Completing Polyline Creation

Completing Polyline Creation

Completing Polyline creation

To complete the polyline as an open vector, and remain in polyline-creation mode:

  • Press the Space Bar.

To complete the polyline as a closed vector, by joining its first and last nodes with a linear span, and remain in polyline-creation mode:

  • Press the Tab key; or,
  • Click the start node of the polyline.

To complete the polyline as an open vector and close the Tool Settings: Polyline Creation panel:

  • Right-click.
  • Press the Esc key.
  • Click Create on the Tool Settings: Polyline Creation panel.

A completed polyline is displayed in magenta and is surrounded by a bounding box, indicating that it is an ungrouped vector.


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