Creating a Circle from Three Points
You can create a circle or a circular path by defining three points in your document.
How to create a circle by selecting three points
1. Select the Circle tool
![]() 2. Click at three positions on your document.
A circle is drawn that passes through all three points.
To create a circular path, shift-click the points.
How to create a circle by entering numerical values
1. Select the Circle tool
![]() 2. Define three points by entering the coordinates in the control panel.
3. Click Apply.
To create a circular path, select the option Circle Part.
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Creating a Polygon or Star
How to create a polygon or star by dragging
1. Select the Circle tool from the Tools panel and hold down the mouse button.
2. Select the Polygon
![]() 3. Click the Polygon
![]() ![]() 4. Draw a polygon or star by dragging diagonally until the object has the desired size.
How to create a polygon or star by entering numerical values
1. Select the Circle tool from the Tools panel and hold down the mouse button.
2. Select the Polygon
![]() 3. Click the Polygon
![]() ![]() 4. Specify the size (radius and number of corners).
5. Optional: Specify the desired angle.
6. Click Apply.
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Creating a Rectangle or Square
How to create a rectangle by dragging
1. Select the Rectangle tool
![]() 2. Draw a rectangle by dragging diagonally until the rectangle has the desired size.
How to create a rectangle by entering numerical values
1. Select the Rectangle tool
![]() 2. Fill in the desired top-left corner values.
3. Fill in the desired width and height.
4. Click Apply.
To create a square, click the Link symbol
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Creating a Sketch
You can use the Sketch tool
![]() There are three different sketch modes:
![]() How to create a hairline in freehand mode
1. Select the Sketch tool from the Tools panel.
2. Click the Freehand mode button on the control panel.
3. Position the mouse pointer where you want the line to begin, and drag to where you want the line to end.
How to draw a stroke
How to draw a calligraphy path
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Creating an Ellipse or Pie
An ellipse is drawn in a virtual rectangle. By defining the rectangle, the maximal ellipse is calculated and drawn within this rectangle.
How to create an ellipse or pie by dragging
1. Select the Circle tool from the Tools panel and hold down the mouse button.
2. Select the Ellipse tool
![]() 3. Drag the ellipse until it has the desired size.
To create a pie, drag the point marker displayed at the most-right center of the circle.
How to create an ellipse or pie by entering numerical values
1. Select the Circle tool from the Tools panel and hold down the mouse button.
2. Select the Ellipse tool
![]() 3. Enter the position and size of the ellipse on the control panel.
4. Click Apply.
To create a pie, fill in the angles and select the option Wedge.
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