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You can use the Smart drawing tool to draw freehand strokes that can be recognized and converted to basic shapes. Rectangles and ellipses are translated to native Corel DESIGNER objects; trapezoids and parallelograms are translated to Perfect Shapes objects; lines, triangles, squares, diamonds, circles, and arrows are translated to curve objects. If an object is not converted to a shape, it is smoothed. Objects and curves drawn with shape recognition are editable. You can set the level at which Corel DESIGNER recognizes shapes and converts them to objects. You can also specify the amount of smoothing applied to curves.
You can set the length of time to elapse between drawing the shape and the implementation of shape recognition. For example, if the timer is set to one second and you draw a circle, shape recognition takes effect one second after you draw the circle and release the mouse button.
You can make corrections as you draw. You can also change the thickness and line style of a shape that was drawn using shape recognition.
Shapes created with the Smart drawing tool are recognized and smoothed.
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Click the Curve tools button, and click the Smart drawing tool  . |
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In the Workspace list of categories, double-click Toolbox. |
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Click Smart drawing tool. |
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Move the Drawing assistance delay slider. |
The slider moves in increments of 0.25 seconds; the maximum delay is 2 seconds.
If you are drawing a freehand shape consisting of several curves, you can delete the last curve drawn by pressing Esc.
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Click the Curve tools button, and click the Smart drawing tool . |
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From the Outline width list box on the property bar, choose an outline thickness. |
When lines drawn with the Smart drawing tool overlap, the outline thickness is determined by the average.
You can change the line style of a shape drawn with shape recognition. For more information, see To specify line and outline settings.
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