Chapter 37: Using the Edit Menu..................................................................................................... 405
Using Undo and Redo.......................................................................................................................................405
Copying parts or all of a design.......................................................................................................................405
Using Duplicate to copy and offset an object.................................................................................................407
Deleting parts of the design..............................................................................................................................407
Chapter 38: Detail Editing Segments and Points of Vector Objects........................................ 409
Selecting objects or parts of objects for editing..............................................................................................409
Copying and pasting segments........................................................................................................................411
Changing curves to lines and lines to curves.................................................................................................411
Aligning points...................................................................................................................................................412
Adding points to objects ...................................................................................................................................413
Deleting points from an object.........................................................................................................................415
Using the Move Tool (hook).............................................................................................................................416
Moving points ....................................................................................................................................................417
Moving segments...............................................................................................................................................419
Bending line segments ......................................................................................................................................421
Changing the flex of curves..............................................................................................................................422
Closing open points with the Move tool ........................................................................................................422
Automatically joining open shapes.................................................................................................................423
Dividing an object into multiple objects.........................................................................................................424
Making the corners of an object rounded using the Round Corner tool....................................................425
Sharpening the corners of an object using the Sharp Corner Tool..............................................................426
Changing the corners of an object with Fillet Corner...................................................................................426
Smoothing objects with the Smooth Path tool ...............................................................................................428
Freehand Drawing.............................................................................................................................................429
Designate the first point of a shape.................................................................................................................429
Chapter 39: Reducing the Number of Points with the Thin Command .................................. 431
Removing points................................................................................................................................................431
Smoothing jagged edges ...................................................................................................................................432
Controlling the number of points thinned .....................................................................................................433
Minimizing the error between remaining points after thinning .................................................................435
Book Nine: Adding Flair to the Design ........................................................................................... 437
Chapter 40: Outlining Objects .......................................................................................................... 439
Creating outlines................................................................................................................................................439
Hiding, encasing, and contouring objects ......................................................................................................441
Changing the spacing between multiple outlines.........................................................................................443
Adding and deleting outlines ..........................................................................................................................446
Editing outline settings for sharp corners ......................................................................................................447
Saving the outline for later use ........................................................................................................................447
Chapter 41: Adding Shadows ........................................................................................................... 449
Creating a shade or drop shadow ...................................................................................................................450
Creating a cast shadow .....................................................................................................................................451
Choosing the shadow output options.............................................................................................................451
Creating different types of jobs using Shadow..............................................................................................454
Editing or deleting Shadows ............................................................................................................................457
Viewing the Design ...........................................................................................................................................457
Exercises..............................................................................................................................................................457
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