Dividing a line

Ok ... but with this method, ancherpoints will be add between all points.
I just want to add an ancherpoint between two selected points.

Is this possible ?


Yammaski.


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> On 2/11/06 10:43 AM, Yammaski commented:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> How can I add a ancherpoint just in the middle of a line (between two
>> ancherpoints) ?
>> Is here a trick for ?
>
>
> menu Object>Path>Add Anchor Points
>
>
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"Yammaski" <yammaski.DeleteThis@pandora.be> wrote in news:puoHf.249803$X_3.7560225
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> How can I add a ancherpoint just in the middle of a line (between two
> ancherpoints) ?
> Is here a trick for ?

Click on the Pen tool flyout. Use the pen tool with the plus under it to put
an anchor point anywhere you want on the line. To delete an anchor point, use
the pen with the minus under it.
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Hi:
This is similar to Corel Draw in making extra anchor points.
Just draw your line, get your Direct Selection tool and select the 2 end
anchor points on the line where you want to put the new centered anchor
point. Go to Object,Path, Add Anchor Point and it adds a perfectly centered
anchor point.
Hope this helps.

Gary W.Chmura

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> Hi,
>
> How can I add a ancherpoint just in the middle of a line (between two
> ancherpoints) ?
> Is here a trick for ?
>
> Yammaski.
>
>
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Yes, I know !

But how to put it right in the middle between two ancherpoints ?


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> "Yammaski" <yammaski.DeleteThis@pandora.be> wrote in news:puoHf.249803$X_3.7560225
> @phobos.telenet-ops.be:
>
>> How can I add a ancherpoint just in the middle of a line (between two
>> ancherpoints) ?
>> Is here a trick for ?
>
> Click on the Pen tool flyout. Use the pen tool with the plus under it to
> put
> an anchor point anywhere you want on the line. To delete an anchor point,
> use
> the pen with the minus under it.
>
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I used the Pen tool to draw a horizontal line and selected the 2 end points
then I just tried it on a Rectangle and it did what you said(added points
all the way around the Rect). What I then did was use the Delete anchor
point tool to get rid of the other 3 centered points.
A bit of work but it seems to be ok.

Gary W. Chmura

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> Hi,
>
> How can I add a ancherpoint just in the middle of a line (between two
> ancherpoints) ?
> Is here a trick for ?
>
> Yammaski.
>
>
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In article <puoHf.249803$X_3.7560225@phobos.telenet-ops.be>,
"Yammaski" <yammaski.TakeThisOut@pandora.be> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> How can I add a ancherpoint just in the middle of a line (between two
> ancherpoints) ?
> Is here a trick for ?
>
> Yammaski.

First, if the line is "square" to your angular snap settings: Clone
constrained from one anchor using the flip tool, then join and scale.
Using the rotate-constrained-with-copy works, too.

A more general-purpose method, especially handy for those odd-angled
lines, is to draw a box over the line, from the lower anchor to the
upper, then add an anchor using the center point of the box as a guide.
Or reverse the method, and draw the line out over the box, using it as a
guide.

Or draw a box, average one end to form a triangle, delete the 'other'
line, then average the points to form a straight line. This only works
horizontally or vertically, though.

There are other methods as well. About the handiest advice I can give to
people faced with these sorts of problems it to think back to their
highschool geometry classes.

-Doug
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Yammaski wrote:
> Yes, I know !
>
> But how to put it right in the middle between two ancherpoints ?
>
>

If you select the two anchor points with the Selection Tool (the black
one) You'll get the Bounding Box around the selection. You can drag out
a guide (From the Ruler (Ctrl+R)) and place it on the 'cube' in the
middle of the bounding box. Now you can use the Pen Tool and add an
anchor point on the path at the guide line. (depending on your version
of Illi) The 'normal' Pen Tool will have a little '+' sign next to the
Pen when you are above the path otherwise you need to select the 'Add
anchor point tool', and the just hit the mouse button.

PS Unfortunately, the guide doesn't snap to the middle of the bounding
box like it does in Photoshop, but maybe somebody else know how to get
that done. (I'd love to hear that). But it does help if you have
View>Snap to point (Alt+Ctrl+") active. Then the pen Tool will snap to
the guide's position.

HTH (and made sense)
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Trace Elliot wrote:
> Yammaski wrote:
>
>> Yes, I know !
>>
>> But how to put it right in the middle between two ancherpoints ?
>>
>>
>
> If you select the two anchor points with the Selection Tool (the black
> one) You'll get the Bounding Box around the selection. You can drag out
> a guide (From the Ruler (Ctrl+R)) and place it on the 'cube' in the
> middle of the bounding box. Now you can use the Pen Tool and add an
> anchor point on the path at the guide line. (depending on your version
> of Illi) The 'normal' Pen Tool will have a little '+' sign next to the
> Pen when you are above the path otherwise you need to select the 'Add
> anchor point tool', and the just hit the mouse button.
>
> PS Unfortunately, the guide doesn't snap to the middle of the bounding
> box like it does in Photoshop, but maybe somebody else know how to get
> that done. (I'd love to hear that). But it does help if you have
> View>Snap to point (Alt+Ctrl+") active. Then the pen Tool will snap to
> the guide's position.
>
> HTH (and made sense)


Another work around:

Make the line
Select it
Hit the Rotation tool, a mark will appear right in the center
Click with the rotation cursor (with the Alt key pressed) on that mark
Type 90 degrees and hit copy
Lock the vertical line
Add an achor point where the two lines are crossed

Unlock all and delete the vertical line.

I seem to remember in older versions there was a command under Object:
Show Center Point.......cannot find that one anymore.


Another way is using the transform palette, you can exactly pinpoint
your anchor point.

Example:
-Draw a line of say 10 centimeters
-To make it easy on yourself make sure the beginning of that line is on
a comfortable position, say X = 5 (hence the end of the line is on x=15,
but you can take any position and length for this as long as you are
able to do maths:))
-Add an anchor point just ramdom somewhere on the line
-Select that anchor point (most of the times it is easier to drag the
mouse over the area you know the point is situated) and type in 10 (x=5
+ half the length of the line) in the X coordinate in the Transform palette

So the secret is just adding half the length of the line to the X point
of the left side (or deduct it from the X-positon of the right side)and
type that in the Transform Palette while the new anchor point is
selected.. it will move over.

Sounds more complicated than it really is.

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iehsmith wrote:
> On 2/12/06 5:49 PM, Doug Winger commented:
>
>
>>In article <puoHf.249803$X_3.7560225@phobos.telenet-ops.be>,
>>"Yammaski" <yammaski.TakeThisOut@pandora.be> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>How can I add a ancherpoint just in the middle of a line (between two
>>>ancherpoints) ?
>>>Is here a trick for ?
>>>
>>>Yammaski.
>>
>>First, if the line is "square" to your angular snap settings: Clone
>>constrained from one anchor using the flip tool, then join and scale.
>>Using the rotate-constrained-with-copy works, too.
>>
>>A more general-purpose method, especially handy for those odd-angled
>>lines, is to draw a box over the line, from the lower anchor to the
>>upper, then add an anchor using the center point of the box as a guide.
>>Or reverse the method, and draw the line out over the box, using it as a
>>guide.
>>
>>Or draw a box, average one end to form a triangle, delete the 'other'
>>line, then average the points to form a straight line. This only works
>>horizontally or vertically, though.
>>
>>There are other methods as well. About the handiest advice I can give to
>>people faced with these sorts of problems it to think back to their
>>highschool geometry classes.
>>
>>-Doug
>
>
>
> OI! I was terrible at math! Now I like my previous solution from 2/11/06.
> Seems like it worked on a curved path segment, though I can't find a way in
> 9.0.2 to measure a curved line to check for certain.
>
> inez
>


If it is a single curve (like a segment of an oval): again, use the
transform tool.

The more complicated the drawingt is of course the more complex the
needed maths will be;))

BTW how is the mail man treating you?

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