Corel PaintShop Pro Help | Drawing symmetric shapes

Drawing symmetric shapes

You can draw polygons and stars.

To draw a symmetric shape

Edit tab

1 On the Tools toolbar, select the Symmetric Shape tool

Note: If you want to place the symmetric shape on the current vector layer, mark the Create on Vector check box on the Tool Options palette. If no vector layer exists, marking this check box creates one for the symmetric shape. If this check box is unmarked, the symmetric shape is placed on a raster layer. Placing a symmetric shape on a vector layer makes it easier to edit.

2 On the Materials palette, click the Background and Fill properties box, and choose a fill color.

3 Click the Foreground and Stroke properties box, and choose an outline color.

4 On the Tool Options palette, click one of the following buttons:

• Draw Polygon

• Draw Stellated

If you want to display the shape’s nodes, mark the Show Nodes check box.

5 Type or set a value in the Number of sides control.

6 Drag to draw the shape.

7 Click the Apply button

You can also
Apply rounded outer corners to the shape	Mark the Rounded Outer check box.
Apply rounded inner corners to the stellated shape	Mark the Rounded Inner check box.
Set the radius for the stellated shape	Type or set a value in the Radius control.

You can save Tool Options palette settings as presets. For more information, see Using and creating presets.

You can also choose line style options such as style, stroke width, and join and miter limit settings. For more information, see Drawing lines.