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Transforming Individual or Multiple Points
— Hold T and drag to twist.
— Hold S and drag to scale.
— Hold X and drag to scale horizontally only.
— Hold Y and drag to scale vertically only.
— Hold O and drag to offset the points perpendicular to the tangent.
The position of the pointer when the transformation begins becomes the center used for the transformation.
Deleting Selected Points
TIP: Deleting all the points in a polyline does not delete the polyline itself. To delete a polyline, you must delete the node or modifier that created the polyline.
TIP: Deleting all the points in a polyline does not delete the polyline itself. To delete a polyline, you must delete the node or modifier that created the polyline.
TIP: Deleting all the points in a polyline does not delete the polyline itself. To delete a polyline, you must delete the node or modifier that created the polyline.
You can delete a selected point or group of points by pressing Delete or Backspace, choosing Delete from the contextual menu, or by clicking the Delete Point button in the toolbar. The shape of the polyline changes to reflect the removal of these points.
Editing Bézier Handles
For Bézier polylines, each control point has two direction handles that adjust the slope of a curve through the control point. These direction handles appear only when the point is selected.
Dragging a direction handle makes adjustments to the curve of the segment that emerges from the control point. The direction handle on the opposing side of the control point will also move to maintain the relationship between these two handles.
To break the relationship between direction handles and adjust one independently, hold Command while dragging a handle. Subsequent changes will maintain the relationship, unless Command is held during each adjustment.
Hold Command to adjust one handle independently
If you want to adjust the length of a handle without changing the angle, hold Shift while moving a direction handle.