Rectangle
Draw axis-aligned rectangles by dragging from one corner to the opposite corner.
The Rectangle tool draws axis-aligned rectangles. The active layer determines the color and cut settings.
Activate
- Hotkey:
Ctrl+R - Toolbar: Creation Toolbar
How to use
- Click and drag on the canvas from one corner to the opposite corner.
- Release to create the rectangle.
Minimum size: 1 mm × 1 mm. Smaller drags are discarded.
Modifiers and interactions
- Shift + drag: constrain to a square.
- Ctrl + drag: drag from the center outward.
Options
Reads the default corner radius from app state. If set (in the Properties Toolbar when the Rectangle tool is active), new rectangles are created with that corner radius. Editable after-the-fact via the Shape Properties panel.
What gets created
A Rectangle object on the active layer. Properties:
width,height, in mm.corner_radius, defaults to the tool's current default (often 0).
Result on the canvas
A rectangle outline of the active layer's color.
Related
- Ellipse: same workflow, ellipse shape
- Polygon: regular polygons
- Shape Properties panel: numeric editing after creation
- Node tool: convert to a path for arbitrary node editing