Line/Arc/Spiral/Rectangle

Draw straight lines with the Line Segment tool

1. Use the Line Segment tool when you want to draw one straight line segment at a time.
2. Select the Line Segment tool on the Library Category.
3. Do one of the following:

• Position the pointer where you want the line to begin, and drag to where you want the line to end.
• Double click where you want the line to begin, the "Line" property dialog will appear and specify the length and angle of the line. Then click OK.

Draw arcs

Use the Arc tool when you want to draw one arc segment at a time.

1. Select the Arc tool.
2. Do one of the following:

• Position the pointer where you want the arc to begin, and drag to where you want the arc to end.
• Double click where you want the line to begin, and in the dialog box set the following options. Then click OK.

Length X­Axis Specifies the width of the arc.

Length Y­Axis Specifies the height of the arc.

Type Specifies whether you want the object to be an open path or a closed path.

Slope Specifies the direction of the arc is slope. Enter a negative value for a concave (inward) slope. Enter a positive value for a convex (outward) slope. A slope of 0 creates a straight line.

Draw spirals

1. Select the Spiral tool.
2. Do one of the following:

• Drag until the spiral is the desired size. Drag the pointer in an arc to rotate the spiral.
• Double click where you want the spiral to begin. In the dialog box, set any of the following options, and click OK.

Radius Specifies the distance from the center to the outermost point in the spiral.

Decrease Specifies the amount by which each wind of the spiral should decrease relative to the previous wind.

Segment Num Specifies how many segments the spiral has. Each full wind of the spiral consists of four segments.

Style Specifies the direction of the spiral.

Draw rectangles and squares

1. Select the Rectangle tool.
2. Do one of the following:
3. To draw a rectangle, drag diagonally until the rectangle is the desired size.

• To draw a square, hold down the Shift key while you drag diagonally until the square is the desired size.
• To create a square or rectangle using values, double click where you want the center point to be. Specify a width and height, and click OK.