How do you prevent freehand lines from connecting?

**bev mcquain** · 07 January 2009, 01:50 PM

When you draw a line, lift the pen, and draw a second line close to the first, they connect and become a single line because the first line is still selected.
For example: draw the forehead, down to the brow and over the nose. Then, when you draw a nostril the lines connect forming a single line. (Extreme 4)

**Soquili** · 07 January 2009, 01:55 PM

Hi Bev,

Welcome to Talkgraphics.

Before clicking to start a new line tap the Escape key. That will deselect the previous line.

**bev mcquain** · 07 January 2009, 02:11 PM

Thank you !!!!!
I'm not really a newbie, so I'm embarrassed that I didn't know that.

**handrawn** · 07 January 2009, 02:16 PM

and if you freehand draw like some of us do - you can put something heavy on the key whilst you are sketching and leave it there to prevent any unwanted joining

of course you could just keep your finger on the key, but that get tiring after a while..

**Soquili** · 07 January 2009, 02:24 PM

You are welcome Bev.

It was after making my post that I noticed you have been a member since 2001.

**handrawn** · 07 January 2009, 03:03 PM

- I just followed on from Bill....

**Charles Moir** · 07 January 2009, 04:35 PM

You might like to know that for the next release (not that soon I'm afraid), we have changed this behaviour so that lines no longer automatically join up, unless you deliberately pause and hover the mouse over the over the end of another line. This was specifically so you can now 'sketch' more easily, i.e. do a series of fast lines, and they do not accidentally join up.

**Soquili** · 07 January 2009, 04:40 PM

That is great news Charles.

**angelize** · 07 January 2009, 06:28 PM

Maybe I'll be able to retire my rock

**handrawn** · 07 January 2009, 07:03 PM

Good news from my point of view too - thanks Charles

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