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7.06 NODE MODE TOOLBAR ................................................................................................................................................................... 132
7.07 EDIT THIS PROJECT NORMALLY (SELECT TOOL) ............................................................................................................................... 133
7.08 MEASURE SHAPE LENGTHS AND ANGLES (MEASURE TOOL) .............................................................................................................. 133
7.09 SLICE SHAPES AND LINES (KNIFE TOOL) .......................................................................................................................................... 135
7.10 ERASE SECTIONS OF PATHS (ERASER TOOL) ................................................................................................................................... 135
Erasing............................................................................................................................................................................................ 135
Inverse Erasing (Adding to an Image) ............................................................................................................................................ 137
Eraser or Knife? .............................................................................................................................................................................. 139
7.11 DRAW FREEHAND LINES ................................................................................................................................................................. 140
Drawing Thin Lines ......................................................................................................................................................................... 140
Drawing Thick Lines ....................................................................................................................................................................... 141
Drawing with Other Line Styles ....................................................................................................................................................... 141
7.12 DRAW BÉZIER CURVES AND STRAIGHT LINES (PEN TOOL) ................................................................................................................ 142
Drawing Straight Lines.................................................................................................................................................................... 142
Drawing Curves .............................................................................................................................................................................. 143
Combining Straight Lines and Curves ............................................................................................................................................ 143
Fat Path and Super Smooth ........................................................................................................................................................... 144
7.13 EDIT PATHS AT NODE LEVEL (NODE EDIT TOOL) .............................................................................................................................. 144
Segment Editing ............................................................................................................................................................................. 144
Node Editing ................................................................................................................................................................................... 147
Applications for Node Edit .............................................................................................................................................................. 148
7.14 RECONNECTING BROKEN SEGMENTS............................................................................................................................................... 149
Using Fuse n’ Weld......................................................................................................................................................................... 149
Using Edit Paths at Node Level (Node Edit Tool): .......................................................................................................................... 149
Using the Drag Freehand Lines (Pencil Tool) ................................................................................................................................. 150
Using the Draw Bézier Curves and Straight Lines (Pen Tool) ........................................................................................................ 150
8. DESIGNING ...................................................................................................................................................................... 151
8.01 WHERE DO I START WITH LEARNING TO DESIGN? ............................................................................................................................ 151
8.02 ADD BASIC SHAPES (BASIC SHAPES TOOL) ..................................................................................................................................... 151
8.03 CREATE SPIRALS (SPIRAL TOOL) ..................................................................................................................................................... 152
8.04 CREATE STARS AND POLYGONS (STAR & POLYGON TOOL) ............................................................................................................... 153
Star ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 154
Polygon ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 155
8.05 SHADOW LAYER ............................................................................................................................................................................. 157
Outset Shadow ............................................................................................................................................................................... 157
Blackout Option .............................................................................................................................................................................. 157
Corner Join Option.......................................................................................................................................................................... 158
Inset Shadow .................................................................................................................................................................................. 158
8.06 WELD TOOL ................................................................................................................................................................................... 159
Designing a Balloon ........................................................................................................................................................................ 159
Designing a Border ......................................................................................................................................................................... 159
Designing a Wreath ........................................................................................................................................................................ 160
8.07 BOOLEAN JOIN ............................................................................................................................................................................... 161
Cutting One Shape from Another ................................................................................................................................................... 161
8.08 WRAP OBJECTS TO PATH................................................................................................................................................................ 162
8.08.1 Designing a Scalloped Oval ................................................................................................................................................. 162
8.08.2 Warp Objects to Path........................................................................................................................................................... 163
8.08.3 Live Edit Window ................................................................................................................................................................. 166
8.09 AUTO 4-POINT WARP ..................................................................................................................................................................... 167
8.10 CONICAL WARP .............................................................................................................................................................................. 170
Tumbler Wrap ................................................................................................................................................................................. 170
8.11 LATTICE ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 171
Latticed Circle ................................................................................................................................................................................. 171
8.12 RHINESTONE DESIGN ..................................................................................................................................................................... 172
Rhinestone Outline ......................................................................................................................................................................... 173
Rhinestone Fill ................................................................................................................................................................................ 174
Additional Tips on Rhinestone Designing ....................................................................................................................................... 174
8.13 TEXTURE SNAPSHOT ...................................................................................................................................................................... 175
Creating a Gradient Texture Fill ...................................................................................................................................................... 176
8.14 JIGSAW PUZZLE ............................................................................................................................................................................. 177

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