Operation Manual

38 Lines, Curves and Shapes
Ctrl-double-click to place a default-sized QuickShape on the page.
To adjust the appearance of a QuickShape:
1. With the
Node Tool (Drawing toolbar) selected, click on the
QuickShape to reveal sliding handles around the shape. These are
distinct from the "inner" selection handles. Different QuickShapes
have different handles.
2. Drag any handle to change the appearance of the QuickShape.
For example, by dragging the top sliding handle to the right of the shape
below will produce a different shape variant:
Flooding areas
The Flood Tool lets you quickly flood areas with colour. The Tool will
look for any edges that are visual boundaries in your drawing. It then
creates a shape which floods the area between the edges. This gives you
the option of easily flooding closed sections of an object's areas.