Manipulating segments

You can move curved segments to change an object’s shape. You can also control the smoothness of curved segments.

You can change the direction of a curve object by reversing the position of its start and end nodes. The effect is apparent only when the ends of a curve object are different. For example, when an arrowhead is applied to the end node of a curve object, changing the direction results in moving the arrowhead to the start node.

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Changing the direction of a curve


To manipulate the segments of a curve object

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In the toolbox, click the Shape tool CorelDRAW pgx shape tool Manipulating segments .
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Drag a segment until it’s the shape you want.

You can also
Straighten a curve segment
Click a curve segment, and click the Convert curve to line button CorelDRAW pgx convert curve Manipulating segments on the property bar.
Curve a straight segment
Click a straight segment, and click the Convert line to curve CorelDRAW pgx convert line button Manipulating segments button on the property bar.
Smooth a segment
Click a node, and move the Curve smoothness slider on the property bar. To smooth all segments in a curve object, select all of the object’s nodes before moving the Curve smoothness slider.
Change the direction of a curve object
Click a segment, and click the Reverse curve direction button CorelDRAW pgx reverse curve Manipulating segments on the property bar.

Manipulating segments