Changing the curvature direction of ties

Dorico Pro Help
Product
Dorico Pro
Version
4.3
Language
English
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Webhelp
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You can change the curvature direction of ties individually, including individual ties within tie chains. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only, or for all layouts and frame chains.

Prerequisite

  • The lower zone is shown.

  • Properties is selected in the lower zone toolbar.

  • If you are in Engrave mode, Graphic Editing Graphic Editing button is selected in the Engrave toolbox.

  • You have chosen the appropriate property scope for local properties.

Procedure

  1. Select the ties whose curvature direction you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
    Note

    • In Write mode, you can only select whole tie chains. In Engrave mode, you can select individual ties within tie chains.

    • Any changes to tie chains in Write mode only affect the first tie in the chain.

  2. In the Properties panel, activate Direction in the Ties group.
  3. Choose one of the following options:

    • Up

    • Down

Result

The curvature direction of the selected ties is changed. If the property scope was set to Locally, this change only takes effect in the current layout and frame chain.

Tip

You can adjust the precise shapes of tie chains, and of each tie within tie chains, in Engrave mode using the square handles on each tie.