Reshaping Special Objects

Rectangles, ellipses, and arcs can be reshaped only in specific ways in reshape mode. You can identify these special cases because they show solid anchors when selected for Reshaping.

• The special Rectangle Reshape mode for rectangles lets you round or sharpen the corners of a rectangle by dragging the solid anchor toward the center of the rectangle.
• The special Ellipse or Conic Reshape mode for ellipses lets you change an ellipse into a pie-shaped wedge or an arc. To change the ellipse into a pie-shaped wedge, drag the solid anchor toward the center of the ellipse. To change the ellipse into an arc, drag the solid anchor around the outside of the ellipse.
• The special Ellipse or Conic Reshape mode for arcs lets you change an arc into a pie-shaped wedge by dragging either of the two solid anchors toward the inside of the arc.

To reshape a rectangle, ellipse, or an arc in other ways, you must first convert it to a curve.