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  • SNAPPING and TRANSFORMING

    Posted by Rich Franklin on July 16, 2021 at 4:45 pm

    How can I move the control points of shapes individually? I have held down cmd, opt, shift etc but the shape transforms uniformly.

    Also, how can I snap each point of a shape to the edge of a composition and how do I snap guides to the edges of compositions?

    Thank you

    Chris Voelz replied 5 years, 1 month ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Chris Voelz

    July 16, 2021 at 5:11 pm

    You have to convert the shape to a Bezier Path in order to control individual points. Right click on the Shape Path under Contents and an option will be there to convert it. Alternatively use the pen tool to draw a shape.

    View -> Snap to Guides

    Reference the Info panel when positioning guides as it will give you the coordinates. You can zoom in to get more granular with the position read out.

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