Drawing polygonsThe Polygon tool creates an object with a specified number of sides of equal length, each side being the same distance from the center of the object. There are two ways to draw with the Polygon tool: you can drag to draw the polygon directly on the artboard or click to specify properties in a dialog box. When you create an object with the Polygon tool, a center point appears in the object. You can use this point to drag the object or to align the object with other elements in your artwork. The center point can be made visible or invisible, but it cannot be deleted. To draw a polygon by dragging:
You can press any of the following to get specific results as you drag: To draw a polygon by specifying dimensions:
Note: By default, the Polygon dialog box displays the dimensions of the last polygon you drew. The unit of measure is determined by the setting in the Document Setup or Units & Display Performance Preferences dialog box. To display or hide the center points:
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