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Show Control Points: Trace

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Last updated: Aug 22, 2024
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Show Control Points On

Show Control Points On

Show Control Points Selected

  • Select the Options > Show Control Points feature to display the beginning, middle and end Control Points of objects. 

Select Control Points On to Display the Control Points of the Objects

Showing Control Points On

Showing Control Points On

Show Control Points Selected

  • Select Show Control Points to display the Control Points of the objects as you draw or edit.

  • Click on the Edit radio button and click on the desired object to select it.

  • The Control Points are displayed.

  • The Blue Dots* display the Beginning and End Points.

  • The Green Dots* display the Center Points.

    • *Dots are displayed exaggerated here for display.

Control Points in Trace are displayed as colored Dots on the Segments that make up the Object. Beginning/End Points are Blue and Center Points are Green. These can be toggled on/off in the Options menu.

Moving these Control Points will change the shape of the element being moved.

Control Points in Trace

Control Points on Bounding Rectangle are displayed as darker dots on the corners of the Bounding Rectangle of the selected Object that can be used to edit the object.

See: Bounding Rectangle Definition

Control Points in Trace are displayed as colored Dots on the Segments that make up the Object. Beginning/End Points are Blue and Center Points are Green. These can be toggled on/off in the Options menu.

Moving these Control Points will change the shape of the element being moved.

Control Points on Bounding Rectangle are displayed as darker dots on the corners of the Bounding Rectangle of the selected Object that can be used to edit the object.

See: Bounding Rectangle Definition

Show Control Points Off

Show Control Points Off

Show Control Points Unselected

Showing Control Points Off

Showing Control Points Off

Show Control Points UnselectedÂ