Drawing freehand paths
You can draw objects with the Freehand tool by simply dragging the
pointer. The Freehand tool creates paths with curved segments based
on the movement of the pointer.
As with any path object, you can later edit the path and reshape its
segments; see Editing object paths on page 23.425.
To draw a freehand path: Select the Freehand tool in the Path
Tools toolbar. Position the pointer where you want the path to begin.
Drag to create a path. To create a closed path, release the mouse but-
ton when the pointer is on the starting point.
To set the curve tolerance: You can tell Canvas to use rela-
tively more or fewer anchor points to represent a curve. Double-click
the Freehand tool to open the Freehand Tolerance dialog box. In the
text box, type a value from 1 to 5, where a value of 5 tells Canvas to
use as few anchor points as possible.
If you have difficulty drawing smooth curves with this tool, try low-
ering the speed setting in your systems Mouse (or other pointing
device) Control Panel. See your system documentation for informa-
tion on these settings.
Drawing curved paths
The Curve tool is the most versatile of the path tools. You can use it
to draw precise paths with straight and curved segments. When you
draw curved segments, you place an anchor point and a tangent line
at the start of each segment. The position and length of the tangent
line controls the shape of the curved segment.
Paths drawn with the
Freehand tool