Drawing rectangles and squares

CorelDRAW lets you draw rectangles and squares. You can draw a rectangle or square by dragging diagonally with the Rectangle tool or by specifying the width and height with the 3-point rectangle tool. The 3-point rectangle tool lets you quickly draw rectangles at an angle.

You can create a 3-point rectangle by first drawing its baseline and then drawing its height. The resulting rectangle is angled.

You can also draw a rectangle or square with rounded, scalloped or chamfered corners. You can modify each corner individually or apply the changes to all corners. In addition, you can specify that all corners scale relative to the object. You can also specify the default corner size for drawing rectangles and squares.

Understanding rounded, scalloped, and chamfered corners

Rounding produces a curved corner, scalloping replaces the corner with an edge that has a curved notch, and chamfering replaces the corner with a straight edge, also known as a bevel.

From left to right, you can see standard corners with no changes, rounded corners, scalloped corners, and chamfered corners.

To draw rectangles or squares with rounded, scalloped, or chamfered corners, you need to specify the corner size. For rounding or scalloping a corner, the corner size determines the corner radius. The radius is measured from the curve’s center to its perimeter. Higher corner size values produce more rounded corners or deep scalloped corners.

From left to right, you can see the radius of a rounded corner and the radius of a scalloped corner.

The size value for chamfering a corner represents the distance to set where the chamfer will begin in relation to the original corner. Higher corner size values produce a longer chamfered edge.

For more information about modifying the corners of curve objects, such as lines, text, or bitmaps, see Filleting, scalloping, and chamfering corners.

To draw a rectangle or square by dragging diagonally

To	Do the following
Draw a rectangle	In the toolbox, click the Rectangle tool . Drag in the drawing window until the rectangle is the size you want.
Draw a square	In the toolbox, click the Rectangle tool . Hold down Ctrl, and drag in the drawing window until the square is the size you want.

You can draw a rectangle from its center outward by holding down Shift as you drag. You can also draw a square from its center outward by holding down Shift + Ctrl as you drag.

You can draw a rectangle that covers the drawing page by double-clicking the Rectangle tool.

To draw a rectangle by specifying height and width

1 .	In the toolbox, click the 3-point rectangle tool .

To constrain the angle of the baseline to a preset increment, known as constrain angle, hold down Ctrl as you drag. For information about changing the constrain angle, see To change the constrain angle.

To draw a rectangle or square with rounded, scalloped, or chamfered corners

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Round corner — produces a curved corner

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Scalloped corner — replaces a corner with an edge that has a curved notch

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Chamfered corner — replaces a corner with a flat edge

You can also
Apply the same changes to all corners	Click the Edit corners together button on the property bar.
Disable the scaling of corners relative to the object	Click the Relative corner scaling button on the property bar.

You can also modify the corners of a selected rectangle or square by clicking the Shape tool , clicking a corner option button on the property bar, then dragging a corner node toward the shape’s center. If you prefer to modify only one corner, hold down Ctrl, then drag a corner node toward the shape’s center.

To specify the default corner size for drawing rectangles and squares

1 .	Click Tools Options.

You can also
Apply the same changes to all corners	Click the Edit corners together button.
Disable the scaling of corners relative to the object	In the Scale corners area, click the Relative corner scaling button.

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