I can draw rectangle using pen tool. Is there any way to draw a hypotenuse while drawing rectangle without manually doing it using line tool?
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I guess you must be deleting the rectangle's corner point while attempting this? If so, first deselect the rectangle, then draw your hypotenuse. That is, if I'm understanding you correctly.– MG_Commented Sep 7, 2014 at 10:22
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Is there any way to do this without deselecting? Cause, deselecting and then drawing will make 2 different shapes. I want a single shape.– Jahir IslamCommented Sep 7, 2014 at 11:20
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You could make 2 separate shapes and then merge them? that would be the easiest option.– McIvorCommented Sep 9, 2014 at 9:35
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Without completely understanding why you want to do this, here is how you might do it. (Using Adobe Illustrator.)
- As you have already been doing, draw three sides of the rectangle with the pen tool
- When drawing the fourth side, instead of closing the rectangle by clicking on the first anchor point, click near the first point.
- Then, continuing the path, make the hypotenuse by clicking near the diagonally opposite point. It might look like this:
- Press A key to switch to the direct selection tool, or hold
Command/Ctrl(Mac/PC) and reposition the last two points over the top of the points they are near. Result:
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There is no automated way to draw the a corner to corner path in Illustrator. It has to be done manually.
It is fairly easy to use automated features such as Object > Path > Average to ensure the disecting path aligns with corners properly, after its drawn.
