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View Path Detail ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 141
Nodes on Mat ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 142
7.04 SHAPE MAGIC ADVANCE PART 3: THE PATH FUNCTIONS .................................................................................................................. 142
Flatten Paths .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 142
Thin Paths .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 143
Fuse n’ Weld .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 144
Reverse Paths ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 144
7.05 SHAPE MAGIC ADVANCE PART 4: TILER ........................................................................................................................................... 145
7.06 NODE MODE TOOLBAR ................................................................................................................................................................... 147
7.07 EDIT THIS PROJECT NORMALLY (SELECT TOOL) ............................................................................................................................... 148
7.08 MEASURE SHAPE LENGTHS AND ANGLES (MEASURE TOOL) .............................................................................................................. 148
7.09 SLICE SHAPES AND LINES (KNIFE TOOL) .......................................................................................................................................... 150
7.10 ERASE SECTIONS OF PATHS (ERASER TOOL) ................................................................................................................................... 150
Erasing ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 150
Inverse Erasing (Adding to an Image) ................................................................................................................................................................. 152
Eraser or Knife? .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 154
7.11 DRAW FREEHAND LINES ................................................................................................................................................................. 155
Drawing Thin Lines ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 155
Drawing Thick Lines ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 156
Drawing with Other Line Styles ........................................................................................................................................................................... 156
7.12 DRAW BÉZIER CURVES AND STRAIGHT LINES (PEN TOOL) ................................................................................................................ 157
Drawing Straight Lines ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 157
Drawing Curves ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 158
Combining Straight Lines and Curves ................................................................................................................................................................ 158
Fat Path and Super Smooth ................................................................................................................................................................................. 159
7.13 EDIT PATHS AT NODE LEVEL (NODE EDIT TOOL) .............................................................................................................................. 159
Segment Editing .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 159
Node Editing .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 162
Applications for Node Edit ................................................................................................................................................................................... 163
7.14 RECONNECTING BROKEN SEGMENTS............................................................................................................................................... 164
Using Fuse n’ Weld ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 164
Using Edit Paths at Node Level (Node Edit Tool): ............................................................................................................................................. 164
Using the Drag Freehand Lines (Pencil Tool) .................................................................................................................................................... 165
Using the Draw Bézier Curves and Straight Lines (Pen Tool) .......................................................................................................................... 165
8. DESIGNING .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 166
8.01 WHERE DO I START WITH LEARNING TO DESIGN? ............................................................................................................................ 166
8.02 ADD BASIC SHAPES (BASIC SHAPES TOOL) ..................................................................................................................................... 166
8.03 CREATE SPIRALS (SPIRAL TOOL) ..................................................................................................................................................... 167
8.04 CREATE STARS AND POLYGONS (STAR & POLYGON TOOL) ............................................................................................................... 168
Star ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 169
Polygon .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 170
8.05 SHADOW LAYER ............................................................................................................................................................................. 172
Outset Shadow ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 172
Blackout Option ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 172
Corner Join Option ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 173
Inset Shadow ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 173
8.06 WELD TOOL ................................................................................................................................................................................... 174
Designing a Balloon .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 174
Designing a Border ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 174
Designing a Wreath ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 175
8.07 BOOLEAN JOIN ............................................................................................................................................................................... 176
Cutting One Shape from Another ........................................................................................................................................................................ 176
8.08 WRAP OBJECTS TO PATH................................................................................................................................................................ 177
8.08.1 Designing a Scalloped Oval ...................................................................................................................................................................... 177
8.08.2 Warp Objects to Path ................................................................................................................................................................................. 178
8.08.3 Live Edit Window........................................................................................................................................................................................ 181
8.09 AUTO 4-POINT WARP ..................................................................................................................................................................... 182
8.10 CONICAL WARP .............................................................................................................................................................................. 185
Tumbler Wrap ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 185
8.11 LATTICE ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 186
Latticed Circle ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 186
8.12 RHINESTONE DESIGN ..................................................................................................................................................................... 187
Rhinestone Outline ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 188
Rhinestone Fill ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 189
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