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Drawing lines or shapes

Bally
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On the Drawing Toolbar, click any of these icons to start drawing:

 

 Line

 

 Polyline

 

Polygon

 

 Rectangle

 

Ellipse

 

Example: draw a polyline

  1. Click the Polyline icon.

  2. Click on the grid to start drawing the first line.

  3. Drag the cursor across the screen to draw the line. Click to finish the line.

  4. Repeat the previous step to draw more lines.

  5. Double-click or press Esc to stop drawing.

    The end nodes will be highlighted.



  6. Drag an end node to reshape the line.

To change the line or shape's properties, right-click on it then select Properties. Click on any of the tabs:

Line Tab

Fill Tab

 

Line Tab

  1. Right-click on the line or shape and select Properties.

  2. Click on the Line tab in the Component Properties dialog.

  3. Change any of the following properties:

    - Click Color to select the color of the line. Select the color from the dropdown menu or click Other to create a custom color.

    - Choose the style of the line.

    - Choose the width of the line.

    - Click Transparent if you want the line to be transparent.

  4. Click Apply to see how the line appears with these settings.

  5. Click OK to save and close the Component Properties dialog.

Fill Tab

If you drew a polygon, rectangle or ellipse, you can use the Fill tab to change the shape's color or hatching.

  1. Right-click on the shape and select Properties.

  2. Click on the Fill tab in the Component Properties dialog.



  3. Change any of the following properties:

    - Choose a Foreground Color from the dropdown. Click Other to create a custom color.

    - The foreground color will fill the shape unless you choose a hatch pattern.

    - Check Transparent Fill if you want the shape's interior to be transparent.

    - Choose a Background Color from the dropdown. Click Other to create a custom color.

    Note that you will see the background color only if you chose a hatch pattern.

    - Beside Hatch, select a hatch pattern to appear in the drawing.  Select No Hatch if you do not want a pattern.

    - Click Transparent Background if you want the background of the hatch pattern to be transparent.

  4. Click Apply to see how the shape appears with these settings.

  5. Click OK to save and close the Component Properties dialog.

 

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