TheMan1 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Hi Folks I am trying to draw a straight line in a document with the Pen Tool and holding down the shift key. How do I stop the tool at this point and begin a new line? Have just watched a video of this but the lady missed out how to "disconnect" the cursor from continuing into the next "node". Thanks in advance TheMan1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremriel Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Press ESC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 In addition to the advice above you can also switch the Pen Tool to Line Mode – see attached image – where you don’t need to press ESC every time you need a new line. Gremriel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTaibi Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 BarryP- Do you know how to restore the straight line when using the Pen tool / Shift/Click? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 15 minutes ago, TonyTaibi said: BarryP- Do you know how to restore the straight line when using the Pen tool / Shift/Click? Thanks I think you can use the Escape key as mentioned by Greriel. I take it that what you are wanting to do is draw some curve lines, then a straight line, then some curved lines. Or you are wanting to draw several independent straight lines, the escape key will end the current line you are drawing and keep your Pen tool read start the next line be it curved or straight. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTaibi Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Somehow the guides on my pen tool got changed and I get unwanted diagonal lines...all I want are straight lines...I just would like to set it back to the default setting cause it's impossible to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 1 hour ago, TonyTaibi said: Somehow the guides on my pen tool got changed and I get unwanted diagonal lines...all I want are straight lines...I just would like to set it back to the default setting cause it's impossible to work with. View > Grid and Axis Manager Then: Make sure that if the Mode says "Advanced" that you have a "Standard" grid type selected. and If the Mode says "Advanced" or "Cube" that you check the "Additional snapping axis setup" and for "Intermediate angles" specify "Do not add". Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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