Shape Tools

Shape tools let you create common shapes, such as rectangles, ellipses, polygons, and stars. These shapes keep editable properties, such as width, height, corner radius, and number of points, until you convert them to custom paths.

​

Creating a Shape

Shape tools are available from the Create Tools menu.

​

Shape Properties

You can update a shape’s properties in the inspector. Available properties depend on the selected shape type.

• Size: The width and height of the shape.
• Origin: The origin point of the shape.
• Corner: The corner radius of rectangles.
• Radius: The radius of polygons and stars.
• Points: The number of points on polygons and stars.
• Angle: The angle between the outer and inner points of a star.

​

Corner

Adjust the corner radius by dragging the circular handles on each corner of the rectangle. Hold Alt (Windows) or Option (macOS) while dragging to adjust a single corner independently.

​

Radius

Drag the radius handle to adjust the radius of all points on the shape at once.

​

Points

Control the number of points by dragging the points handle up or down.

​

Angle

Drag the handle on the inner point up or down to adjust the angle on the inner and outer points of a star.

​

Converting a Shape to a Custom Path

Press Enter to convert the selected shape to a path. After conversion, you can edit each vertex directly.