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Cleaned.</lastedited> 42*cdf0e10cSrcweir</history> 43*cdf0e10cSrcweir</meta> 44*cdf0e10cSrcweir<body> 45*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3149377"><bookmark_value>lines; drawing</bookmark_value> 46*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>curves; drawing</bookmark_value> 47*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>control points definition</bookmark_value> 48*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>corner points</bookmark_value> 49*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>drawing;lines</bookmark_value> 50*cdf0e10cSrcweir</bookmark> 51*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149377" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="3"><variable id="line_draw"><link href="text/simpress/guide/line_draw.xhp" name="Drawing Curves">Drawing Curves</link> 52*cdf0e10cSrcweir</variable></paragraph> 53*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148868" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="4">The <emph>Curve</emph> icon 54*cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3150205" src="res/commandimagelist/sc_linetoolbox.png" width="0.222inch" height="0.222inch"><alt id="alt_id3150205" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 55*cdf0e10cSrcweir </image> on the <emph>Drawing</emph> toolbar opens a toolbar to draw Bézier curves. Bézier curves are defined by a start point and an end point, which are called "anchors". The curvature of the Bézier curve is defined by control points ("handles"). Moving a control point changes the shape of the Bézier curve.</paragraph> 56*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="note" id="par_id8532364" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Control points are only visible in "Edit Points" mode. Control points are represented by circles, anchor points are represented by squares. The start point is a little bit larger than the other anchor points.</paragraph> 57*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150210" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="39">Bézier curve segments and straight line segments can be joined to form more complex Bézier curves. Three different transitions can be applied to join adjacent segments:</paragraph> 58*cdf0e10cSrcweir<list type="unordered"> 59*cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 60*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154766" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="25">A <emph>symmetrical</emph> anchor point has the same line curvature on either side, and two control lines that move together as a straight line.</paragraph> 61*cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 62*cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 63*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149874" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="26">A <emph>smooth</emph> anchor point may have different line curvatures on either side.</paragraph> 64*cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 65*cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 66*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150435" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="27">A <emph>corner</emph> anchor point has one or two independent control lines. Changing one side has no effect on the other side.</paragraph> 67*cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 68*cdf0e10cSrcweir</list> 69*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id46388" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">How to use the Curve tool</paragraph> 70*cdf0e10cSrcweir<list type="ordered"> 71*cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 72*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155262" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="5">On the Drawing toolbar, open the <emph>Curves</emph> toolbar 73*cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3145829" src="res/commandimagelist/sc_linetoolbox.png" width="0.222inch" height="0.222inch"><alt id="alt_id3145829" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 74*cdf0e10cSrcweir </image> and select the <emph>Curve</emph> 75*cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="Graphic1" src="res/commandimagelist/sc_bezier_unfilled.png" width="0.222inch" height="0.222inch"><alt id="alt_" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 76*cdf0e10cSrcweir </image> tool.</paragraph> 77*cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 78*cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 79*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155928" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="6">Click where you want the curve to start, and drag in the direction where you want the curve to go. The control line will indicate the direction. </paragraph> 80*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id8174687" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Hold down <item type="keycode">Shift</item> while you drag to restrict the direction to a 45 degree grid.</paragraph> 81*cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 82*cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 83*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148390" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="41">Release the mouse where the first control point should be.</paragraph> 84*cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 85*cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 86*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154865" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="22">Move the pointer to where you want the curve segment to end. The curve follows the pointer. </paragraph> 87*cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 88*cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 89*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id1556443" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Do one of the following:</paragraph> 90*cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 91*cdf0e10cSrcweir</list> 92*cdf0e10cSrcweir<list type="unordered"> 93*cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 94*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151172" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="9">Double-click on the position of the end point to finish drawing the line. </paragraph> 95*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id5377056" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">To create a closed shape, double-click the starting point of the line.</paragraph> 96*cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 97*cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 98*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153919" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="23">Click and release the mouse button to add an anchor point. Move the mouse to draw the next segment.</paragraph> 99*cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 100*cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 101*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149451" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="43">Click and drag in any direction to add a smooth anchor point.</paragraph> 102*cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 103*cdf0e10cSrcweir</list> 104*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id2071596" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">How to use the Freeform Line tool</paragraph> 105*cdf0e10cSrcweir<list type="ordered"> 106*cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 107*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id4907681" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">On the Drawing toolbar, open the <emph>Curves</emph> toolbar 108*cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="Graphic2" src="res/commandimagelist/sc_linetoolbox.png" width="0.222inch" height="0.222inch"><alt id="alt_" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 109*cdf0e10cSrcweir </image> and select the <emph>Freeform Line</emph> 110*cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="Graphic3" src="res/commandimagelist/sc_freeline_unfilled.png" width="0.222inch" height="0.222inch"><alt id="alt_" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 111*cdf0e10cSrcweir </image> tool.</paragraph> 112*cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 113*cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 114*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id1122165" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Click where you want the curve to start, and keep holding the mouse button down.</paragraph> 115*cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 116*cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 117*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id5792107" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Draw the freeform line as you would do with a pencil.</paragraph> 118*cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 119*cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 120*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id7734916" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Release the mouse button to finish the line.</paragraph> 121*cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 122*cdf0e10cSrcweir</list> 123*cdf0e10cSrcweir<section id="relatedtopics"> 124*cdf0e10cSrcweir<embed href="text/simpress/guide/line_edit.xhp#line_edit"/> 125*cdf0e10cSrcweir<embed href="text/simpress/guide/vectorize.xhp#vectorize"/> 126*cdf0e10cSrcweir<embed href="text/simpress/guide/3d_create.xhp#3d_create"/> 127*cdf0e10cSrcweir<embed href="text/simpress/guide/text2curve.xhp#text2curve"/> 128*cdf0e10cSrcweir</section> 129*cdf0e10cSrcweir</body> 130*cdf0e10cSrcweir</helpdocument> 131
