Operation Manual

Changing form of regular shapes
When drawing certain regular shapes, one or more dots are displayed in a different color to the
selection handles when an object is selected. When the cursor hovers over one of these dots, it
changes shape. Clicking and dragging on one of these dots modifies the shape of the object. For
example, you can increase the corner radius of a rounded rectangle or square, change the angles
of an arc, and so on.
These dots perform different functions according to the shape selected. These functions are listed
in the following sections.
Basic shapes
• Rounded rectangles and squares – use the dot to change the radius of the curve that
replaces the angled corners of a rectangle or square.
• Circle pie – use the dots to change the size of the filled sector.
• Isosceles triangle – use the dot to modify the triangle type.
• Trapezoid, parallelogram, hexagon, or octagon – use the dot to change the angle between
the sides.
• Cross – use the dot to change the thickness of the four arms of the cross.
• Ring – use the dot to change the internal diameter of the ring.
• Block arc – use the dot to change both internal diameter and size of the filled area.
• Cylinder and cube – use the dot to change the perspective.
• Folded corner – use the dot to change the size of the folded corner.
• Frame – use the dot to change the thickness of the frame.
Symbol shapes
• Smiley face – use the dot to change the smile on the face.
• Sun, moon, heart – use the dot to change the shape of the symbol.
• Prohibited symbol – use the dot to change the thickness of the ring and the diagonal bar.
• Double bracket, left bracket, right bracket, double brace – use the dot to change the
curvature of the bracket.
• Left brace, right brace – use the dots to change the curvature of the brace and the position
of the point.
• Square bevel, octagon bevel, diamond bevel – use the dot to change the thickness of the
bevel.
Block arrows
• Arrows – use the dot to change the shape and thickness of the arrows.
• Pentagon, chevron – use the dot to change the angle between the sides.
• Arrow callouts – use the dots to change the shape and thickness of the callouts.
• Circular arrow – use the dots to change the thickness and area of the arrow.
Callouts
• Callouts – use the dots to change the length, position and angle of the pointer.
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