Path edition: how to add direction handles to a path point?

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RedstoneRepeater
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Path edition: how to add direction handles to a path point?

Post by RedstoneRepeater »

Hi,

How to convert "sharp" point path to a "soft one", to get direction handles? I mean the control points of a bezier curved path.

That's not cevered in the manual, online nor offline version.

Thanks.
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Re: Path edition: how to add direction handles to a path point?

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It's not possible in PitStop.
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bens
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Re: Path edition: how to add direction handles to a path point?

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It is possible actually; PitStop is even better than you think ;-)

Select the point using the "Edit Path" tool. Make sure you actually have one or more anchor points selected, and not just the path. Then in the PitStop Pro menu go to Object - Set Curve Anchor Point. The handle bars will appear but you may have to look closely because PitStop doesn't change the angle. In other words the handle bar will coincide precisely with the path. Whether you get one or two handle bars depends on the adjacent points on the path.
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Re: Path edition: how to add direction handles to a path point?

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How pitstoply intuitive :shock:
Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Path edition: how to add direction handles to a path point?

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You learn something new every day!!
I even wrote a feature request for that, mind you it was for a specific tool, not a menu item.
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