Fireworks MX 2004 Shape Tool

8. Shape Tools

The shape tools are also divided into "Basic Shapes" and "Auto Shapes", as shown in Figure 2-40.

Figure 2-40

Basic shapes: simple geometries that have rectangles, ellipses, and polygons. Use only on the canvas with the mouse drag can draw the corresponding graphics. such as Tutu 2-41.

Figure 2-41

You can draw squares and circles when you hold down the SHIFT key, and you can easily fill them with different fill patterns in the property boxes of each shape tool. Through the color of the adjustment handle can freely control the color of the fill direction and range.

You can draw a rounded rectangle of varying degrees by entering different values in the rectangular roundness of the Rectangle tool property box.

When you use the Polygon tool, you can set the shape, the number of sides, and the angle of the polygon in the property box before drawing.

Auto shape: This is a set of intelligent vector drawing tools that follow special rules to simplify the creation and editing of common visual elements. Unlike the basic Shape tool group, the selected auto shape has a diamond control point in addition to a color fill handle. Each control point is associated with a specific deformation property of a shape. You can change the deformation properties associated with it by dragging the control point. Most auto shape control points have tooltips that describe how they affect auto shapes. Move the pointer over a control point to see a ToolTip that describes the property that is controlled by the control point, as shown in Figure 2-44.

Figure 2-42

In addition, there is a more complex set of smart shape tools under the Shapes panel in the combo panel. As shown in Figure 2-43.

Figure 2-43

By dragging these objects directly into the canvas, you can change the object-related properties by adjusting each of the diamond control points on the object. As shown in Figure 2-44.

Figure 2-44