KLIC-N-KUT KNK Force, User Manual

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When the newly formed shape is selected again, the Bézier control points appear in a straight line
and the image appears the same as with
Smooth Node status. However, when you now move one
control point, the other will not only maintain that straight line, but also the same length. And the
curves on both sides of the selected node will change:
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To further illustrate these options, marquee-select a group of nodes to select more than one path and then
click on whichever option you want to apply. The following examples show what occurs when the first two
options are applied to curves and the last two options are applied to straight lines:
Convert Node to Corner:
Convert Node to Cusp:
Convert Node to Smooth:
Convert Node to Symmetric:
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As was shown in Section 7.05.3, you can also drag the path itself to reshape it, if one of the nodes has been
converted to Cusp , Smooth , or Symmetric . For example:
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The following curve has the lower path selected and the option marked:
Select the two
nodes on the right
Apply
Select all of the nodes Apply
Select the middle two lower nodes Apply
Select the upper three nodes Apply
Bézier control points stay
aligned and the same length Bézier control
points