User Guide

Chapter 4158
• Click beside the path and drag to push the path. A circular pointer indicates
that you are in Push mode. The pointer’s size depends on the Freeform tool
size setting.
Push set at 50 (left) and Curve after being pushed (right)
5 While dragging with the Freeform tool in Push/Pull mode, you can use the
following keys to modify the operation:
• Hold down Shift to constrain the pointer movement.
• To switch temporarily between the By Length and Between Points options,
hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Macintosh), and then drag with the pull
pointer. Holding down Alt/Option after you start dragging clones the path.
• To increase the width of the push pointer, press the Right Arrow or Right Bracket
(]) key. To decrease the width, press the Left Arrow or Left Bracket ([) key.
To set Freeform tool Reshape options:
1 Double-click the Freeform tool in the Tools panel.
2 In the Freeform Tool dialog box, select Reshape.
3 Choose the Settings options.
• Set the Size of the pointer by entering a value from 1 to 1000 pixels or by
adjusting the slider.
• Set the Strength of the pointer, or how strongly it will distort a path, by
entering a value from 1 to 100 percent or by adjusting the slider.
• Set the tool Precision by entering a value from 1 to 10 or by adjusting the slider.
Lower numbers mean lower precision and fewer points added to the path.
4 Set the Pressure options if you are using a pressure-sensitive drawing tablet.
• Select Size to activate the tablet’s pressure-sensitive size adjustment capability.
• Select Length to activate the tablet’s pressure-sensitive length adjustment
capability.
5 Click OK.