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Table of Equivalent Terminology

The following table shows which terms are equivalent between Deneba Canvas™, CorelDRAW, Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia FreeHand and are presented here to sort out any possible confusion where mixed terminology has been used in this web site:

CorelDRAW Deneba
Canvas		 Adobe
Illustrator		 Macromedia
FreeHand

Fill
Outline
Node
Control Point
(no equivalent)
Cusp Node
Smooth Node
Symmetrical Node
Symmetrical Line Node
(or line smooth
node)
Combining Objects
Welding, Trimming and Intersecting Objects
Wireframe View
PowerClip™
Envelope

Fill
Stroke
Anchor Point
Handle
Tangent Line
Corner Point
(cusp defined as
corner point with
no handles)
Smooth Point
Smooth Point
(option/ctrl-drag handles)
(no equivalent)
Composite Path
Combining Objects
Wireframe Display
Clipping Path
Envelope

Fill
Stroke
Anchor Point
Direction Point
(or handle)
Direction Line
Corner Point
Smooth Point
(no equivalent)
(no equivalent)
Compound Path
Pathfinder:
Combine, Isolate
and Subdivide Objects
Artwork View
Mask
(no equivalent)

Fill
Stroke
Point
Point Knob
Point Handle
Corner Point
Curve Point
(no equivalent)
Connector Point
Composite Path
Merging Objects
Keyline View
Clipping Path
Envelope


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