Create a Bezier curve
 
 
 

To create a Bezier curve

  1. Select Create > Bezier Curve Tool or click the Bezier Curve Tool icon () in the Curves shelf.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • To place an anchor, click the scene.
    • To place an anchor and manipulate its tangent, click and drag the mouse on the scene.
    • To add an anchor to the existing curve while preserving its shape, click anywhere on the curve.
    • To delete an anchor, select it and press .
    • To close the curve, hold + and click the first anchor of the curve.
  3. If you choose another tool, then select the curve and return to the Bezier Curve Tool, you can append additional anchors to the most recently created anchor.

  4. When you have finished placing anchors, press to end the curve and exit the Bezier Curve Tool. If you want to draw additional curves, you can also press ā€˜gā€™ to end the current curve, but remain in the tool.

To append anchors to the end of an existing curve

  1. Select the curve you want to append to.
  2. Select Create > Bezier Curve Tool or click the Bezier Curve Tool icon () in the Curves shelf.
  3. Click the last anchor in the curve.

    The last anchor is always the end point of the curve that is not yellow.

  4. Click (or click-drag) anywhere in the scene.

    An anchor appears and is connected to the curve.