Page 160 - Xara Designer Pro X17

160 Drawing Lines and Shapes

Quickshapes are automatically converted to editable shapes if the nib touches them.

The InfoBar for this tool provides controls over Nib size,the Roundness, Nib angle and
the Softness, as well as a smoothing control which adjusts how accurately the nib follows
your mouse movement (this is exactly like the Freehand tool smoothness control).

Nib Size - fixed or zoomed, plus nib size control slider
Nib Roundness, Angle and Softness settings sliders
Edge Softness - set a profile to control the softness at the nib edge
Smoothing - adjusts how accurately the nib follows the mouse
movements
Enable/disable pressure sensitive drawing device (if attached)
Liquify Plugins dropdown menu.
Nib Size

Control the nib size by dragging the slider. Use the Size button to control whether the nib
size zooms in when you zoom into the page or stays the same size. If you keep the nib
size the same then it effectively becomes smaller relative to the objects on the page
allowing you to erase smaller details.

You can also conveniently adjust the nib size by holding down the Alt key and using the
mouse wheel.

Note: this tool only works in a vector way (i.e. editing the shape vector outline) if the
softness control is set to zero. If the softness setting is anything other than zero, then this
will always add a new feathered shape to the page.
Note: This tool can be used on Photos, but it’s only useful to enlarge an already edited or
cropped photo outline.
Note: The softness control is really just changing the Feather value applied to the stroke,
and you can adjust the softness afterwards using the Feather slider (on page 91).

Liquify Plugins