Drawing a Circle

[Rick100 webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

I want to draw a circle. According to the help system, "The basic shape drawing tools are in the Vector section of the Tools panel". My Vector section only shows ONE shape item and it's a rectangle. Where are the others?

[Scott Fegette]

"Rick100" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> I want to draw a circle. According to the help system, "The basic shape

drawing tools are in the Vector section of the Tools panel". My Vector
section only shows ONE shape item and it's a rectangle. Where are the
others?

>

Click and hold on the icon for the Rectangle tool (second row, first icon in
the Vector Tools section) and you'll see the other tools. The Ellipse tool
is what you're after. Incidentally, any tool icon in the Tools panel that
has a small triangle in its lower right-hand corner has other options/tools
that are available in the same fashion.

Hope this helps!

--
scott fegette
macromedia, inc.
[email]sfegette@macromedia.com[/email]

[Bill Ray]

It's not a circle tool. It's an ellipse tool. :)

However, if you want to draw a circle hold the shift key while dragging out
a circle.

BR


"Scott Fegette" <sfegette@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> "Rick100" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
> news:bfk7k1$7o5$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > I want to draw a circle. According to the help system, "The basic shape

> drawing tools are in the Vector section of the Tools panel". My Vector
> section only shows ONE shape item and it's a rectangle. Where are the
> others?

> >

>
> Click and hold on the icon for the Rectangle tool (second row, first icon

in

> the Vector Tools section) and you'll see the other tools. The Ellipse

tool

> is what you're after. Incidentally, any tool icon in the Tools panel

that

> has a small triangle in its lower right-hand corner has other

options/tools

> that are available in the same fashion.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> --
> scott fegette
> macromedia, inc.
> [email]sfegette@macromedia.com[/email]
>
>

[Scott Fegette]

Thanx, Bill- you are of course geometrically correct ... ;-)
--
scott fegette
macromedia, inc.
[email]sfegette@macromedia.com[/email]



"Bill Ray" <bill@billraydrums.com_BLAH> wrote in message
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> It's not a circle tool. It's an ellipse tool. :)
>
> However, if you want to draw a circle hold the shift key while dragging

out

> a circle.
>
> BR
>
>
> "Scott Fegette" <sfegette@macromedia.com> wrote in message
> news:bfk895$8rv$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > "Rick100" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
> > news:bfk7k1$7o5$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > > I want to draw a circle. According to the help system, "The basic

shape

> > drawing tools are in the Vector section of the Tools panel". My Vector
> > section only shows ONE shape item and it's a rectangle. Where are the
> > others?

> > >

> >
> > Click and hold on the icon for the Rectangle tool (second row, first

icon

> in

> > the Vector Tools section) and you'll see the other tools. The Ellipse

> tool

> > is what you're after. Incidentally, any tool icon in the Tools panel

> that

> > has a small triangle in its lower right-hand corner has other

> options/tools

> > that are available in the same fashion.
> >
> > Hope this helps!
> >
> > --
> > scott fegette
> > macromedia, inc.
> > [email]sfegette@macromedia.com[/email]
> >
> >

>
>

[Bill Ray]

Now if only I could get this lump in my belly to move up closer to my
neck.....then MAYBE I'd be geometrically correct! (Computer work can take
it's toll... :\ )

BR



"Scott Fegette" <sfegette@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Thanx, Bill- you are of course geometrically correct ... ;-)
> --
> scott fegette
> macromedia, inc.
> [email]sfegette@macromedia.com[/email]
>
>
>
> "Bill Ray" <bill@billraydrums.com_BLAH> wrote in message
> news:bfk91i$a73$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > It's not a circle tool. It's an ellipse tool. :)
> >
> > However, if you want to draw a circle hold the shift key while dragging

> out

> > a circle.
> >
> > BR
> >
> >
> > "Scott Fegette" <sfegette@macromedia.com> wrote in message
> > news:bfk895$8rv$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > > "Rick100" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
> > > news:bfk7k1$7o5$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> > > > I want to draw a circle. According to the help system, "The basic

> shape

> > > drawing tools are in the Vector section of the Tools panel". My Vector
> > > section only shows ONE shape item and it's a rectangle. Where are the
> > > others?
> > > >
> > >
> > > Click and hold on the icon for the Rectangle tool (second row, first

> icon

> > in

> > > the Vector Tools section) and you'll see the other tools. The

Ellipse

> > tool

> > > is what you're after. Incidentally, any tool icon in the Tools panel

> > that

> > > has a small triangle in its lower right-hand corner has other

> > options/tools

> > > that are available in the same fashion.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps!
> > >
> > > --
> > > scott fegette
> > > macromedia, inc.
> > > [email]sfegette@macromedia.com[/email]
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>

[Rick100 webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Sometimes when I click the rectangle I see the other tools listed and sometimes I don't. The same holds true of other tools that have a drop down arrow next to them; that is sometimes I see other choices and sometimes I don't. What makes the difference? What condition is necessary to see the drop down items?

[Chester Harold]

Hold down the mouse button for a second or two?

"Rick100" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:bfkkgr$rbn$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> Sometimes when I click the rectangle I see the other tools listed and

sometimes I don't. The same holds true of other tools that have a drop down
arrow next to them; that is sometimes I see other choices and sometimes I
don't. What makes the difference? What condition is necessary to see the
drop down items?

>
>

[Norm7328 webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

I have drawn a circle in fireworks, but it is quite pixelated, the line shows a jagged edge.

on screen and prints this way as well

How do I draw a circle that has a smooth line?

Thanks

[Lanny Chambers]

In article <bj6biq$j6b$1@forums.macromedia.com>,
"Norm7328" [email]webforumsuser@macromedia.com[/email] wrote:

> How do I draw a circle that has a smooth line?

Set the Fill to anti-aliased.

--
Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA
[url]http://www.hummingbirds.net/[/url]

[Norm7328 webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Thanks, Larry, but I still seem to have a problem.

I set the FILL to anti-alias & solid
I set STROKE to pencil & pencil-hard

I looked at layers but that offered me no help.

Would you have any other hints for me.

Thanks, Norm

[mark haynes]

"Norm7328" [email]webforumsuser@macromedia.com[/email] wrote:

>Thanks, Larry, but I still seem to have a problem.
>
>I set the FILL to anti-alias & solid
>I set STROKE to pencil & pencil-hard
>
>I looked at layers but that offered me no help.
>
>Would you have any other hints for me.
>
>Thanks, Norm
>
>

Change the pencil stroke to 1-pixel soft. You must also realize that Fireworks is displaying at 72 dpi, a low resolution setting that is for screen display only. Fireworks RENDERS pixels to the vector shape, much as a 3D application maps a texture to a spline. You can choose Modify > Canvas > Image Size and change the resolution and print size to get your file to print cleaner, then undo the history to return to Web resolution. When displayed at 100% at 72pixels per inch, a 1-pixel smooth setting should appear reasonably clean.

--
enthusiastically,
mark haynes
fireworks product team liaison
macromedia customer care
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[Adrian]

How do you draw a circle in Illustrator 10?
The vertical bar with the tools and the
illustrator picture at the top, does not have
a circle and I cannot find a circle option anywhere
in the application.

Please give me some button for button instructions.
Many thanks!

[Unregistered]

After you click on the rectangle tool once, click again after about one second and ALL the shape tools will appear.