Shape Creation and Editing Tools

At the right of the shape and tools pane are the shape creation and editing tools, as well as Bézier creation controls and pen pressure controls. The creation tools form the first row of the shape creation and editing tools, and the editing tools form the second.

Use:	To:
Freehand	Create a freehand line strip shape.
Bézier	Create a Bézier shape point by point.
Rectangle	Create a rectangular (or square) Bézier shape.
Ellipse	Create an elliptical (circular) Bézier shape.
Line	Create a line Bézier shape.
Transform	Edit a shape's transform.
Edit	Edit points in a Bézier shape.
Clone/Reveal Transform	Edit the clone/reveal transform of a shape.

NoteNotice that the Rectangle, Ellipse, Line and Bézier shape tools all create Bézier shapes.

Immediately below the shape creation and editing tools are the Erase controls. Contrary to many other drawing packages, Vector Paint does not have dedicated erasing tools. Instead, you choose the erase mode you want (erase to background, to transparent, or to background color),and use the standard creation tools to create new shapes that erase. These shapes can be edited, tracked, and changed just as other shapes.

Make Bézier Controls

Use:	To:
Auto	Automatically convert new freehand shape.
Tolerance	Set the pixel tolerance when converting freehand shapes to Bézier.

Pen Pressure Controls

Use:	To:
Size	Have pen pressure control brush size.
Opacity	Have pen pressure control opacity.