For an open path, after you place the last anchor point, press
Enter (Mac) or Esc (Windows). You can also double-click
to place the last anchor point.
For a closed path, click the starting anchor point, and then
press Enter (Mac) or Esc (Windows). You can also double-
click the starting anchor point.
Shaping and editing segments as you draw
As you draw with the Curve tool, you can use modifier keys to con-
strain and edit the path segments.
To place an anchor point at a 45-degree interval relative to
the previous one: Press Shift as you set the second anchor point.
To create a straight segment: Press Option (Mac) or Ctrl
(Windows) as you click to set the segments endpoint.
To remove the last segment: Press Delete. You can continue
to remove segments in the reverse order you created them, until you
delete the entire object.
To constrain a tangent line to 45-degree increments: Press
Shift as you drag the tangent line.
Drawing auto curves
The Auto Curve tool draws and edits curved paths. This tool makes it
easy to draw smooth curves because it automatically curves path seg-
ments as you simply click or drag the mouse.
When you use the Auto Curve tool, you dont have to position tan-
gent lines that control the shape of curves. Instead, you simply click
To draw the curve shown in
gray, press and drag to set the
first anchor point and tangent
line.
Press and drag to set the next
anchor point and tangent line.
The first segment (highlighted)
grows as you draw out the tan-
gent line.
Press and drag to set the third
anchor point; the second seg-
ment (highlighted) grows as
you drag the tangent line.