When creating and editing outlines
for shapes, you are always creating a Bezier form. For beginners who are
inexperienced with Bezier there exists an option to work without “handles,” both
when inputting a shape and when editing a shape. When the Bezier handles are
hidden on an object, you can edit the outline by moving, adding and deleting
nodes. This type of outline is known as a ‘spline’. The limitation is that you
cannot change the shape of the curve between outline points. That is where the
normal Bezier handles come in. You can switch any object at any time between
spline and Bezier, just be aware that when you go to spline, your edits between
nodes will be lost. Generally we always recommend that you learn the Bezier and
we have made every attempt to ease you into that.
Note: If you want to quickly reshape a Bezier curve but don’t understand the handles, we have added a feature that lets you drag on the outline, between two nodes, and the outline will follow your mouse, adjusting the handles automatically. This is also very handy when you want to quickly draw with a very minimum of nodes, (very good for re-sizing later).