Understanding pen tool
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I am trying to make an eye shape object with pen tool but I can't without using shape editor tool. Here is the recording. Here is the recording
Doing Same in AD Recording
Is this a bug?
Mac Mini M4 Pro | 24Gb
WIndows 11 | Intel i5 11Gen
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@Jayanta-Das Yes, there seems to be a problem to create cusp (sharp) corners with the Pen tool, at least when closing the path. I add this to the backlog.
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@Jayanta-Das Btw, you can do the same faster with the Path Sketch tool (shortcut: L):
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@b77 Yes can do but in many circumstances pen is more useful and precise.
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@Jayanta-Das Might be. But with the Path Sketch tool you can press Option to redo the last stroke.
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Hi
could not resist to bring in my fifty cents
made with the Pen Tool
Here the Video
Eye making in VS -
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@Jayanta-Das said in Understanding pen tool:
yes indeed, you are right
But I was not looking for the fastest way, looking just for
another possibility with the Pen Tool and I like the shape
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Talking about the pen tool... Let's say I want to create a drop shape. When I change a symmetry node into a cusp node using the tool bar (A), I still need to erase manually the tangents handles to obtain this result (B). I avoid the anchor point tool that gives me an unexpected and ugly result (C).
I also didn't find how to move separately the 2 handles of a node. In AD or AI I usually press "alt" while moving the single handle but it doesn't work here.
Fred.
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I also didn't find how to move separately the 2 handles of a node. In AD or AI I usually press "alt" while moving the single handle but it doesn't work here.
If the node is Symmetric and you want to change it to Smooth so that moving one of the control handles doesn't move the other in the opposite direction, select the control handle and press U.
If you want to change the node to Cusp, select it or any of its control handles and press L.
To change it to Symmetric, press Y.
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@Devil-Dinosaur If you wanted to include an image in your post, it didn't upload.
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@Devil-Dinosaur To void the result in (C) first convert all corner types to Cusp (before converting to lines).
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Thank you all, I will try.
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@Devil-Dinosaur If you refer to the image with the A, B and C labels, then that is visible.
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@vectoradmin Strange… not visible in Brave, visible in Safari and Firefox…
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@vectoradmin Photos are not visible on Chrome
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"L" and "Y" and the C conversion work fine
I also use Firefox and Safari, that's why I assumed that everyone could see the picture.
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Another option is to use the option/alt key on the last point before you let go to complete the loop.
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@Jayanta-Das In AD when you draw with the pen tool, after the second node how to you retract the control handle? (when the node changes from circle to square indicator).
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@vectoradmin It is same as VS, just click on the node.
