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Press P for Pen.

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Draw

  • Click — add a corner point.
  • Click-drag — pull out handles for a curve.
  • Start in empty space to begin a new path.
  • Click another open endpoint to join paths, or the opposite end of the same path to close it.
  • Click an open end to continue that path.
  • Press Enter or Escape to finish an open path and return to selection.
Undo and redo while drawing keep the pen attached to the restored endpoint.

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On existing geometry

  • With Pen, click a segment to add a point.
  • Click a point between the endpoints to remove it and reconnect its neighbors.
  • Delete or Backspace removes a selected point and its adjacent segments.
  • Shift + Delete or Shift + Backspace removes selected points and reconnects their neighbors.

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Tip

⌘/Ctrl + J joins two selected open endpoints with a straight segment.