Collier drawn using only 25 vairiable corner shapes.

**wizard509** · 06 July 2016, 05:22 PM

Originally Posted by gwpriester

Egg used variations of the new QuickShape Variable Corners rectangles.

Question: Is that feature only available in the pro version? I do not find it in my version.

**Egg Bramhill** · 06 July 2016, 06:32 PM

I'm sorry Larry, I couldn't say. I believe it's available in Xara Pro X 365 12 Painting by Numbers & Etch a Sketch

**Acorn** · 06 July 2016, 10:09 PM

Larry, it is in the 365 family only.
Open the On-line Content Catalogue and search for "variable" in All.
The Shape you need is Variable Corners.

It cannot be copied back to an earlier version as it uses new code in the application.
In the future, when the much heralded API for Smart Shapes is released, it might be possible to create a homespun version that can be used in earlier versions.

Acorn

**wizard509** · 12 July 2016, 03:00 AM

Thank you Acorn. I sure have a lot to learn in this 365

**Thatch** · 15 July 2016, 03:45 PM

Ok, I've seen a few references to having individual control of the corner radius but I can' t figure out how that is being done. I also couldn't find anything online for it, just Gary mentioning it in his write-up of X365. Anyone care to give me a quick lesson in how this is accomplished?

**Acorn** · 15 July 2016, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by Thatch

Ok, I've seen a few references to having individual control of the corner radius but I can' t figure out how that is being done. I also couldn't find anything online for it, just Gary mentioning it in his write-up of X365. Anyone care to give me a quick lesson in how this is accomplished?

Import the Variable Corners Smart Shape.
Double-click on it to change tool to the QuickShape Tool.
Click on the visible Green controls (pop-up "Click to change style").
If one is not visible, drag the Yellow control (pop-up "Corner size") to somewhere to reveal the Green one.

Acorn

**Thatch** · 15 July 2016, 08:03 PM

Ahh, that's what I needed... I didn't realize that there was a specific variable corner smart shape. I thought it was a feature of the smart shape squares/rectangle... it never dawned on me to look for a specific shape for that. As soon as I got that it was obvious how to manipulate it.

Thanks