Glyphwork
Help · Draw icons

Edit shapes and points

Select, move and reshape shapes, set their roles, and change their order.

The rocket on the board with its body selected: a dashed outline and round handles on each point

Select and move

With Select (V), click a shape on the board, or click it in Shapes in the inspector. The selected shape gets a dashed outline and handles.

  • Drag the shape to move it.
  • Drag a round handle to move that point. Filled handles are curve controls.
  • Arrow keys nudge by one snap step; add Shift to nudge a whole unit.
  • ⌘ D duplicates the shape; Delete removes it.

The inspector

The inspector: Name and Group, the list of Shapes, and the Selected shape panel with Role, Path data, Raise, Lower, Duplicate and Delete
  • Name and Group set what the icon is called and where it’s filed in the library.
  • Shapes lists every shape, top to bottom. Click one to select it.
  • Role decides how the shape draws in each style:
    • Body (fills in Solid) for the main shapes.
    • Line (always a stroke) for details that should never fill, like steam or rays.
    • Cutout line and Cutout dot for details drawn in the background color on top of a filled body, like a lock’s keyhole.
    • Dot (always filled) for small solid dots.
  • Path data, or the cx, cy, r boxes for a circle, edits the exact numbers.
  • Raise and Lower change which shape draws on top.

Undo (⌘ Z) and Redo (⇧ ⌘ Z) are at the top of the Studio.