Curved Path Tool Type and its Options Within the SAi FlexiPRINT RTUV 22 Software (Part 3)

Next up on our list from the Path Tool will be the second type which most dynamic vector shapes are made of.

In the previous sections we looked at the first type of Path we get, but with the second one things get a bit more advanced.

This video is part of a Mini-Series.
Next video covers Snapping vs Arcs.
Previous video covered Straight Lines.

Video Transcript

All right, guys, In today's video, we're going to be looking at creating some curved lines using the path tool with flexi print. But before that, let's have a quick intro first, so today's video can be found on softwaretraining.co.za. co dot Z A. We make short and easy to watch problem solving videos, and we also have daily updates. Otherwise, we're into the programme here. So now in the previous video, if you guys can remember, we looked at creating straight lines. So if I grab my part tool here and I just make a simple left click, I'll shift in and place a straight line on top here. Now, in today's video, we wanna be looking at creating a curved line. Now, if you want to have any dynamic form of shape, then this is what you want to be doing. It's using curve lines where a straight line is very nice for static. So maybe if you want to do something more like rectangles and so forth those type of shapes, then, um, the straight lines are nice. But now, to create the curve lines, we're going to use exactly the same tool. But with one key difference. So now our first point, though it's gonna be the same as a straight line. So I'm just gonna left click to place where I wanna start our actual curve. Then what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna select our second point. But this time I'm gonna left, click and hold in the left mouse button. You'll see our cursor changed. And, uh, there's, like a demo line that is red. I'm not sure if you can see it, but it is there. So now what I can do is when I, with my left clicks held in, I can simply move my mouse to where I want it. And I will start getting a preview of where this curve is going to go. So I can nicely decide how extreme do I want this curve. And when I'm happy, I just leave the left mouse button and then it will start creating that curve. Now, keep in mind, though, we are still in the actual, uh, path tool, which means if I had to click anywhere else, it will create another point. So I'm gonna do the same thing left, click and hold in. And at first you you might notice it just gives us a straight line, but that is because it just lets clear he gives a straight line. But if I move this mouse just slightly, you'll see it quickly pops it into a curve. That is, um, what's relevant to this point over year, because at this point we had two note, uh, adjusters, which was extruding far past. And that's why if I move this one just a little bit, it will give us such an extreme curve. It is not because of these two note controllers I have here, but it's because of our previous one that we have such a nice curve. So I'm going to let go of left click, create the path there, and, as you can see the same tool, we've got a nice curvature here in this path. Now I must be honest. The path or the curved paths are slightly trickier to make because of these node arms. Now you do get different controllers for these note arms, so the way they behave, but we will cover that in another video because it's a slightly more in depth topic to cover. But yeah, otherwise, this is a curved line. I'm just gonna quickly create another one as a recap. So once again, the main difference is with our path tool. We want left click. Ok, that is still the same as our previous one. We left click, then, uh, we want our first point. Then our second point. What we want to do now is left click and hold in our left mouse button. Then we can move this curvature to where we want it. And if I'm happy, I can let go and then click where we want our last point. And once again, as soon as I move the mouse a bit, it's going to pop to where this last curvature was. We can obviously adjust this with this new point. As you can see, we can get a nice little swirl going there and then if I can just exit the tool to confirm that, But yeah, that is pretty nice. Like I said, you're gonna make some very nice dynamic shapes. Obviously imagine these shapes being closed. Let's maybe quickly just do that with this one. Then I'm gonna go over here and let us close this path up so you can see now we've got quite a dynamic shape here using the path tool where in order to get this with something else, we would have to create a circle and then have a cut out and so forth where we did all of that with one tool. But yeah, otherwise, in the meanwhile, though, if we head here to softwaretraining.co.za. co dot Z a you guys will notice we've got a variety of different Softwares we do cover. And you can also isolate your search on the top, right? If you do not, however, find the training videos you're looking for, just simply go here, request the training video, fill in the mini form, and then we'll do our best to try and make that for you. But otherwise thanks, guys, for watching and cheers.