Path Endpoint Extend

Overview

Adds a straight segment in the outgoing direction at a path endpoint without moving any existing anchor. Use it when a post, cable, branch, fence, or decorative line needs to reach just a few pixels farther. It always lengthens the path; it does not trim it.

Usage tips

• A common chain is multi_path_editor or bezier_path → path_extend → path_stroke. Try 1–4px for endpoint correction or 8–16px for a deliberate extension.
• Start with Selected Subpath and End. Use All Open Subpaths only when every independent line should receive the same extension.
• Start and End follow drawing direction. Switch the endpoint for the opposite side, or put path_reverse upstream when downstream progress should reverse as well.
• If the endpoint handle overlaps its anchor, direction is inferred from the nearest different point. Align the end handle first when an exact tangent is important.
• A30 height and width curves are redistributed over the new total length and hold their end value through the extension. Re-author the curve afterward if the extension must taper.

Common mistakes

• The extension points the wrong way: correct the endpoint handle upstream or draw a short guide segment that makes the intended tangent explicit.
• Nothing changes: check for length 0, an empty path, or a path whose points all coincide.
• A closed outline does not extend: closed paths have no free endpoint. Split it into an open path first, or use path_offset when the entire outline should move.
• The path should become shorter: negative length is unsupported; use path_trim.

Related nodes

• path_trim — shorten or extract a section of a path
• path_reverse — exchange start/end and progression direction
• path_connect — join two separate paths instead of extending one
• path_offset — move the whole path along its normal
• path_stroke — inspect the extension as line art