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).