1. Pertemuan 05 Drawing with Shape
Matakuliah : U0344 / DESKTOP 1
Tahun : 2006
Pertemuan 05 Drawing with Shape

2. drawing rectangles, ellipses, and lines
Rectangles, ellipses, and lines are the basic FreeHand
shapes. You can precisely adjust the size and position
of rectangles, and adjust the curve of rectangle
corners.
To draw a rectangle, ellipse, or line:
1 In the Tools panel, select the Ellipse tool, or select
the Rectangle or Line tool from its pop-up menu.
2 Drag to define the object, and then release the
mouse button to end the path.
To draw a rectangle, ellipse, or line from its center: 1 In the Tools panel, select the Ellipse tool, or select
2 Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Macintosh) as
you drag the respective tool.

3. drawing polygons and stars
You can use the Polygon tool to draw polygons and
stars.
To set Polygon tool options:
In the Tools panel, if the Polygon tool is not
showing, select it from its pop-up menu.
2 Double-click the Polygon tool.
In the Polygon Tool dialog box, select Polygon or
Star for the shape.
Set the number of sides by dragging the slider or
entering a value from 3 to 360. Values above 20
will create a nearly round object.
For a star, set the angle of the star points. Select
Automatic to draw a preset star shape, or Manual
to set a shape using the Acute/Obtuse slider.
6 Click OK.

4. drawing polygons and stars
To edit a polygon or star:
In the Tools panel, click the Subselect tool.
Select the polygon or star.
3 Do either of the following:
Drag a diamond-shaped handle to uniformly edit the vertices, or “peaks,” of the polygon or star.
Drag a circular handle to uniformly edit the midpoints, or “valleys,” of the polygon or star.
To constrain the vertices or midpoints to the original angle of the polygon or star, press Shift as you drag.

5. drawing spirals and archs
With the Spiral and Arc tools, you can easily draw spirals
and arcs. Options let you customize the way each too
works.
To set Spiral tool options:
In the Tools panel, if the Spiral tool is not showing,
select it from its pop-up menu.
Double-click the Spiral tool.
3 In the Spiral dialog box, select a Spiral Type option:
Click the left button to create a spiral with a concentric,
evenly spaced radius.
Click the right button to create an expanding-radius
spiral that opens up farther with each rotation. In the
Expansion text box, enter a value or drag the slider to
adjust the expansion rate.
4 Select a Draw By option:
Rotations specifies the number of rotations in the spiral,
regardless of its size.

6. drawing spirals and archs
5 Select a Draw From option:
Center lets you click to set the center point of the spiral and drag to place the end point.
Edge lets you click to place the end point of a spiral and drag to place the center point.
Click a Direction button to specify whether a spiral turns clockwise or counterclockwise.
Click OK.
To draw a spiral:
In the Tools panel, select the Spiral tool from its pop-up menu.
Drag to draw a spiral.
To modify the spiral as you draw, use any of the
following keys:
Press Shift to constrain the placement of the final point.
Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Macintosh) to draw from
the center regardless of the selected drawing option.

7. drawing spirals and archs
To draw an arc:
1 In the Tools panel, select the Arc tool from its pop-up menu.
2 Drag to draw an arc.
To modify the arc as you draw, press any of the
following keys, alone or in combination, after you
begin drawing the arc:
Press Shift to constrain the arc.
Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Macintosh) to draw
a flipped arc.
Press Control (Windows) or Command (Macintosh)
to draw a closed arc.
(Windows only) Press Control and hold down the
right mouse button as you draw to create a
concave arc.
(Macintosh only) Press Control to draw a concave
arc.

8. drawing freeform paths
To set Pencil tool options:
1 In the Tools panel, if the Pencil tool is not showing, select it from its pop-up menu.
2 Double-click the Pencil tool.
3 In the Pencil Tool dialog box, select tool options:
Enter a value from 1 to 10 in the Precision text box, or adjust the slider. Choose a high value to follow minor variations as you draw. Choose a low value to smooth minor variations as you draw.
Select Draw Dotted Line to draw paths faster by displaying a dotted line as you draw. The final path is still solid.
Click OK.
Use the stroke and fill color selectors in the Tools panel to set color attributes for the path.

9. drawing freeform paths
To draw a path with the Pencil tool:
In the Tools panel, select the Pencil tool from its
pop-up menu.
Drag to draw a path. To draw a straight line, hold
down Alt (Windows) or Option (Macintosh) as you
drag.
To continue a selected path with the Pencil tool:
Position the Pencil tool over a path’s end point; a solid
plus (+) sign indicates that drawing will continue the
path.

10. drawing freeform paths
To set Variable Stroke Pen tool options:
1 In the Tools panel, if the Variable Stroke Pen tool is not showing, select it from its pop-up menu.
2 Double-click the Variable Stroke Pen tool.
3 In the Variable Stroke Pen dialog box, select tool options:
Enter a value from 1 to 10 in the Precision text box, or adjust the slider. Choose a high value to follow minor variations as you draw. Choose a low value to smooth minor variations as you draw.
Select Draw Dotted Line to draw paths faster by displaying a dotted line as you draw. The final path is still solid.
Select Auto Remove Overlap to remove unnecessary path segments and create a composite path.

11. drawing freeform paths
For Width, set the minimum and maximum possible stroke widths, measured from the centerline, between 1 and 72 points.
4 Click OK.
5 Use the stroke and fill color selectors in the Tools panel to set color attributes for the path.
To draw a path with the Variable Stroke Pen tool:
1 In the Tools panel, select the Variable Stroke Pen tool from its pop-up menu.
2 Drag to draw a path.
To draw a straight line, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Macintosh).