements
You can now work more intuitively with anchor
points and handles, making vector drawing
faster. Illustrator offers many vector drawing
improvements, including the display of the handle
at the opposite end of the segment, to give you
a better sense of the curve, and the option to set
a preference for the size at which anchor points are
displayed. The selection tolerance has also been
increased, so you can more easily make selections.
Eraser Tool
The Eraser tool allows you to erase vector artwork
using a brush, similar to the way you erase pixels
in Photoshop, so that you no longer have to delete
anchor points individually. This tool creates clean
vector artwork to match what you visually erase.
Note that the Eraser tool will remove all layers of
art, unless you are within a selection or have locked
portions of your artwork.
See Adobe Video Workshop topic, Using the Line, Eraser, and shape tools
1
Draw a simple curve to
experience the enhanced draw-
ing features, such as the display
of the handle at the other end of
the curve. When you select points
on a path, the Control panel will
display path editing tools.
3
Adjust anchor point
display size and tolerances
in Preferences > Selection &
Anchor Display.
1
Select the Eraser
tool from the tool box,
then adjust your brush
using the options in
the toolbar.
3
Erase the artwork. Note that
your vectors have been updated
to match what you’ve erased.
Illustrator
Features
2
Deselect and mouse over
your artwork to see how the
anchor points highlight as
your pointer approaches them.
2
Go to the area you would
like to erase. Make a selection
to erase only that artwork,
or lock any portions you don’t
want to erase.
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