Drawing Basic Shapes

Drawing shapes

CorelDRAW allows you to draw basic shapes, which you can modify by using special effects and reshaping tools.

Drawing rectangles and squares

You can draw rectangles and squares. You can draw a rectangle or square by dragging diagonally with the Rectangle tool or by specifying the width and height with the 3 point rectangle tool. The 3 point rectangle tool lets you quickly draw rectangles at an angle.

After you draw a rectangle or square, you can reshape it by rounding one or more of its corners.                

To draw a rectangle, Open the Rectangle flyout,

·         click the Rectangle tool

·         Drag in the drawing window until the rectangle is the size you want.

To Draw a square, Open the Rectangle flyout

·         click the Rectangle tool     

·         Hold down Ctrl, and drag in the drawing window until the square is the size you want.

 ·         You can draw a rectanglefrom its center outward by holding downShift as you drag. You can also draw a square from its center outward by holding down Shift + Ctrl as you drag.

·         You can draw a rectangle that covers the drawing page by double-clicking the Rectangle tool.

To round the corners of a rectangle or square

·         Click a rectangle or square.

·         Type values in the Corner roundness areas on the property bar.

·         To apply the same roundness to all corners, click the Round corners together button on the property bar.

·         You can also round the corners of a selected rectangle or a square by filleting. For more information, see “Filleting, scalloping, and chamfering corners” on page 125.

·         You can also round the corners of a selected rectangle or square by using the Shape tool                to drag a corner node toward the shape’s center.

·         To set default corner roundness, click Tools Options, and double-click Toolbox from the Workspace list of categories. Then, click Rectangle tool, and move the slider or enter a number.