The Pie Tool makes it easy to create pie shapes, pie segments and doughnuts with segments removed. As the segments are geometrically correct, it's easy to create shapes with the exact angle you need for charts and other uses.
Default shape and handle position (in red) before customisation.
Customisation
The Pie has several options on the shape and on the context toolbar to enable the start and end angle and the size of the doughnut hole to be controlled.
Two possible outcomes when the options are customised.
Settings
The following settings can be adjusted from the context toolbar:
Hole radius—controls the width of the hole at the shape's centre.
Start/End Angle—sets the position of the start/end stops relative to 360°. The greater the difference in the angles, the larger the portion of pie.
Invert Angle—switches the Start and End angle values. This converts acute shapes to obtuse (and vice versa) and flips the shape horizontally and/or vertically.
Close Pie—if the circle is incomplete, closes the shape to create a full circle.
To Curves—converts the selected object into a series of connected lines and nodes.
Pie Tool
