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Chapter 6. Drawing shapes and symbols

Abstract

This chapter describes how to draw shapes and symbols.

The Shapes menu offers predefined shapes which can be:

  • A reusable element (path) or group of elements that can be customized as desired (style and geometry)
  • A reusable symbol (position, dimensions, orientation) that can be used as is by other elements (use)
  • A parametric shape (wheel, polyhedron, star, rosace) defined by its center, a radius, and calculated by a constraint

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