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rasputozen
Joined: 26 Apr 2015
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 Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 2:06 pm Post subject: How do you make the pen tool not cause stomach ulcers? |
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I wrote this really funny/witty rant but accidentally hit F5 which refreshed the page and I lost the whole thing  What follows is the half-assed version.
I'm convinced the internal mechanisms of the pen tool rely on a random number generator somewhere, which is the only explanation for why when I try to just create a simple path with one handle per anchor point, I'll sometimes be able to alt click the anchor point to delete one or equally as likely it will delete both and I'll have no curve at all.
I've tried many times to understand this tool, always thinking it was just that I didn't know how to use it properly. But I'm now convinced it is this tool alone which is the very nucleus responsible for all of the suffering in the world. There's no way it could have survived at least 20 commercial releases and function with such perfect non-intuitiveness unless it was a practical joke for the devs. I truly believe this.
A path with one handle per anchor... is it possible? |
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hawkeye
Joined: 14 May 2009
Posts: 2377
Location: Mesa, Az
OS: Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
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I'm trying to understand why you think you need a point with only 1 handle. But the fact is you can't delete just one handle on a bezier curve.
Bezier curves always have two, which can be moved independently. You can if you wish drag one handle into the point, but it's still there and is just hidden by the point. |
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rasputozen
Joined: 26 Apr 2015
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| Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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Weird but I can get it to have only one handle sometimes, and other times not. It's very natural (at least to me) to have just one handle. Much more intuitive and less hassle. |
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hawkeye
Joined: 14 May 2009
Posts: 2377
Location: Mesa, Az
OS: Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
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| Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 6:39 pm Post subject: |
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You still have two handles, one is just hidden by the point. Drag on the middle of the curve and it will pull out. |
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rasputozen
Joined: 26 Apr 2015
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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Ah! You were right. The pen tool's not all that bad now. Thanks. |
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