Joining Contours

You can join two contours by connecting their end points. You can manually drag nodes together to join them, or you can have Paint Shop Pro automatically join two nodes.

To join two contours:

  1. From the Tools toolbar, select the Pen tool .

  2. From the Tool Options palette, select the Edit Mode .

  3. Select one of the contours to show all nodes in the object.

  4. Select the start or end node of the first contour you want to join.

Note: You can only join contours in the same object.

  1. Do one of the following:

  2. To have Paint Shop Pro draw a contour between the points: Press Shift and select the start or end node of the other contour. Press Ctrl + J, or right-click and choose Edit > Join from the context menu.

Note: To avoid joining contours when moving nodes hold down Ctrl while you drag.

Related Topics

Adding and Closing Contours

Adding or Removing Nodes on a Contour

Breaking Contours

Editing Paths and Contours

Reversing the Direction of Contours or Paths

Duplicating a Contour