Creating Basic Shapes - page 4 |
To create the pyramid: Transform the square by using the following; "86.6% Vertical Scale, a -30.0 degree Horizontal Skew, followed by a -30.0 degree Rotate." Convert to curves (Ctrl+Q), select the Node Edit tool (F10), select the bottom, select all four nodes and use the + command to automatically add a node centered on each side. Select the triangle with the Pick tool Transform it by applying; "86.6% Horizontal Scale and then a -30.0 degree Vertical Skew." Turn on Snap to Objects and align the shapes as shown. |
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Select the straight line pencil tool and draw a triangle
by clicking at the following points; top, bottom, left and finish back
at the top. Repeat the procedure for the right side. |
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Deleting the original objects completes the pyramid. |
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