the path Context menu that appears, choose Delete Point. You can
also Option+Shift-click (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift-click (Windows) a point
to delete it, or select points and press the Delete key.
To delete a segment: Select the anchor points at each end and
press Delete. Deleting a segment of a closed path does not open the
path; the remaining segments are joined and the path remains closed.
Adding segments to an open path
You can add segments to the end of an open path using the Curve
tool or Polygon tool.
1
With the object in edit mode, select the endpoint where you
want to add a segment.
2
Select the Curve tool (to add straight or curved segments) or
the Polygon tool (to add straight segments) in the toolbox.
3
Click to add a straight segment beyond the selected endpoint.
With the Curve tool, you can add a curved segment by pressing the
mouse button to establish the new anchor point and then dragging
to position the tangent line.
4
To add additional segments, repeat the previous step. When
you finish, press Enter (Mac) or Esc (Windows) to leave edit mode.
Adding points to a curve
Often technical illustrators need to quickly add additional editing
points to a bézier curve.
To add points to a curve, do the following:
1
Select the object.
2
Choose Object > Path > Add Points from the main menu. This
operation will activate the Add Points dialog box (1 ), which will
allow you to enter the number of points that you wish to add to the
object.
3
Click OK to accept your choice.