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Drawing shapes
CorelDRAW lets you draw basic shapes, which you can modify by using special effects and reshaping tools.
In this section, you’ll learn about
• “Drawing rectangles and squares” (page 147)
• “Drawing ellipses, circles, arcs, and pie shapes” (page 150)
• “Drawing polygons and stars” (page 152)
• “Drawing spirals” (page 154)
• “Drawing grids” (page 154)
• “Drawing predefined shapes” (page 155)
• “Drawing by using shape recognition” (page 156)
You can also draw shapes with precision by using object coordinates. For more information, see “Using object coordinates to draw and
modify objects” on page 210.
Drawing rectangles and squares
CorelDRAW lets you draw rectangles and squares. You can draw a rectangle or square by dragging diagonally with the Rectangle tool or by
specifying the width and height with the 3-point rectangle tool. The 3-point rectangle tool lets you quickly draw rectangles at an angle.
You can create a 3-point rectangle by first drawing its baseline and then drawing its height. The resulting rectangle is angled.
You can also draw a rectangle or square with rounded, scalloped or chamfered corners. You can modify each corner individually or apply the
changes to all corners. In addition, you can specify that all corners scale relative to the object. You can also specify the default corner size for
drawing rectangles and squares.