BPF Manual Edition

Points can be added, moved, edited or deleted from the BPF editor. These operations can be performed either with the pointer, or the pencil . Most editing operations (copy-cut, paste, selection....) are done with the standard commands and shortcuts.

To select a tool, choose Tools in the contextual menu.

When a BPF is added in the AS window, it is a straight horizontal line, with no points, by default. The "add-hand" pointer is displayed by default when the mouse browses the BPF.

• Add  : to add a point, click in the editor.

• Select : to select a point, place the mouse over it to display the "move" pointer. To select the adjacent point, press the Tab key.

• Delete : to delete a point,

  • Alt click on it with the "delete" pointer
  • or run the pointer over it while pressing.

• Move : to move a point, hover the mouse over it to display the pointer . Click on the point and move it.

• Copy/Paste : see last part of the section.

The pencil tool allows to add points, or to draw a continuous series of point in a BPF. Note that the pencil tool can execute the same operations as the pointer.

Curves can now be created out of BPFs, with control points.

Points can be copied in another location of a BPF, or in another BPF.

To copy and paste the values of a point or segment :

1. select one or more point

2. press Cmd + C

3. select a point or a location on the BPF and press Cmd + V.

Note that the copied selection will be rescaled.

To duplicate the selected points  :

copy the selection once and keep pressing Cmd + V.

The same operations can be executed via the contextual menu of the BPF, which is accessed with a Ctrl click in the BPF.