
Making Geometric Shapes
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Making Geometric Shapes
Flash provides separate tools for drawing
ovals, rectangles, and polygons (or stars). e
tools work similarly; all can draw a shape as
an outline (just a stroke) or as a solid object
(a ll). You can also create a geometric shape
with a ll and a stroke simultaneously. ere
are special properties for de ning rectangles
and ovals that you can set as precise values in
the Property inspector.
Merge Drawing vs. Object Drawing vs. Primitive-Shapes
Flash CS4 creates three types of graphic objects: merge-shapes (also called raw shapes), draw-
ing objects, and primitive-shapes. You can use most ...