As
you create your shape, you can create curved nodes with a normal left-click,
line nodes are made by holding the ‘Ctrl’ key during a left click, and cusps are
made by holding the ‘Shift’ key down during a left click.The Point Input method is the most commonly used method, and for most people, it is the easiest. Click the Point button in the Tool Pane and then start clicking along the line you wish to make.
As
you create your shape, you can create curved nodes with a normal left-click,
line nodes are made by holding the ‘Ctrl’ key during a left click, and cusps are
made by holding the ‘Shift’ key down during a left click.
You can use the ‘backspace’ or ‘Delete’ to remove points you have entered. You can cancel the drawing using the ‘Esc’ or ‘Escape’ key.
When you have completed your shape, you can end it by right-clicking. If you wish to end the shape and also close the outline at the same time, hold the ‘ctrl’ key while right clicking.
While entering points along the outline, you do not need to worry about the Bezier handles – they are created for you using some ‘reasonable’ values. Once you have created your shape, if you want to adjust the handles, you can. Or you can ignore them entirely if you prefer. We’ll talk about that shortly, in the ‘Editing Outlines’ section, subtitled “Working as Spline/Bezier”