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Drawing circles with the ellips tool - anon_private - 02-14-2017

Try as I may, I still cannot create circles.

I start to use the tool then hold down shift, but I still see an allipse. I see the same when holding down control!

RE: Drawing circles with the ellips tool - dinasset - 02-14-2017

(02-14-2017, 02:58 PM)anon_private Wrote: Try as I may, I still cannot create circles.

I start to use the tool then hold down shift, but I still see an allipse. I see the same when holding down control!

set fixed aspect ratio 1:1

RE: Drawing circles with the ellips tool - Ofnuts - 02-14-2017

You have to

  1. Make sure that the Tool options "Fixed" sections has the selector on "Aspect ratio" and the entry field with "1:1" (these are default, AFAIK)
  2. Depress Shift after you start dragging...  (or tick the "Fixed" box beforehand)
However, if you release, and reclick to adjust, the entry field changes to "Current". So:
  • Click-Drag-Shift-Unclick-Unshift produces a circle
  • Click-Drag-Unclick-Click-Drag-ShiftUnclick-Unshift produces an ellipse (with the aspect ratio set on first unclick)


RE: Drawing circles with the ellips tool - anon_private - 02-16-2017

(02-14-2017, 03:08 PM)dinasset Wrote:
(02-14-2017, 02:58 PM)anon_private Wrote: Try as I may, I still cannot create circles.

I start to use the tool then hold down shift, but I still see an allipse. I see the same when holding down control!

set fixed aspect ratio 1:1
That worked
(02-14-2017, 04:34 PM)Ofnuts Wrote: You have to

  1. Make sure that the Tool options "Fixed" sections has the selector on "Aspect ratio" and the entry field with "1:1" (these are default, AFAIK)
  1. Depress Shift after you start dragging...  (or tick the "Fixed" box beforehand)
That worked.

(02-14-2017, 04:34 PM)Ofnuts Wrote: However, if you release, and reclick to adjust, the entry field changes to "Current". So:
  • Click-Drag-Shift-Unclick-Unshift produces a circle
  • Click-Drag-Unclick-Click-Drag-ShiftUnclick-Unshift produces an ellipse (with the aspect ratio set on first unclick)
Good gracious. I will try and avoid this.

RE: Drawing circles with the ellips tool - Espermaschine - 02-16-2017

You may not want to quote everything and then reply inside the quote.

RE: Drawing circles with the ellips tool - Ofnuts - 02-16-2017

(02-16-2017, 06:47 PM)Espermaschine Wrote: You may not want to quote everything and then reply inside the quote.

Fixed...