The Polygon and Star tool

Talk about an object with options! The Polygon and Star tool is useful for making all manner of neat shapes. Here’s a view of the option-packed Tool control bar for this tool (Figure 3.10):

Figure 3.10 – The Polygon and Star tool and its corresponding controls

The first two toggles by the word Change: control whether the shape is a polygon or a star, as seen in Figure 3.11 (left). The Corners: Spin Box controls how many corners the polygon has or how many points the star has, which you can see in Figure 3.11 (right):

Figure 3.11 – (left) Changing a polygon into a star and back with the Change: toggles. (right) Adding/removing corners with the Corners: Spin Box controls

The Spoke Ratio aspect of our star controls the sharpness of the spokes, as you can see in Figure 3.12 (left). Typically, though, it’s easier to control via dragging the spoke handles, which allows you to...