Quite pleasantly surprised with the Extend path tool
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@b77 said in Quite pleasantly surprised with the Extend path tool:
@VectorStyler This tool needs a shortcut…
Yes, I will try to find a key for it.
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@VectorStyler Can VS handle multi-key shortcuts now?
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@Boldline said in Quite pleasantly surprised with the Extend path tool:
@VectorStyler Can VS handle multi-key shortcuts now?
Yes.
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@VectorStyler Thought better of it and…
When you are already in node editing mode (A) it would be faster if a
keyboard modifier would extend a path or slide a node directly.Let's see:
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Shift-dragging a node moves it in horizontal, 45° or vertical direction.
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Option-dragging a node duplicates the entire path. Hmm… kinda unusual.
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Option-clicking on path adds a node "flag"
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Option-dragging anywhere on the path adds a node flag (with the click) and drag does nothing.
This oone could duplicate the path instead of Option-dragging a node, no?
(Or do something else that is useful).
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@b77 There is also the case in Extend Path tool where a node is shifted along the path.
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@VectorStyler What I'm saying is I would prefer to not have to switch to another
tool so often.When I'm in Node Editing mode (shortcut: A) it would be faster to be able to extend
a path directly by dragging any of the endnodes using a modifier.I listed the current keyboard modifiers for the Node Editor, to see where
such a modifier could fit.Option-dragging a node could do that — both extending and sliding.
Other opinions are welcome — maybe I missed some important detail?
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Also:
When dealing with cusp nodes of closed shapes, Option-dragging a node can move it
along the extension of the two segments of that node:
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@b77 I will test more the case with cusp corners. These might have problems with the current implementation (no curvature at the node).
The main obstacle to have the Extend Path and Node tool combined is the availability of a modifier key dedicated for this.
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I don't know how I didn't notice this tool. I have had to fiddle so many times to construct an element, and here it is often trivial. This element is worth attention. Thank you
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@encart BTW: a path can also be extended automatically to the next intersection with the Trim and Join tool.
