Apple MA434Z/A User Manual - Page 584

To remove points from the current selection: m Control-drag to remove control points from the current selection. To drag-select multiple control points: 1 Move the pointer over the stroke you want to edit. 2 Drag to select that stroke's control points. 3 Edit the points as necessary. This behavior applies to QuickPaint, RotoShape, and QuickShape objects. For example, you can display the onscreen controls for the shapes of two different QuickPaint nodes by loading the parameters of one node into the Parameters1 tab, then Shift-clicking the right side of the second node to load its parameters into the Parameters2 tab. Also, if the points you want to drag-select are within a DOD bounding box, move the pointer over the shape inside the DOD, then drag to select the points. Deleting Strokes There are three ways you can delete paint strokes. To delete the last stroke you created: m Click the Erase Last Stroke button in the Viewer shelf. To delete all paint strokes you've made on every frame: m Click the Clear Canvas button in the Viewer shelf. To delete one or more strokes you made earlier: 1 Change to Edit mode by doing one of the following: • Click the Edit button in the Viewer shelf. • Click the Edit Controls tab in the Parameters tab. 2 Move the playhead to the frame with the stroke you want to delete. 3 Select a stroke to delete by doing one of the following: • Click the History Step button in the Viewer shelf. • Move the stokeIndex slider in the Edit Controls tab. 4 When the stroke you want to delete is highlighted in the Viewer, click the Erase Last Stroke button in the Viewer shelf. Editing Stroke Shape Once you've selected one or more points, you can drag them to a new position to change the shape of the paint stroke. To insert a new point: m Shift-click a segment of the stroke. To remove a point: m Select the point, then press Delete. 584 Chapter 21 Paint