Context: I'm drawing a box (don't tell me lol), I place dots to mark the start and end of a line, I do the trace, but I overshoot the line. If I commit to the line, the box will be a mess, if i ignore the overshoot, the box will be "hairy" on the corner.
Question: do i commit to the overshooted line or do i ignore the overshoot?
Thanks!
Do whichever leads to the box having a better convergence. If the original dots you placed line up better than the end of the overshot line, draw from there. If after closer inspection you realize some point along the overshot line works better, draw from there instead.
Sometimes when I overshoot a line I realize my initial dot was actually at a worse place than I realized and the line I drew is accidentally better, so stop to take a look and both options before going forward.
Thank you very much!
I was a wondering what to do and if I was making the wrong choice all the time.
I usally stay with my initial dot, but now I will spend a time analyzing the line when I overshoot again.
Here's uncomfortable's answer https://drawabox.com/community/submission/R7TE0RU9
Thanks!
So Uncomfy says to commit to the mark, I need to change what I'm doing.
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