Using the Reshape tool
The Reshape tool lets you select one or more anchor points and sections of paths and then lets you adjust the selected points and paths globally. You can use the Reshape tool to adjust paths containing many points while keeping the overall detail of the path intact. For example, if you have a drawing of a leaf with scallops along both edges, the Reshape tool allows you to bend the leaf, keeping its overall smoothness, while retaining the scallops. Points selected by the Reshape tool are highlighted with small squares. When you drag anchor points, any paths containing regularly selected anchor points are smoothly distorted as if they were being pulled by the highlighted anchor points. Unselected anchor points remain in place.
To adjust a path using the Reshape tool: - Use the Direct Selection tool
or the Lasso tool to select the anchor points of the paths that you want to reshape. Deselect any points that you want to remain in place. (See Selecting objects.) - Select the Reshape tool
located under the Scale tool . - Position the cursor over the anchor point or path segment that you want to act as a focal point (that is, a point that pulls selected path segments), and click the anchor point. If you click a path segment, a highlighted anchor point with a square around it is added to the path.
- Shift-click more anchor points or path segments to act as focal points. You can highlight an unlimited number of anchor points or path segments.
- Drag the highlighted anchor points to adjust the path. The amount of movement of a given path segment is in proportion to its distance from a highlighted point:
- Selected points that act as the focal point move with the Selection tool during dragging.
- Selected points that aren't the focal point move in proportion to the dragged focal point.
- Unselected anchor points are not affected by reshaping.
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