Edit keypoint curves

How to move, reshape, and edit keypoint curves.

Move a keypoint

  1. Choose Keypoint Curve Tools > Drag Keypoints.
  2. Drag a keypoint to move it.
    Note:

    If you edit a keypoint curve that is maintaining a relationship with another curve (such as tangency), the relationship will be lost.

Edit the attributes of a keypoint curve

  1. Pick the keypoint curve.
  2. Choose Windows > Information > Information Window.
  3. Open the Attributes section and edit the settings.

Split a keypoint curve

  1. Choose Keypoint Curve Tools > Break & Join > Break Curve at Keypoint.
  2. Click a keypoint on a keypoint curve.

Join two keypoint curves

The two curves must overlap at their endpoint.

  1. Choose Keypoint Curve Tools > Break & Join > Join Curves.
  2. Click on the overlapping keypoint at the end of the curves.
    Note:

    You can also join regular curves by clicking on the overlapping edit points at the end of the curves.