An Adobe Illustrator tool for creating and editing Bezier curve handles
If you work with curves in Illustrator, then you definitely need BetterHandles.
BetterHandles is an Adobe Illustrator tool plug-in for working with the direction handles of Bezier curves.
The BetterHandles tool is used to click on or drag direction handles, anchor points and path segments; it can also be dragged on a blank area of the document as a marquee to select handles or points. When the tool is selected and held over a blank area of the document, the cursor looks like an inverted "V," similar to the Convert Anchor Point tool, but thicker, so as to distinguish it.
The cursor automatically changes to give you feedback, depending on several factors: whether you are dragging or not, what lies underneath and what modifier keys are being held down.
Main features of BetterHandles:
Select multiple handles, and collectively move, extend, rotate, or retract them
Extend or retract handles without changing their angles
Edit points numerically: anchor, in handle, out handle
Convert multiple points from corner to smooth or vice versa
Automatically extend new handles on multiple points
Intuitively reshape path segments, optionally constraining handle directions
Use slow-drag to divide the cursor movement for extremely precise moves
Equalize a point's handles
See all the handles on a path while editing it
Split a path at one or more points
Delete one or more points and close the path around them
Remove all redundant points on multiple paths
See when the cursor is over a handle, point, or path - without having to use Smart Guides.
Requirements of BetterHandles:
Adobe Illustrator 10, CS, CS2 or CS3
What's New in This Release:
Now compatible with Illustrator CS4 on both platforms
New feature: Ability to copy and paste handles
New feature: Alt/Option-clicking on a path can optionally add a point to the path instead of showing the path's handles
Improvement: An indicator lights if there are redundant points on any selected paths
Bug fix: Handles will Shift-snap to 45-degree increments using Smart Guides even when Illustrator's Transform Tools preference is off
Bug fix: Deleting points from type paths now removes the correct number of points (version CS and up)
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