| Glenn_UK | Date: Friday, 2014 Jan 03, 07:41 | Message # 1 |
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| Let's say I have a straight line (one segment, 2 endpoints only) at an arbitrary angle.
(Illustrator CC Smart Guides are on: SnapDistance=4px)
With PathScribe, how can I grab the centre point of that line and drag it out so the angle and the length of the resulting two handles remain equal to each other? (ie at a right-angle to the line)?
Even when the line is vertical (an upright side of a rectangle for example) and a horiz guide line intersects it at exactly half way… when I grab the mid-point, with the green 'Intersect' indicator inside PathScribe's red circle and I try to drag it horizontally (following the guide) the handles do not remain consistently equal to each other.
I've tried several key combinations (Windows: UK keyboard) but with no luck.
What am I missing? Advice/direction will be very welcome, and appreciated.
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| Glenn_UK | Date: Saturday, 2014 Jan 04, 02:42 | Message # 2 |
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| Okay, I got it!
It is the Shift Key, after all - but the first click needs to be towards the end of the path (then Shift-Drag) and not, as I was trying, clicking first at the Centre of the path (which will, with Shift-Drag, present a quite different behaviour).
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Off Subject.... Odd Forum this (the only one covering Astute Graphics that I could find)....threads with literally thousands of views and yet only the tiniest handful of responses…
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| jaroslav | Date: Saturday, 2014 Jan 04, 03:40 | Message # 3 |
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Group: Administrators
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| Yes, you are right. You should press Shift key after dragging a straight segment.
By the way you can find more useful Pathscribe shortcuts here
http://www.astutegraphics.com/blog....-part-1
http://www.astutegraphics.com/blog....-part-2
http://www.astutegraphics.com/blog....-part-3
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