Draw and Fill a Kite

[mikeymopar]

with no size or angle dimensions specified here's my quickest and easiest generic kite that i could come up with

[theinonen]

Actually I first draw it the same way as Mike Bailey, but then was fooled by the mathematical part of the description and chose that particular shape where the intersecting tangents of a circle can define another circle.

[Acorn]

My claim is I have angle accuracy down to two decimal places with this approach;



Interesting how all the solutions are going for a vertical symmetry.

Acorn

[Acorn]

This way is height and width accurate:

1. Create two circles with 0 deg rotation, touching, different sizes and vertically aligned.
2. Combine Shapes > Add Shapes.
3. Switch to Shape Tool mode.
4. Delete the middle point and either the two above or the two below.
5. Select all remaining points and press L.

Acorn

[Acorn]

Last one I can think of:

1. Draw a vertical line.
2. Draw a horizontal line.
3. Place the vertical line as the bisector of the other (Snap to objects selected).
4. Combine Shapes > Add shapes.
5. Switch to the Shape Tool (F4).
6. Press the Tab key until the selected node is at the bisector.
7. Press the Delete key or Delete points icon.
8. Repeat Steps 6 & 7 until a Kite is formed.

Acorn

[Acorn]

with no size or angle dimensions specified here's my quickest and easiest generic kite that i could come up with

As XWD10(P) doesn't come with a "convert to Editable Shapes" I chose to Add Shapes together to make rectangles (or circles) editable shapes.
Definitely must use "squish" in future descriptions!

Acorn

[Mike Bailey]

I've tried this approach and cannot easily get the vertices to snap onto the cross.

I turn on snap to objects, I have no problem snapping to the end points of the cross. By the way the dimensions of the cross are in thirds. the horizontal line is 2/3 the length of the vertical line and is centered 2/3 of the distance from the bottom of the vertical line. This gives me a pretty nice looking kite.

[Acorn]

I turn on snap to objects, I have no problem snapping to the end points of the cross. By the way the dimensions of the cross are in thirds. the horizontal line is 2/3 the length of the vertical line and is centered 2/3 of the distance from the bottom of the vertical line. This gives me a pretty nice looking kite.

Mike, thanks.
What I think you are doing is going round making the points and then selecting each and snapping.
Have I cracked it? If so, then you're seems the winner.

Acorn

[Mike Bailey]

Have I cracked it?

No, as I draw with the pen tool It snaps to the end points of the lines. My snap radi is set at the default, do you notice anything unusual in this image?

[Acorn]

Mike, never thought of the Pen Tool.

Xara Extreme?

Acorn