the radius value, the larger the curved segment. A message appears if
the radius value is too large for the angle of the segments.
Add Point
Available when the pointer is on a path segment and
appears as a gray arrowhead. Inserts an anchor point with a tangent
line where you click.
Break
Available when the pointer is a grey arrowhead on a path.
Splits the path segment at that location, and adds anchor points to the
ends of the resulting segments.
Join
Available when you select two anchor points that are not con-
nected. Connects the selected points with a straight segment.
Delete Handle
Available when the pointer is on a tangent line han-
dle and appears as a crosshair. Removes the handle and the effects of
the tangent line on the path (see To delete tangent lines,
page 23.439).
Add Handle
Available when the pointer is on an anchor point and
there are fewer than two tangent line segments at the anchor point.
Adds one or two tangent line segment to the anchor point (see To
add a tangent line, page 23.439).
Straighten
Available when the pointer is on a path segment and
appears as a gray arrowhead. Makes the path segment straight by
removing tangent lines from the segments anchor points.
Enable Symmetrical Drag
Available when an object is in path edit
mode. You can easily create a symetrical design from a circle, rectan-
gle, or a complex group of objects (see Symmetrically resizing path
points, page 23.444).
Selecting anchor points and segments
When you edit paths, you need to select particular anchor points or
segments before you can delete, move, or reshape them. Before you
can select anchor points and segments, a path object must be in edit
mode (see To place an object in edit mode on page 23.429).