Star
Draw stars by dragging from center to radius. Configurable point count, bulge, and dual-radius variant.
The Star tool draws regular stars. Variants include single-radius and dual-radius stars; the variant comes from the active shape sub-tool.
Activate
- Hotkey: no default
- Toolbar: Creation Toolbar (Star and Dual Star are separate entries)
How to use
- Click and drag from the center of the desired star outward to the outer radius.
- Release to create.
Modifiers and interactions
- Shift + drag: constrain to square bounds (uniform aspect).
- Ctrl + drag: drag from center outward (the default for this tool already).
What gets created
A Star object on the active layer with:
points: 5(default)bulge: 0(default)ratio: 0.5(inner-to-outer radius ratio)ratio2: 0.7(second ratio, only used when dual_radius)dual_radius: boolean(depends on which sub-tool you picked)
After creation, edit points, bulge, ratio, dual_radius, and ratio2 in the Shape Properties panel.
Related
- Polygon: regular polygons (no points/spikes)
- Shape Properties panel: edit star parameters after creation
- Node tool: convert to path and edit nodes individually