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Generic Shape Tool

All of your primitive shapes

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Written by Holly Conrad Smith
Updated over a week ago

Use the Primitives tool to draw basic shapes.

Learn how to draw basic primitives in Drawing Basic Shapes

Draw a Rectangle

Draw a 4-sided polygon with 90 degree angles.

Draw a Polygon

Draw a multi-sided shape with unrestricted angles.

Draw a Line

Draw a multi-point line with unrestricted angles.

Draw a Point

Draw a single point.


Draw a Radius Line

Draw a line with the corner + radius properties already applied.

Once the radiused line is draw, you can adjust the radius size and type in the properties palette

Draw a Curve Line

Draw a line with a smooth curve using Catmull-Rom.

Edit the smoothness of the line in the properties palette.

Draw a Circle

Draw a circle from a radius.

Click to place the center point. Click again to set the radius of the circle.

Once the radius is set, the circle size can be edited in the properties palette:

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