Tools can be used to interact with Elements in the Viewport.
Enable Create Editable Primitives to create Editable Shapes that can be edited with the Edit Shape tool.
When drawing Shapes you can use hotkeys to perform various tasks:
Hold shift
to constrain proportions.
Hold alt/option
to draw the Shape outwards from the start position of you cursor.
A click
in the Viewport with a tool selected will create a Shape centered on your cursor.
You can alternatively alt/option + click
a tool icon to create a default Shape.
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