CorelDRAW provides tools
that let you create many different types of objects.
This tutorial shows you how to draw some basic shapes and lines
you'll use to create a drawing in CorelDRAW.
Select a topic:
Draw a line or curve with the Freehand tool
Draw a line or curve with the Bezier tool
Draw a line or curve with the Natural Pen tool
Release the mouse button, then release CTRL.
This procedure describes how to draw a symmetrical spiral.
This procedure shows you how to draw a curve using the Fixed-Width
mode.
Tip
Hold down CTRL while you
drag to create a square. Release the mouse button, then release
CTRL.
Tip
Hold down CTRL while you
drag to create a circle. Release the mouse button, then release
CTRL.
Tip
Hold down CTRL while dragging
to draw a polygon with equal sides.
Tip
Hold down CTRL to draw
a polygon with equal sides.
Note
The spiral appears tighter
when you use more revolutions. The default setting is four revolutions.
The settings you select remain until you change them.
Tip
Hold down CTRL while you
drag to draw a circular spiral. Release the mouse button, then
release CTRL.
Note
The default setting is
4 columns and 3 rows. The settings you that select remain until
you change them.
Tip
Hold down CTRL and drag
diagonally to draw square graph paper. Release the mouse button,
then release CTRL.
Tips
Draw a straight line by
clicking once for the starting point, then, positioning the cursor
where you want the line to end, and clicking again.
Create a continuous line
with nodes by double-clicking to create each node. Click once
to end the line.
Note
The distance between the
control points and the node determines the height or depth of
the segment that you are drawing. The angle of the control points
determines the slope of the segment. Hold down CTRL as you position
the control points to move them in 15 degree increments.
Fixed Width
mode
Pressure
mode
Calligraphic
mode
Preset
mode
Tip
Hold down CTRL as you place
the end of the line to constrain the angle of the line to 15-degree
increments.