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Drawing with the Pen tool in Edraw

Draw straight line segments with the Pen tool

Draw curves with the Pen tool

Draw straight lines followed by curves

Draw curves followed by straight lines

Draw two curved segments connected by a corner

Finish drawing a path

Draw straight line segments with the Pen tool

The simplest path you can draw with the Pen tool is a straight line, made by clicking the Pen tool to create two anchor points. By continuing to click, you create a path made of straight line segments connected by corner points.

Clicking Pen tool creates straight segments.

Select the Pen tool .
Position the Pen tool where you want the straight segment to begin, and click to define the first anchor point (do not drag).

Note: The first segment you draw will not be visible until you click a second anchor point.
Click again where you want the segment to end .
Continue clicking to set anchor points for additional straight segments.
The last anchor point you add always appears as a solid square, indicating that it is selected. Previously defined anchor points become hollow, and deselected, as you add more anchor points.
Complete the path by doing one of the following:
- To close the path, position the Pen tool over the first (hollow) anchor point. Click to close the path.
- To leave the path open, right-click anywhere away from all objects.
  To leave the path open, you can also double-click anywhere away from the first anchor point.

Draw curves with the Pen tool

You create a curve by adding an anchor point where a curve changes direction, and dragging the direction lines that shape the curve. The length and slope of the direction lines determine the shape of the curve.

Curves are easier to edit and your system can display and print them faster if you draw them using as few anchor points as possible. Using too many points can also introduce unwanted bumps in a curve. Instead, draw widely spaced anchor points, and practice shaping curves by adjusting the length and angles of the direction lines.

Select the Pen tool .
Position the Pen tool where you want the curve to begin, and hold down the mouse button and drag.
The first anchor point and first direction line appears.
Drag to set the slope of the curve segment you��re creating, and then release the mouse button.
In general, extend the direction line about one third of the distance to the next anchor point you plan to draw. (You can adjust one or both sides of the direction line later.)

Drawing the first point in a curve
A. Positioning pen tool B. Dragging the direction line C. Released mouse button and moving to next point position
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Position the Pen tool where you want the curve segment to end, and do one of the following:
To create a C shaped curve, drag in a direction opposite to the previous direction line. Then release the mouse button.
To create an S‑shaped curve, drag in the same direction as the previous direction line. Then release the mouse button.

Drawing the first point in a curve
A. Starting to drag second smooth point B. Dragging away from previous direction line, creating a C curve C. Dragging in same direction as previous direction line, creating an S curve
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Continue dragging the Pen tool from different locations to create a series of smooth curves. Note that you are placing anchor points at the beginning and end of each curve, not at the tip of the curve.
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Complete the path by doing one of the following:
To close the path, position the Pen tool over the first (hollow) anchor point. Click or drag to close the path.

Note:

To close the path, position the Pen tool over the first (hollow) anchor point. Click to close the path.
To leave the path open, right-click anywhere away from all objects.
To leave the path open, you can also double-click anywhere away from the first anchor point.

Draw straight lines followed by curves

Select the Pen tool .
Using the Pen tool, click corner points in two locations to create a straight segment.
Move to second point. To set the slope of the curved segment you��ll create next, drag the direction line that appears.

Drawing the first point in a curve
A. Straight line completed B. Moving to second point C. Dragging first direction line to set the slope of the curve D. Move to end point and finished drawing

Draw curves followed by straight lines

Select the Pen tool .
Using the Pen tool, drag to create the first smooth point of the curved segment, and release the mouse button.
Move to the position where you want the straight segment to end.

A. Curve line completed B. Moving to straight segment end C. Finished drawing

Draw two curved segments connected by a corner

Select the Pen tool .
Using the Pen tool, drag to create the first smooth point of the curved segment, and right click the mouse button.
Position the Pen tool over the selected endpoint.

Drawing the first point in a curve
A. Moving to the end point of the first curve segment B. Dragging the direction line C. Right click to finish the first curve segment
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Reposition the Pen tool where you want the second curved segment to end, and drag a new smooth point to complete the second curved segment.

A. Dragging the second curve segment B. Finished drawing

Finish drawing a path

Complete a path in one of the following ways:

To close the path, position the Pen tool over the first (hollow) anchor point. Click to close the path.
To leave the path open, right-click anywhere away from all objects.
To leave the path open, you can also double-click anywhere away from the first anchor point.