User Guide

Chapter 4144
Drawing polygons and stars
You can use the Polygon tool to draw polygons and stars. When you draw a
polygon, you create a closed path. A polygon path is similar to a path drawn with
the Pen or Bezigon tools, except that the Polygon tool constrains the path to a
regular shape with the characteristics you specify in the tool’s options.
The Polygon tool draws from the center.
To set Polygon tool options:
1 Double-click the Polygon tool.
2 In the Polygon Tool dialog box, select Polygon or Star for the shape.
3 Set the number of sides by dragging the slider or entering a value from 3 to
360. Values above 20 will create a nearly round object.
4 For a star, set the angle of the star points. Select Automatic to draw a preset star
shape, or Manual to set a shape using the Acute/Obtuse slider. The preview
window displays the setting results.
5 Click OK.
Automatic (left), Acute (center), and Obtuse (right)
To draw a polygon or star:
1 Click the Polygon tool in the Tools panel.
2 Drag the pointer to draw a polygon.
To constrain the angle at which a polygon or star appears in your document,
press Shift as you draw.