title
  
blank image

Draw shapes

Review of shapes drawing tasks
Each use case example includes a description, the resulting document, the steps to follow, and a link to replay it.
This category contains 9 showcases

Play all Draw shapes showcases continuously

Draw a polyhedron
A polyhedron is a polygon with sides of equal length.
It is a regular shape defined by a constraint with parameters such as the number of vertices. 
The shape is drawn with a single path element composed of several contours. 
The shape can be decomposed into elementary contours by removing the constraint.Draw a polyhedron with its options then decompose it into outlines to assign each its own style.
Draw a polyhedron 

Showcase steps

  1. Open Shapes menu
  2. Scroll to Regular section
  3. Click Polyedre icon
  4. Click center and radius points of the shape
  5. The shape is drawn as a single path elementwith multiple outlines.Set shape vertices count.
  6. Draw slices
  7. Click Apply icon
  8. Set shape fill style
  9. Open color palette
  10. Select green color
  11. Apply the selected color
  12. Copy the shape
  13. Move it
  14. Click on Shape Settingsto remove the shape constraint and then decompose it into elementary contours.
  15. Remove constraint
  16. Click Apply icon
  17. Click Split path
  18. The shape will be broken down into 8 distinct outlines within the same groupClick Apply
  19. Unselect the group
  20. Select a contour to change it's style
  21. Set fill opacity
  22. Open Selection menu
  23. Apply the element style to another
  24. Click the element to apply the same style
  25. Finish
Play
Draw a rosace
A rosace is a regular shape defined by a constraint with parameters such as the number of vertices. 
The shape is drawn with a single path element composed of several contours. 
The shape can be decomposed into elementary contours by removing the constraint.Draw a rosace with its options then decompose it into outlines to assign each its own style.
Draw a rosace 

Showcase steps

  1. Open Shapes menu
  2. Scroll to Regular section
  3. Click Rosace icon
  4. Click center and radius points of the shape
  5. The shape is drawn as a single path elementwith multiple outlines.Set shape vertices count.
  6. Click Apply icon
  7. Set shape fill style
  8. Open color palette
  9. Select gold color
  10. Apply the selected color
  11. Copy the shape
  12. Move it
  13. Click on Shape Settings to remove the shape constraint and then decompose it into elementary contours.
  14. Remove constraint
  15. Click Apply icon
  16. Click Split path
  17. The shape will be broken down into 12 distinct outlines within the same group.Click Apply
  18. Unselect the group
  19. Select a contour to change it's style
  20. Set fill opacity
  21. Open Selection menu
  22. Apply the element style to another
  23. Click the element to apply the same style
  24. Finish
Play
Draw a star
A star is a regular shape defined by a constraint with parameters such as the number of vertices. 
The shape is drawn with a single path element composed of several contours. 
The shape can be decomposed into elementary contours by removing the constraint.Draw a star with its options then decompose it into outlines to assign each its own style.
Draw a star 

Showcase steps

  1. Open shapes menu
  2. Scroll to Regular section
  3. Click star icon
  4. Click center and radius points of the shape
  5. The shape is drawn as a single path elementwith multiple outlines.Set shape vertices count.
  6. Connect vertices every 3
  7. Draw petals
  8. Click Apply
  9. Set shape fill style
  10. Open color palette
  11. Select darkorange color
  12. Apply the color
  13. Copy the shape
  14. Move it
  15. Click on Shape Settings to remove the shape constraint and then decompose it into elementary contours.
  16. Remove shape constraint
  17. Click Apply
  18. Click Split path
  19. The shape will be broken down into 8 distinct outlines within the same groupClick Apply
  20. Select a contour to change it's style
  21. Set fill opacity
  22. Apply the element style to another
  23. Click the element to apply the same style
  24. Finish
Play
Draw a wheel
A wheel is a regular shape defined by a constraint with parameters such as the number of vertices. 
The shape is drawn with a single path element composed of several contours. 
The shape can be decomposed into elementary contours by removing the constraint.Draw a wheel with its options then decompose it into outlines to assign each its own style.
Draw a wheel 

Showcase steps

  1. Open Shapes menu
  2. Scroll to Regular section
  3. Click Wheel icon
  4. Click center and radius points of the shape
  5. The shape is drawn as a single path elementwith multiple outlines.Set shape vertices count.
  6. Define the inner radius as a percentage
  7. Click Apply button
  8. Set shape fill style
  9. Open color palette
  10. Select darkred color
  11. Apply the selected color
  12. Copy the shape
  13. Move the shape
  14. Click on Shape Settingsto remove the shape constraint and then decompose it into elementary contours.
  15. Remove shape constraint
  16. Click Apply button
  17. Click Split path
  18. The shape will be broken down into 12 distinct outlines within the same group.Click Apply
  19. Unselect the group
  20. Select a contour to change it's style
  21. Set fill opacity
  22. Open Selection menu
  23. Apply the element style to another contour
  24. Finish
Play
Emoji
Choosing and drawing emoji icons
Emoji 

Showcase steps

  1. Open Shapes menu.
  2. Click the Emojis icon in the Shapes menu.
  3. Select the Faces category.
  4. Click the 'thinking face' emoji.
  5. Click select.
  6. Click the first corner of the emoji.
  7. Select the Nature category.
  8. Click the 'water buffalo' emoji.
  9. Enter the lion key word. Select the 'lion face' suggested emoji.
  10. Select "lion face" emoji.
  11. Click New Emoji to re-draw "lion face".
Play
Font Awesome icon
Choosing and drawing FontAwesome icons
Font Awesome icon 

Showcase steps

  1. Click the Font Awesome icon in the Shapes menu.
  2. Select the search mode to find an icon by its label.
  3. Enter a label word
  4. Select the label in the list containing the word.
  5. Click Select.
  6. Click the first corner of the icon.
  7. Click the opposite corner of the icon.The size is adjusted to the proportions of the icon.
  8. Set the fill color of the icon.
  9. Click to draw the icon again.
  10. Use index for alphabetical search.
  11. Choose from the list of ordered labels.
  12. Switch from one page to another.
  13. Click on the icon.
  14. Activate the grid to fix the coordinates and dimensions of the drawn icons.
  15. Edit icon properties.
  16. Check x coordinate.
  17. Check width.
Play
Insert funny animal drawings
Insert fun animal drawings from its catalog, which contains over 300 symbols categorized by section and page.
Choose a drawing from a section or browse the pages and select a drawing on a page.
Insert funny animal drawings 

Showcase steps

  1. Open Shapes menu
  2. Click funny animal catalog icon
  3. Choose an animal
  4. The first symbol of the animal is selectedChoose another one if preferred
  5. Click Select
  6. Draw the rectangle of the symbolTop left and bottom right corners
  7. Choose another animal
  8. Click the chosen symbol
  9. Click Select
  10. Click on a page link
  11. Click on a symbol
  12. Click Select
  13. Click another page
  14. Click a symbol
  15. Click Select
  16. Finish
Play
Shapes
Drawing cataloged shapes and icons
Shapes 

Showcase steps

  1. Open the Shapes menu.
  2. Select a shape from the Arrows list.
  3. Click the first corner of the shape.
  4. Click the opposite corner of the shape.
  5. Define the fill style of the drawn shape.
  6. Select a Shape from the Flowcharts list.
  7. Select a Shape from the Symbols list.
  8. Click the Catalog icon in the Shapes menu.
  9. Viewing the shapes of the list 'Icons solid'.
  10. Select a shape.
  11. Select a shape from 'IcoMoon-Free-master' list.
  12. Select a Shape from 'Flat-color-icons' list.
  13. Re-draw last shape.
Play
Symbols
Drawing cataloged symbols
Symbols 

Showcase steps

  1. Click symbol catalog icon in Shapes menu
  2. The default symbol catalog contains svg icons from icons8
  3. Select a symbol
  4. Click upper left and bottom right corners
  5. Repeat action
  6. Click Choose symbol icon to change the drawn symbol
  7. Select the symbol to draw
  8. Drawing shapes from the other catalogs add symbols
  9. Select Flat-color-icons collection
  10. Select an icon
  11. The symbol of the drawn icon
  12. Select emoji catalog
  13. Select an emoji
  14. The symbol of the drawn emoji
  15. Select Fontawesome catalog
  16. Select an icon
  17. The symbol of the drawn icon
Play