Operation Manual

Drawing geometric shapes
The icons for drawing geometric shapes are located on the Drawing toolbar. The geometric shapes
are explained in the following sections. Clicking on the triangle to the right of the icon on the
Drawing toolbar opens a floating toolbar giving access to the tools for that shape.
Tip
The use of these tools for geometric shapes is similar to the tool used for drawing
rectangles or squares. For more information, see page 197 and the Draw Guide
Chapter 2 Drawing Basic Shapes.
Note
The icons for geometric shapes displayed on the Drawing toolbar will change shape
according to the last tool selected and used to draw an object.
Basic shapes
Click on the triangle to the right of the Basic Shapes icon to open the Basic Shapes toolbar.
This toolbar also includes a rectangle tool identical to the one on the Drawing toolbar.
Figure 178: Basic Shapes toolbar
Symbol shapes
Click on the triangle to the right of the Symbol Shapes icon to open the Symbol Shapes
toolbar.
Figure 179: Symbol Shapes toolbar
Block arrows
Click on the triangle to the right of the Block Arrows icon to open the Block Arrows toolbar.
Figure 180: Block Arrows toolbar
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