Cornering shapes

Cornering lets you selectively round sharp corners on closed shapes.

Corner example

Ideal for rounding corners on geometric shapes or on closed shapes drawn with the Pen Tool, the Corner Tool lets you selectively apply cornering as and when you need it. A pre-requisite is that the corner must be a sharp corner, so geometric shapes such as polygons, stars, and triangles are great candidates for corner rounding.

Using an on-screen red "shaping" ring you can control the size of the corner by dragging; the corner will shape itself around the ring's circumference for precise and perfect results. You'll see the ring only as you drag from a sharp corner node.

Corner Tool To create a rounded corner:
  1. From the Tools panel, select the Corner Tool.
  2. (Optional) Adjust the context toolbar settings.
  3. Hover over the sharp corner node to be rounded and drag inwards or outwards. A ring is shown around which the corner will be automatically rounded. The more you drag, increasing the radius, the more pronounced the corner.
To edit a rounded corner:
  1. Select the shape.
  2. Click on the sharp corner node. (Although the corner is already rounded, the original shape's outline is retained.)
  3. Drag the center of the ring to resize the corner as needed.

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