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2.5. Drawing a rectangle

To draw a rectangle follow these steps:

  1. Open the "Elements" menu and its "rect" sub-menu. Click on the icon "Rectangle" to activate the function.The icon is framed by a dotted line to show that it is activated. The function displays the message " Digitize the rectangle by top left and bottom right corners. "

  2. Click the first point

  3. Click the second point, you can point each point separately or continuously as with a pencil.

  4. Drawn rect is selected and the floating menu shows available editors to apply on it.

Figure 2.9. Drawing a rectangle

Drawing a rectangle

See also draw rectangle showcase for an interactive demonstration of how to draw a rectangle.