How can I extend an existing curve with new nodes?

[EmilianoSandri]

I need to add points at the end of an existing curve, I know how to add new points on the curve itself but I don't know how to extend it with new points on the canvas.

I tried to select the curve with the node tool enabled and tap where I want the new point to be added but by doing that I only canceled the selection.

[NotMyFault]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

To add nodes to an existing cure:

1. use node tool, and select the end node where you want to add
2. use pencil tool ad click a new node

 

[Alfred]

When an open curve is selected and the Pencil Tool is active, enabling ‘Sculpt’ mode will allow you to extend the curve by drawing from either end.

[walt.farrell]

1 hour ago, NotMyFault said:

To add nodes to an existing cure:

1. use node tool, and select the end node where you want to add
2. use pencil tool ad click a new node

Or, for 2, use the Pen Tool. Also works from either end of the existing curve, once an end node has been selected by the Node Tool.

[EmilianoSandri]

Thanks to everyone for the support and thanks @NotMyFault for the welcome 🙂

[quark67]

On 3/26/2023 at 6:31 PM, NotMyFault said:

Hi and welcome to the forum.

To add nodes to an existing cure:

1. use node tool, and select the end node where you want to add
2. use pencil tool ad click a new node

 

Would be great if this valuable tip is explicitly given in the online help. For example, here: https://affinity.help/designer2/en-US.lproj/index.html?page=pages/CurvesShapes/edit_linesAndShapes.html 

Because when we try to extend the curve, we edit the curve. So "Edit lines and shapes" is a good place for talking about this.

[MEB]

Hello @quark67,
Welcome to Affinity Forum
You can do this with the Pen Tool: with the Pen Tool selected press and hold cmd on macOS (ctrl on Windows) to switch to the Node Tool; click the path to select it if it's not selected already, otherwise click the node you want to extent to select it first, then release the cmd key (or ctrl key if on Windows) and click anywhere to create the new node extending the existing path.

[NotMyFault]

22 minutes ago, MEB said:

and hold cmd on macOS (ctrl on Windows) to switch to the Node Tool;

The questions was asked in the iPad section, and often no hardware keyboard is available. I find it easier to switch tools instead of fiddling with command button. But it works as described by MEB on iPad.