Documentation Shapes, lines & the Pen
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Shapes, lines & the Pen
Draw and edit vector shapes, lines and custom paths — corners, strokes, the Pen tool, Pathfinder and cut contours.
Build vector art from simple shapes to custom paths: rectangles and ellipses, strokes, the Pen tool, boolean Pathfinder operations, and print-ready cut contours.
Rectangles, ellipses & corner radius
Draw precise rectangles and ellipses, size and place them from Properties, and round corners uniformly or one at a time — all as sharp print-ready vectors.
Strokes & lines
Add and control a stroke on any shape, draw straight lines with the Line tool, and set end caps and corner joins where those controls appear.
The Pen tool & editing paths
Draw straight and curved vector paths with the Pen, close them into shapes, and edit anchor points, bezier handles and point types with precision.
Pathfinder (boolean ops)
Combine overlapping shapes into one vector with Union, Subtract, Intersect, Exclude and Divide — the fast way to build custom shapes and clean holes for print.
Clipping masks
Show artwork through a shape, edit the mask, and release it when you need the original objects.
Effects and appearance
Add shadows and blur, hide an effect temporarily, and copy an object's appearance.
Cut contours & dielines
Generate a spot-color cut contour that hugs your artwork — choose an offset and a Die cut, Cut line or Kiss cut type your printer's cutter can read.