The Tension String path effect applied to a sample shape
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Tension String

Hang a shape between its endpoints the way a cable or a bunting string hangs, with sag setting how deeply the curve drops.

FamilyDistort
Parameters2 adjustable
On canvas handlesno, adjust it in the panel
Destructiveno, the original path is kept
LicenceFree for commercial use

The 2 controls

Nothing here is baked in. Every value stays live on the object for as long as the file exists, so you can come back and retune it, reorder it against other effects, or take it off and get your original path back exactly as you drew it.

  1. Sag0.01 to 2, default 0.5
  2. Segments6 to 240, default 60

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