Drawing and Shaping Objects Flashcards
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Which tool lets you draw freeform paths by placing anchor points and dragging to create smooth curves?
Answer: Pen tool
The Pen tool places anchor points and dragging the handles produces precise Bézier curves.
What does holding Shift do while drawing with the Ellipse tool?
Answer: Creates a perfect circle
Holding Shift constrains the ellipse proportions, producing a perfect circle.
Which key do you hold to draw a shape from its center outward instead of from a corner?
Answer: Alt/Option
Holding Alt (Option on Mac) draws the shape outward from the point where you click.
The Shaper tool primarily lets you do what?
Answer: Convert rough sketches into clean geometric shapes
The Shaper tool recognizes loose sketched gestures and turns them into crisp geometric shapes.
While drawing a polygon with the Polygon tool, how do you change the number of sides?
Answer: Press the Up or Down arrow keys while dragging
Pressing the Up or Down arrow keys while dragging adds or removes polygon sides.
What is the purpose of the Live Corners widget that appears on a selected path?
Answer: To round or adjust corner radius interactively
Dragging the Live Corners widget rounds the corners of a path interactively.
Which tool draws straight and curved segments while simplifying point placement compared to the Pen tool?
Answer: Curvature tool
The Curvature tool creates smooth curves and straight lines without manually managing Bézier handles.