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Shape Properties Window

Quick Reference: Shape Properties

The Shape Properties Window displays editable properties of selected objects.

Location

Window → Shape Properties

The Shape Properties window displays editable properties of selected objects. Use it to:

Adjust image attributes
Change primary shape dimensions
Change polygon style and dimensions
Scale text

Accessing the Shape Properties Window¶

The Shape Properties window is not enabled by default. Select Window → Shape Properties to enable the window.

The Shape Properties window will appear docked behind the Operations window on the upper right side of your screen. Click the Shape Properties tab to bring the Shape Properties window to the front.

Tip

The layout of MillMage is highly customizable. For more information on enabling and disabling windows and toolbars, or rearranging the default layout, see Customizing the MillMage Window.

Shape Properties Options¶

The options available in the Shape Properties window depend on the type of object selected.

One option will be available for all types of objects, or when you have multiple types of objects selected at once — the object lock toggle

The Locked toggle prevents any edits to the selected shape(s). See Lock Shapes for more information.

When multiple shapes are selected, changing these values acts on all selected shapes at once.

See below for additional properties that are presented only when you've selected specific types of objects.

Image¶

These settings are presented for image graphics.

Gamma: adjusts mid-tones shades — Lower values lighten the mid-tones, and higher values darken them. 1.0 is normal.

Contrast: increases or decreases image contrast — higher values make light tones lighter and dark tones darker.

Brightness: increases or decreases image brightness, making both light tones and dark tones lighter or darker.

Enhance: increases the contrast of edges within the image - also known as Unsharp Masking and High-Pass Sharpening.

Enhance Radius: controls the spread of edge contrast — a larger radius spreads the Enhance effect further from the edges within an image.

Enhance Amount: controls the intensity of the edge contrast.

Enhance Denoise: reduces noise in smooth areas.

Primary Shapes¶

These settings are presented for shapes made using the Create Ellipse tool.

Geometric Dimensions vs Coordinate Dimensions

Geometric Width and Height Dimensions are shown in the Numeric Edits toolbar and represent physical dimensions of the object when measured edge to edge across the object.

Coordinate Width and Height Dimensions are shown in the Shape Properties window and represent the circumscribed diameter of objects created with the Draw Shapes tool when measured vertex to vertex — or corner to corner across the center of the object.

Ellipses¶

Width: the length of the ellipse in the horizontal (X Axis) dimension.

Height: the length of the ellipse in the vertical (Y Axis) dimension.

Polygons¶

These settings are presented for shapes made using the Create Polygon tool.

Width: the length of the polygon in the horizontal (X Axis) dimension.

Height: the length of the polygon in the vertical (Y Axis) dimension.

Sides: sets the number of sides of the shape — 3 = triangle, 6 = hexagon, 8 = octagon, etc.

Rectangles¶

These settings are presented for shapes made using the Create Rectangle tool. Rectangles created with the Create Polygon tool will display different corner to corner dimensions and will not include the Corner Radius setting.

Width: the length of the rectangle in the horizontal (X Axis) dimension.

Height: the length of the rectangle in the vertical (Y Axis) dimension.

Corner Radius: applies a radius to corners. Positive values create curved corners, negative values takes a bite out of the corner.

Text¶

These settings are presented for text made using the Create Text tool.

Max Width: text begins scaling if the length in the horizontal (X Axis) dimension exceeds this value — use 0 for no limit.

Squeeze: when enabled, as the text exceeds the Max Width, the horizontal axis is scaled, but the vertical height remains the same, resulting in a squished appearance. When disabled, text will shrink proportionally, both horizontally and vertically.

Ignore Empty Vars: instructs MillMage to remove newlines preceding empty Variable Text fields when aligning text.

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