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Creating regular polygons (the Quickshape
Tool)
The Quickshape
Tool lets you quickly create almost any regular, symmetrical shape with sharp or rounded corners. You
can then drag the edges to bend the sides, and at any time you can change the number of sides or make
the object an ellipse, a polygon, or a star.
Creation Modes: Radius/Diameter/Bounds
Polygon
Ellipse
Stellate
Round corners
Restore edges
Number of sides
Editable items menu
Editing fields
1.
Select the Quickshape Tool ("Shift + F2").
2.
Select Polygon.
3.
Select the number of sides either from the menu, or by
typing into the text box.
To create the polygon drag:
Radius
Diameter
Bounds creation

From the center outwards (Radius button),

Or from an outside edge (Diameter button),

Or diagonally to create an imaginary rectangle enclosing the polygon (Bounds creation button)
letting you distort the polygon.
Polygons with rounded corners
Select the Round corners
button or double click on a corner
point.
The polygon has extra handles (radius
handles) where the rounding starts. To
increase or decrease the radius, drag
any of the radius handles.
To remove the round corners:

Click the Round corners button.
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