Main Menu
The Main Menu Panel provides a comprehensive array of controls, including menu items, buttons, and combo boxes. It is context-sensitive, meaning the content updates automatically based on the active working mode.
The primary working modes are: #1 Selection/Transform, #2 Node Editing, and #3 Lettering. The specific menu options for these modes are detailed in their respective chapters.
In secondary working modes, this panel displays only a few essential controls, such as the Cancel and Apply buttons, ensuring the interface remains intuitive.
Mode #2 — Node Editing
This mode is activated upon initiating vectorization or a node editing process.
Menu Panel Contents in Node Editing Mode:
Menu Items
- Edit - Access Undo / Redo, toggle the Insert Elements mode, or exit the editing process.
- Shape - Commands to insert standard shapes such as stars, rectangles, and ellipses.
- Nodes - Commands for adding, deleting, selecting, aligning, or snapping individual nodes.
- Edge - Commands to swap, reduce, close, reverse, delete, or mirror an entire edge.
Toolbar Buttons
Inserts a new node into the highlighted element on the edge.
Deletes the currently highlighted node.
Changes the transition between Bézier curves in selected nodes to a cusp.
Changes the transition between Bézier curves in selected nodes to smooth.
Changes the transition between Bézier curves in selected nodes to symmetrical.
Converts selected edge elements into an optimized series of quadratic curves. This adaptive function automatically determines the number of curves required to match the original path.
Converts selected edge elements into straight lines.
Closes the active edge path.
Snaps the focused node to the nearest available node.
Swaps the edges of a Column or Appliqué object.
