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Creating and modifying polygons
This section describes the steps for creating a polygon, using the shape of an arrow as an example.
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Click
.
Click the mouse at the desired location, then move the
mouse to draw a line from the point you clicked at. Click
the mouse in the sequence of shown in the figure at right. At
the seventh point, double-click the mouse to finish making
the polygon.
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Creating a polygon
Moving a point
Adding a point
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Select the object you wish to convert to a polygon. At the
[Object] window, click [Convert to Polygon].
After conversion, clicking
enables the object's points
to be edited as with a polygon.
To edit (move, add, or delete) the points (apices) of the polygon, click
. Then, clicking on a point makes it change to
, allowing
the point to be moved or deleted. To select two or more points, either hold down the [Shift] key as you click on each point, or drag the
mouse over the points to be selected. To add a point, click on one of the polygon's lines and press the [Insert] key.
Deleting a point
Click on the point
to be de-
leted. Press [Delete] to delete
the point.
Click the mouse at the location where the
new point is to be added. A appears at the
location clicked. A point can be added by
pressing [Insert] while in this state.
Converting to a polygon
An object that is not a polygon can be converted to a polygon, and its points edited. Once an object has been converted to a polygon,
however, it cannot be changed back to its original attributes. For details, please refer to the help screens for Dr. STIKA PLUS.
Joining and separating polygons
Joining polygons
A number of objects can be grouped together and united into a
single polygon. They can then be moved or resized while main-
taining the layout the objects had before they were joined together.
The points of an object polygon that has been joined together in
this fashion can be edited in the same way as an ordinary polygon.
Separating polygons
A polygon can be split into individual parts.
Drag to move the point.
For details, please refer to the help screens for Dr. STIKA PLUS.
Can be treated as a single object
A
Can be treated as separate objects
Editing the points
