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).