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8. Designing

8.01 Where Do I Start with Learning to Design?

 MTC offers some excellent easy-to-use designing tools to assist you in creating whatever you can imagine!
The best way to learn these tools is to focus on only one at a time, watch the related video, and pause the
video after each step, to repeat what you are seeing. You might want to also jot down some notes about any
particular settings or tips presented in the video. Try to imagine how the same tools can be used for other
kinds of designs and write down your ideas.

8.02 Add Basic Shapes (Basic Shapes Tool)

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 The Add Basic Shapes function (Basic Shapes Tool) is the 5 icon on the Node Mode Toolbar
and can be activated by first opening the Node Edit toolbar (or pressing W) and then clicking on the
Basic Shapes Tool icon or pressing F5.

 This tool will access the same library of shapes found on the Import Toolbar, with the exception of the
“Your Shapes” category. However, instead of double-clicking on a shape to automatically place that shape
on the screen, this function allows you to hold down the left mouse button and freely drag your mouse to
create the size you desire. In this example, the kite shape from the Polygons category has been selected:

Begin dragging mouse from
top left towards bottom right. Cursor will jump to
Note that cursor icon looks bottom left and shape
like the chosen shape. will be drawn.

 Holding the Ctrl key while dragging to create the shape will release the Aspect Ratio, allowing you to make
the shape thinner or wider. You may need to set Snap Position to No Snapping on the Virtual Mat tab:

With Ctrl key held, … or shape can be
shape can be drawn drawn taller and thinner
shorter and wider…

 Dragging from the bottom upwards (rather than from the top downwards) will automatically vertically flip the
basic shape on the screen.

Shape is drawn
Begin dragging mouse from vertically flipped
bottom right toward top left .

 Upon releasing the left mouse button, you may immediately begin drawing another of the same shape.

 This function also tracks your most recently used shapes and provides a list of them within the menu:

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