KNK Zing - Drawing Curves

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 If you wish to continue drawing a connecting straight line path, then instead of right clicking to end, keep left
clicking. At any point you can right click to add the last node and end the drawing of straight lines:
 On the other hand, if you are creating a closed path, then just as the mouse cursor approaches the starting
node, the shape will fill with color and you can click one last time to end the process. You do not have to
right click to end the drawing if the shape is closed:
 Again, if the shape is closing, you can left click or right click to end the drawing of that shape. If the shape is
not closing, then you must use a right click to stop the drawing of that shape.
Drawing Curves
 Drawing curves is a bit more difficult. The key is to take it one step at a time, practice the technique a lot,
and remember that you can later correct your curves using the Node Edit Tool (refer to Section 7.13).
 To draw a curve, use your mouse to left click once where you want the start the curve. Then instead of left
clicking, hold the left mouse button down and begin dragging the mouse outwards. Continue holding the left
button and notice a dotted line appears with two points at either end. These are called control points:
 As you drag the mouse, you’ll see that you have full control over how long this dotted line will be, as well as
where the control points are positioned. Experiment with longer and shorter control lines, as well as rotating
the line to bend the curve in a range of different ways:
Left click once
to begin.
Move cursor to where you want
to finish the line.
Right click to end drawing of the line.
Left click to start
and then left click
at 2
nd
location
As soon as the shape
fills with color, left click
to end.
As you approach the
start, watch for the
shape to fill.
Move to 3
rd
location and
left click again.
Left click to start and left
click at 2
nd
location
Move to 3
rd
location and left
click again.
Move to 4
th
location and left click again.
Move to 5
th
location and left click again.
If you are finished drawing, right click to end.
Control Points