Drawing cubes
The Cube tool draws 2D cubes using the current object attributes.
To draw a cube
1
Select the Cube tool.
2
Drag to draw the rectangular back face of the cube. To con-
strain the faces of the cube to perfect squares, hold down the Shift
key while drawing the back face.
3
Release the mouse button when the back face of the cube is set
as you want; an unanchored cube then follows the pointer.
4
Position the cube so it appears at the length and angle you
want, and then click to anchor it.
To give the cube a perspective effect by enlarging the front
face, hold down the Command key (Mac) or the Alt key
(Windows) before you anchor the cube.
Editing cubes
To change the height or width of a cube, click the cube to select it,
and then drag a corner handle. To reshape a cube by moving a side,
double-click the cube to place it in edit mode. A black circular handle
appears on each of the six faces of the cube. When you point to a han-
dle, the outline flashes on the corresponding side of the cube. You
can drag the handle to move that side. Click outside the cube to leave
edit mode.
Cube tool
Drawing the back
face of the cube
Positioning the front
face of the cube
Finished cube
selected
Pointer
A cube in edit mode
Front Face
Handle
Pointer