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From: "Trish Meyer (Lists)" <trish_lists@crishdesign.com>
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Subject: [AE] CS6 Pen tool changes and new Preference
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 11:19:09 -0600
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I just posted this as a reply in the Adobe forums at
http://forums.adobe.com/message/4405928#4405928

and thought it would be useful here too:

There was much discussion over how the shortcut for the Pen tool - the G =
key - should work in CS6. Adobe wanted it to work for switching between =
the Pen tool and the variable mask feather tool. Knowing that some users =
might prefer the G key to toggle thru all the Pen tools, they made this =
a Preference.=20

Open Preferences > General Preference and toggle OFF the option for "Pen =
tool shortcut toggles between Pen and Mask Feather tools"=20

However, they also fixed a big problem with mask editing. Previously, =
after you drew a mask with the Pen tool, if you selected a point it =
deleted it! In CS6, going back to an existing point gives you the =
Selection tool, so you can move a point easily. So now, you may not need =
to switch between the other tools just to avoid this problem - you =
should be able to do everything using just the Pen tool, and use simple =
shortcuts to switch to other tools.  On Mac, when editing a Mask with =
the Pen tool:

press Command when over a point to get the Delete Vertex tool

press Option when over a point to get the Convert Vertex tool  (you may =
need to use Command-Option officially as Mac uses the Option key )

and just click anywhere along a mask outline to get the Add Vertex tool

By using these shortcuts and using the default Preference (toggle is =
ON), you can then use G exclusively for switching quickly between the =
vertex editing and Mask Feather editing.=20


cheers, Trish


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<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I just posted this as a reply in the Adobe forums at<div><a href="http://forums.adobe.com/message/4405928#4405928">http://forums.adobe.com/message/4405928#4405928</a></div><div><br></div><div>and thought it would be useful here too:<div><br></div><div><p>There was much discussion over how the shortcut for the Pen tool - the G
 key - should work in CS6. Adobe wanted it to work  for switching 
between the Pen tool and the variable mask feather tool. Knowing that 
some users might prefer the G key to toggle thru all the Pen tools, they
 made this a Preference.&nbsp;</p><p>Open
 Preferences &gt; General Preference and toggle OFF the option for "Pen 
tool shortcut toggles between Pen and Mask Feather tools" <br></p><p>However,
 they also fixed a big problem with mask editing. Previously, after you 
drew a mask with the Pen tool, if you selected a point it deleted it! In
 CS6, going back to an existing point gives you the Selection tool, so 
you can move a point easily. So now, you may not need to switch between 
the other tools just to avoid this problem - you should be able to do 
everything using just the Pen tool, and use simple shortcuts to switch 
to other tools.&nbsp; On Mac, when editing a Mask with the Pen tool:</p><p>press Command when over a point to get the Delete Vertex tool</p><p>press Option when over a point to get the Convert Vertex tool &nbsp;(you may need to use Command-Option officially as Mac uses the Option key )</p><p>and just click anywhere along a mask outline to get the Add Vertex tool<br></p><p>By
 using these shortcuts and using the default Preference (toggle is ON), 
you can then use G exclusively for switching quickly between the vertex 
editing and Mask Feather editing.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>cheers, Trish<br></p></div></div><br><br><div>
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