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Editing mesh objects


    Once you have created a mesh object, you can adjust or edit its mesh points, anchor points, and mesh lines. Anchor points can be added with the add-anchor-point tool or deleted with the delete-anchor-point tool on any mesh line.

To add or delete mesh points and mesh lines:

  1. Select the mesh tool  the mesh tool .
  2. Do one of the following:
    • To add a mesh point colored with the current fill color, click anywhere in the mesh object. The corresponding mesh lines extend from the new mesh point to the edges of the object. Clicking on an existing mesh line adds a single intersecting mesh line.
    • To add a mesh point without changing to the current fill color, press Shift and click.
    • To delete a mesh point and the corresponding mesh lines, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) directly on the mesh point.

To edit a mesh point:

  1. Select the mesh tool and click directly on a mesh point. Direction lines appear on the mesh point.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Drag the direction points on the direction lines to edit the mesh point as you would any anchor point. For more information about editing anchor points, see About direction lines and direction points.
    • Shift-drag a direction point to move all direction lines from the mesh point at once.
    • Use the direct-selection tool, the convert-selection-point tool, or the transformation tools to edit mesh points.

To move a mesh point:

  1. Select the mesh tool.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Click a mesh point and drag to freely move the point and the connecting mesh lines.
    • Press Shift and drag the mesh point to constrain the movement to follow a mesh line. This is a convenient way to move a mesh point along a curved mesh line without distorting the mesh line.
    Dragging to move mesh point (left) and Shift-dragging with the mesh tool to constrain to mesh line (right)
    Dragging to move mesh point (left) and Shift-dragging with the mesh tool to constrain to mesh line (right)