Mayura Draw
Mayura Draw is a
vector-based drawing program.
Using Mayura Draw you can create illustrations composed of graphical
shapes such as lines, rectangles, ellipses, polygons, curves and text.
Mayura Draw has powerful tools for drawing, editing and transforming
graphical objects.
To edit an object, select the object and drag any of the handles that
become visible.
Transforming means moving, scaling, rotating, reflecting or skewing objects.
Objects can be transformed independently or you can select a group of
objects to be transformed together.
All objects including text and images can be transformed.
The tool bar on the left has the tools for drawing and transforming
objects.
To select a tool, click on the button representing the tool on the tool bar.
A tool can be canceled at any time by selecting another tool
from the tool bar.
Note that the shift key can be used to modify the operation of many tools.
How to draw
How to select objects for reshaping and transforming
From the tool bar choose the selection tool (arrow).
To select an object simply click on it. If the object is filled
then you may click inside the object. If the object is not filled you
must click on the edge of the object.
Note: If Preview is turned off objects are not filled.
In this case you cannot select an object by clicking inside it.
Click on the edge of the object to select it.
How to select multiple objects
Click the mouse in an empty area near the objects you want to select.
Without releasing the button, drag the mouse until the selection marquee
encloses the objects you would like to select, then release the button.
An object need not be enclosed entirely within the selection marquee
in order to get selected. If a small portion of the object falls
within the selection marquee, it will be included in the selection.
You can also add an object to the selection or remove an object from
the selection. Hold down the shift key while following the same steps
as when you select an object.
To unselect all objects, click in an empty area on the page.
How to reshape objects
To reshape an object, first select it by clicking on it. Small black
squares (handles) will appear on the object. You can reshape the object
by dragging these handles.
If the handles are white that means the objects are either grouped or
they are part of a compound path.
Grouped objects must be ungrouped before they can be edited.
How to transform
Select the object you wish to transform.
You can transform an object independently or you can select multiple
objects to be transformed together. All objects, including text and
images can be transformed.
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Miscellaneous
Copyright (c) 1993-2004 Mayura Software.
Mayura is a trademark of Mayura Software.
Mayura Draw is distributed with NO WARRANTY of any kind.
Use at your own risk.