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Have a look at the sidebar and activate this button (1.): | Have a look at the sidebar and activate this button (1.):<br> | ||
[[Image:SelByElem.jpg]]<br> | [[Image:SelByElem.jpg]]<br> | ||
It will make the whole figure highlighted if you just hit only a line of it. Now after | |||
It will make the whole figure highlighted if you just hit only a line of it. Now after the rectangle is highlighted completely please click one of the black vertices with a right mouse click in order to open its context menu (2.):<br> | |||
[[Image:rectangle_1.jpg]]<br>Image: Rectangle properties<br><br> | [[Image:rectangle_1.jpg]]<br>Image: Rectangle properties<br><br> | ||
From the flashing context menu select entry: "Rectangle properties". | |||
From the flashing context menu select entry: "Rectangle properties". What you get is a box to enter the width and hight in decimals:<br> | |||
[[Image:rectangle_2.jpg]]<br>Image: enter width and height to the dialog.<br><br> | |||
Alternative: Release the above mentioned button. Place a relative zero to one of the corners of the rectangle. For doing so hover the mouse to such a spot and press the [Pos 1] key, it is the "Home" key. Now double click a single line and enter the coordinates of its start and end point using the relative origin. | |||
For getting back to absolute coordinates, press the home key twice. | |||
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== Round corner == | == Round corner == | ||
Revision as of 12:34, 7 May 2015
General
Rectangles can be filled 
or unfilled (open) 
. Select the desired mode under the pen icon 
Filled rectangles
You can reach this mode...
by [4] or
by "Draw Filled Rectangle" in menu "Elements" or
by the tool .
What you can do...
Press [o] (for options) to enter rectangle settings. When the rectangle is started with M1, move the mouse diagonally to open a rectangle. With another M1 you can finish the rectangle. Existing rectangles, which are not rotated by angles other than 90° can be dragged on their tips with the dragging function [g] or after highlighting a line with M1H on a little black box.
Leave this mode...
by [ESC] or M12
Open rectangles
You can reach this mode...
by [Ctrl]+[4] or
by "Draw Open Rectangle" in menu "Elements" or
by the tool
What you can do...
Press [o] (for options) to do line settings. When the rectangle is started with M1, move the mouse diagonal to open a rectangle. With a M1 click you can finish the rectangle. Existing open rectangles can be dragged on their tips with the dragging function [g] or after highlighting a line with M1H on a little black box.
Leave this mode...
by [ESC] or M12
Edit dimensions
Have a look at the sidebar and activate this button (1.):
It will make the whole figure highlighted if you just hit only a line of it. Now after the rectangle is highlighted completely please click one of the black vertices with a right mouse click in order to open its context menu (2.):
Image: Rectangle properties
From the flashing context menu select entry: "Rectangle properties". What you get is a box to enter the width and hight in decimals:
Image: enter width and height to the dialog.
Alternative: Release the above mentioned button. Place a relative zero to one of the corners of the rectangle. For doing so hover the mouse to such a spot and press the [Pos 1] key, it is the "Home" key. Now double click a single line and enter the coordinates of its start and end point using the relative origin.
For getting back to absolute coordinates, press the home key twice.
Round corner
Corners of open rectangles can be rounded by the use of the drawing context menu. Highlight a line and click M2 upon a touchpad:
The result can later be undone by a M1 click od the bending and a M2 click on one of the touchpads of the bending:
A filled rectangle can not be treated this way. If you want a rounded corner, please draw a polygon and add a circle:
