Note
Version 2024.2 includes the following enhancements:
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Added the hover effect when viewing handles in 2D. When hovering over a handle, it highlights in 2D, making it easier to identify and select.
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The colors of the Handles icons in the Context View > Point Properties correspond with the colors when hovering over the handles in the pattern piece, for easier recognition.
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The dot at the end of the handle appears bigger when hovering to allow easier selection.
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When selecting a symmetrical line, both handles are now exposed and can be dragged and manipulated. The angle appears on one side only.
Clicking any point on the edge of a pattern piece, except for a point with a Curve Type of Sharp, displays handles. You can use these handles to change the edges connected to the point by dragging the handles. The same applies to a point added to an internal line.
To use the handle, click and drag the point at the end of the handle.
The labeled areas in the image above include:
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Point
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Handle
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Point at the end of a handle
The following image shows a point with a Curve Type of Sharp which is changed to Curved. Handles are displayed and then used to change the connected edges.
Tip
You can delete a handle by double-clicking the point at the end of the handle. You can also activate or deactivate handles by selecting the relevant icon in the Context view under Point Properties.
When changing a corner point on a square pattern piece from Sharp to Curved, the handles are automatically set to 1/3rd of the connected edge. Therefore, for a corner point on a square pattern piece they are equal in length.
When changing a point from Sharp or Curved to Smooth, two handles are created at 180 degrees from one another, allowing movement on either side. For more information on points and handles, refer to Points and Point Actions.
If you have two handles which are of different length, you can make them equal in length.
To make the handles equal in length:
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In the 2D window, click the point on the handle whose length you want to have as the length of the other handle.
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Hold down Alt (Mac: Option) while dragging the point on the handle. The handles are now the same length.
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