How to Draw Polygons and Stars

Drawing polygons and stars

·         The CorelDRAW allows you to draw polygons and two types of stars: perfect and complex. Perfect stars are traditional-looking stars and can have a fill applied to the entire star shape. Complex stars have intersecting sides and produce original results with a fill applied.

Left to right: a polygon, a perfect star, and a complex star, each with a fountain fill applied

You can modify polygons and stars. For example, you can change the number of sides on a polygon or the number of points on a star, and you can sharpen the points of a star.

You can also use the Shape tool to reshape polygons and complex stars, just as you would with any other curve object. Perfect stars can also be reshaped, but with some restrictions.

How To draw a polygon

•      Open the Object flyout

•      click the Polygon tool

•      drag in the drawing window until the polygon is the size you want.

•      You can draw a polygon from its center by holding down Shift as you drag. You can draw a symmetrical polygon by holding down Ctrl as you drag.

To modify a polygon

To change the number of sides of a polygon, Select a polygon, type a value in the Number of points or sides on polygon, star or complex star box on the property bar, and press Enter.

To reshape a polygon into a star, Select a polygon, click the Shape tool  , and drag a node on the polygon until the star is the shape you want.

From left to right: The Shape tool was used to change a polygon into a star that can be shaped as a curve object. The line segments of the star were then converted to curves and adjusted to produce the starfish shape.

To modify a star

•      To change the  number of points on a star, Select a star, type a value in the Number of points or side on polygon, star or complex star box on the property bar, and press Enter.

•      To Sharpen a star’s points, Select a star, and type a value in the Sharpness of star and complex star box on the property bar.

•      To Reshape a star, Select a star, click the Shape tool       , and drag a node on the star.

 •      When you use the Shape tool to reshape a perfect star, the node movement is constrained. Also, onperfect stars, you cannot add or delete nodes, nor canyou convert line segments to curves.