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Nathan Towle
Nathan Towle
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July 16, 2010
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How to bend a line?

  • July 16, 2010
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Hello,

All I want to do is bend a line.  I see that I can create a straight line, but is there an easy way to pull parts of the line to make it bendy or wavy?  It seems like a pretty simple feature to have, but I can't figure out how to do it!  Thanks in advanced.

-TitanVex

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    Correct answer Mark_Sand

    One way is the Shear filter.

    Here I drew a line using the Line tool, creating a new layer, then applied the filter.

    Drag out any of the 4 handles to create the curve.

    Here I waved a rectangular flag.

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    hatstead
    hatstead
    Inspiring
    July 16, 2010

    TitanVex,

    To a veritcal straight line, apply the shear filter.

    Filter>Distort>Shear

    If you need to make an arrowhead, not just a simple bend, select the line tool from the shape selection tool, and on the tool's option bar next to "weight" there is an icon. Click on it for the dialog to configure the arrow head.

    M
    Mark_SandCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    July 16, 2010

    One way is the Shear filter.

    Here I drew a line using the Line tool, creating a new layer, then applied the filter.

    Drag out any of the 4 handles to create the curve.

    Here I waved a rectangular flag.

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