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3 Drag to set the slope of the curve segment you're creating. In general, extend the
direction line about one-third of the distance to the next anchor point you plan to draw.
Shift-drag to constrain the direction line to multiples of 45 degrees.
A B
A. Positioning pen tool B. Starting to drag (mouse button pressed)
C. Dragging to extend direction lines
4 Release the mouse button.
Note: The first segment will not be visible until you add a second anchor point.
5 Position the pen tool where you want the curve segment to end, and then do one of the
following:
To create a C-shaped curve, drag in the opposite direction of to the previous direction
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line.
A B
A. Starting to drag second smooth point B. Dragging away from previous direction
line, to create a C-shaped curve C. Result after releasing mouse button
To create an S-shaped curve, drag in the same direction as the previous direction line.
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A B
A. Starting to drag new smooth point B. Dragging in same direction as previous
direction line, to create an S-shaped curve C. Result after releasing mouse button
6 Continue dragging the pen tool from different locations to create additional smooth
points.
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