![]() ![]() ![]() So instead, first choose the Arc tool so it is visible in the Tools panel (instead of hidden beneath the other tools) now double-click the tool icon in the Tools panel. You can open the “Arc Segment Tool Options” dialog box by simply clicking in a document window with the Arc tool, but you don’t get the dynamic preview this way. Now, the Arc tool draws according to the settings in the “Arc Segment Tool Options,” so if you really need arcs in your project, learn to use this dialog box (okay, you need to be a mathematician to really know what the settings are doing, but you can get the gist of it): Where you begin and end will be the beginning and end of the arc. To draw an arc, get the Arc tool (see page 44), then press-and-drag with it, from one end of the arc to the other.You can draw an arc as an open path or as a closed path (open and closed paths are explained on page 28). When you release the Spacebar (still pressing the mouse), you can continue modifying the shape. When drawing with any of the Shape or Line tools, you can reposition the object you’re drawing-on the fly: As you drag, hold down the Spacebar (continue to press the mouse), then move the object to any position. Use the Stroke settings in the Control panel to color and stroke the path. ![]() You’ll see the changes happen live in outline view mode. To loosen the spiral, hold down the Command key ( PC: Control key) and drag outward, away from the center.To tighten the spiral, hold down the Command key ( PC: Control key) and drag in toward the center of the spiral.To remove rings from a spiral, tap the DownArrow.To add rings to a spiral, tap the UpArrow.Keep holding the tool down while you do this: Task 10 Draw spiralsĭrag in the document to create a spiral move the tool around to tilt the spiral. You’ll need some practice to be able to predict the results of using this tool, but perhaps its organic unpredictability is part of the magic and ancient symbolism of the spiral shape. The Spiral tool makes drawing spirals easy, and a little confusing. To remove an arrowhead from a path: Select an arrow in your document, click “Stroke” in the Control panel, then choose “None” from the “Arrowheads” pop-up menus in the Stroke panel (above). ![]()
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