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8.03 Create Spirals (Spiral Tool)

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 The Create Spirals function (Spirals Tool) is the 6 icon on the Node Mode Toolbar and can be
activated by first opening the Node Edit toolbar (or pressing W) and then clicking on the Spiral Tool
icon or pressing F6. This tool allows you to create spirals with as many turns as you wish, along with several
other settings.

 Once you are in this function, you create a spiral by holding the left mouse button and freely dragging your
mouse to create a spiral to the size you desire. You are using the same method as described in Section
8.02:

As you drag your mouse, a
spiral is added to the screen.
Two blue handles appear: at the
start and at the end of the spiral.

 Dragging the handles clockwise or counterclockwise will change the locations of the start point and end
point of the spiral:

Drag this handle to
change the start Drag this handle
point of the spiral. to change the end
point of the spiral.

 If you hold the Shift key while dragging the ending point handle, you can change the scale (overall size) of
the spiral.
 If you inadvertently draw a new spiral while trying to adjust the current spiral, press the Delete key to
remove it. If you need to move the spiral, hold the left mouse button down anywhere on the spiral (except on
top of a handle) and drag to another location.

 The left side settings for the Spiral Tool allow you to change the Turns (same as dragging the ending point
handle), change the Inner Radius (same as dragging the starting point handle), and change the
Divergence (the distance between the turns). There is also a Reset button to bring back default values:

Divergence changes distance between the
Turns as the spiral progresses (see below)

Turns changes the end Click here to reset to
point of the spiral default values

Inner Radius changes the
start point of the spiral
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