About shapes

Shapes are one type of graphic object you can create in Flash. When you draw shapes that overlap each other in the same layer, the topmost shape cuts away the part of the shape underneath it that it overlaps. In this way, drawing shapes is a destructive drawing mode.

When a shape has both a stroke and a fill, these are considered separate graphic elements, which can be selected and moved independently.

Depending on the type of drawing you are doing, you may find that this behavior well suited to the final art you want to create.

To draw shapes

  1. Deselect the Object Drawing option in the Tools panel.
  2. Select a drawing tool, and draw on the Stage.

Do not select the Rectangle Primitive or Oval Primitive tools, as these tools create shape primitives instead of standard shapes.

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