For information about changing the constrain angle, see To change the constrain angle. This feature is useful for drawing straight vertical and horizontal lines. You can constrain a line created with the Freehand tool to a predefined angle, called a constrain angle, by holding down Ctrl while you drag. In a line that contains two segments, click the end node, and then click the start node. You can edit completed B-splines by using the control points. The points in between float by default, but you can clamp points if you want to create cusps or straight lines within the B-spline. The control points that pull the line but do not touch it are referred to as 'floating.' The first and last control points are always clamped on open-ended B-splines. The control points that touch the line are referred to as 'clamped.' Clamped control points function as anchors. However, unlike the nodes on Bézier curves, control points don’t let you specify the points through which a curve passes when you want to align a curve with other drawing elements. B-splines touch the first and last control points and are pulled by the points in between. You can draw curves by using the Bézier tool and dragging the control handles at the ends of the Bézier curve.īy using control points, you can easily shape a curved line and draw B-splines, which are typically smooth, continuous curved lines.

When using the Pen tool, you can preview the line segments you are drawing. The Bézier and Pen tools let you draw lines one segment at a time by placing each node with precision and controlling the shape of each curved segment. This tool also allows you to create straight lines that are perpendicular or tangent to objects. You can draw straight lines by using the 2-point line tool. For example, you can change the default smoothness of a curved line that you’ve created with these tools. You can choose settings to control how the Freehand and Polyline tools behave. In addition to drawing freehand lines and straight segments, you can use the Polyline tool to draw circular arcs. However, the Polyline tool is easier to use for quickly drawing a complex line that consists of alternating curved and straight segments. The Freehand tool lets you control the smoothness of the curved line you are drawing as well as add segments to an existing line. When drawing straight lines or segments, you can constrain them to straight vertical or horizontal lines. If you make a mistake while drawing freehand curves, you can erase the unwanted part immediately and continue drawing. The Freehand and Polyline tools let you draw freehand lines as if you were sketching on a sketchpad. CorelDRAW provides various drawing tools that let you draw curved and straight lines, and lines containing both curved and straight segments. The line segments are connected by nodes, which are depicted as small squares. Lines can consist of multiple segments, and the line segments can be curved or straight. To hide the bounding box when using curve toolsĪ line is a path between two points. To set options for the Freehand and Bézier tools To draw a curve by using the 3-point curve tool

To draw a straight line by using the 2-point line tool To draw an arc by using the Polyline tool To draw a line by using the Polyline tool To draw a line by using the Freehand tool

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