D.21 The Pen (Bézier) Tool (14.1)

click

Create a sharp node

If no path is being created, this starts a new path.

-click

Add to selected path

If a path is selected, -clicking anywhere starts a new subpath.

drag

Create a Bézier node with two handles

-drag

Move only one handle

This moves only one handle (instead of both) while creating a node, making it cusp.

-drag

Snap the handle to angle steps

These commands move the most recently created node (at the start of the red segment) while creating a path.

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Move last node by the nudge distance

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Move last node by 10 times the nudge distance

The default nudge distance is 2 px units.

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Move last node by 1 pixel

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Move last node by 10 pixels

This snaps the new node’s angle, relative to the previous node, to angle steps.

Make last segment line

Make last segment curve

These commands change the last (red) segment of the path to a straight line or curve.

These shortcuts only work in the Straight lines or Paraxial modes of the tool.

-click

Create a dot

This creates a small circle whose size (relative to the current stroke width) can be set in Inkscape Preferences.

-click

Create a double-sized dot

-click

Create a random-sized dot

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Finish current line

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Cancel current line

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Erase last segment of current line