

This allows the modification of existing shapes, or the continuing of previous sketches if other tools were used.

When the sketch tool is activated with one or more existing objects selected, the shape of these objects can be modified when intersecting with newly sketched shapes. The shape, or shapes are kept selected, and can be styled using the various style editing tools of VectorStyler. The shape created with the path sketch tool is filled and outlined using the current fill and outline styles. Set the Connect Gap option in the path sketch tool options (see below), to the amount of gap (in screen points) allowed between two sketches, that are still merged. Shapes can also be merged if they are not intersecting, but sufficiently close. If the new open shape is painted close to existing shapes, the closest location(s) are considered as intersections, subject to the Connect Gap amount in the path sketch tool options.
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Draw free form shapes in the same way as with the Pencil tool.Select the Path Sketching tool from the toolbox (located in the same group as the pen tool).To draw shapes using the Path Sketch tool:
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For manual shape intersections and merging, use a combination of the pencil and shape builder tools. The path sketch tool will automatically intersect and merge shapes as they are drawn. With the path sketching tool, the pen strokes can be automatically combined as they are drawn. These pen strokes then are combined into one or more shapes. When creating artwork, it is common to draw the outlines of the artwork with multiple separate pen strokes. When multiple such shapes are drawn, or when starting out with previously selected shapes, the path sketch tool will combine these shapes at their intersecting locations. The path sketching tool works in a similar way as a pen tool, when drawing free form shapes. The Path Sketching tool can be used to draw outlines and shapes by automatically combining multiple pen strokes.
