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).