Redefine control handles for a point on a path
To redefine the control handles for a point on a path
In the Tools panel, click Direct Selection.
Select the path containing the point (or vertex) that you wish to modify.
While holding ALT, click on a node when the cursor looks like one of the following cursors, and then drag away from the node to redefine the control handles.
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Convert point cursor
Makes any sharp corner smooth (if already smooth, changes the angle of the curve as it passes through the clicked point)
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Convert segment cursor
Takes a segment and bends it into a curve to pass through the mouse position
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Convert tangent cursor
Adjust the selected tangent independently of the other side
Alternatively, you can click a node or a segment of a path to make the tangent handles appear, and then click and drag one of the tangent endpoints when the cursor changes to the move tangent cursor
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.For more cursor descriptions, see Direct Selection tool modifier keys and Pen tool modifier keys.
See also
Tasks
Draw a free-form path
Draw a curve
Delete part of a path
Add or remove a point on a path
Change the shape of a curve
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