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Shape painter

This provides an object that can be used to draw arbitrary shapes on the screen using events. Read more explanations about it.

Shape painter

Allows you to draw simple shapes on the screen using the events.

Object actions

Arc
Draw an arc on screen. If "Close path" is set to yes, a line will be drawn between the start and end point of the arc, closing the shape.

Begin fill path
Begin to draw a simple one-color fill. Subsequent actions, such as "Path line" (in the Advanced category) can be used to draw. Be sure to use "End fill path" action when you're done drawing the shape.

Bezier curve
Draw a bezier curve on screen

Circle
Draw a circle on screen

Clear between frames
Activate (or deactivate) the clearing of the rendered shape at the beginning of each frame.

Clear shapes
Clear the rendered shape(s). Useful if not set to be done automatically.

Scale on X axis
Change the width's scale of an object.

Scale on Y axis
Change the height's scale of an object.

Ellipse
Draw an ellipse on screen

End fill path
Finish the filling drawing in an advanced path

Fill color
Change the color used when filling

Fill opacity
Modify the opacity level used when filling future drawings.

Flip the object horizontally
Flip the object horizontally

Flip the object vertically
Flip the object vertically

Height
Change the height of an object.

Line
Draw a line on screen

Move path drawing position
Move the drawing position for the current path

Outline color
Modify the color of the outline of future drawings.

Outline opacity
Modify the opacity of the outline of future drawings.

Outline size
Modify the size of the outline of future drawings.

Path arc
Add to a path an arc to a position. The origin comes from the previous action or from "Begin fill path" or "Move path drawing position". By default, the start position will be the object's position.

Path bezier curve
Add to a path a bezier curve to a position. The origin comes from the previous action or from "Begin fill path" or "Move path drawing position". By default, the start position will be the object's position.

Path line
Add to a path a line to a position. The origin comes from the previous action or from "Begin fill path" or "Move path drawing position". By default, the start position will be the object's position.

Path quadratic curve
Add to a path a quadratic curve to a position. The origin comes from the previous action or from "Begin fill path" or "Move path drawing position". By default, the start position will be the object's position.

Quadratic curve
Draw a quadratic curve on screen

Rectangle
Draw a rectangle on screen

Rounded rectangle
Draw a rounded rectangle on screen

Scale
Modify the scale of the specified object.

Anti-aliasing
Anti-aliasing

Collision Mask
Change the collision mask of an object to a rectangle relatively to the object origin.

Center of rotation
Change the center of rotation of an object relatively to the object origin.

Star
Draw a star on screen

Use relative coordinates
Set if the object should use relative coordinates (by default) or not. It's recommended to use relative coordinates.

Width
Change the width of an object.

Close Path
Close the path of the advanced shape. This closes the outline between the last and the first point.

Object conditions

Relative coordinates
Check if the coordinates of the shape painter is relative.

Anti-aliasing type
Checks the selected type of anti-aliasing

Clear between frames
Check if the rendered image is cleared between frames.

Scale on X axis
Compare the width's scale of an object.

Scale on Y axis
Compare the height's scale of an object.

Fill opacity
Test the value of the opacity level used when filling.

Horizontally flipped
Check if the object is horizontally flipped

Vertically flipped
Check if the object is vertically flipped

Outline opacity
Test the opacity of the outline.

Outline size
Test the size of the outline.

Object expressions

Expression Description
Object.Antialiasing() Returns the type of anti-aliasing in use: none, low, medium, or high.
Object.FillColorBlue() Filing color blue component
Object.FillColorGreen() Filing color green component
Object.FillColorRed() Filing color red component
Object.FillOpacity() Filling opacity
Object.OutlineColorBlue() Outline color blue component
Object.OutlineColorGreen() Outline color green component
Object.OutlineColorRed() Outline color red component
Object.OutlineOpacity() Outline opacity
Object.OutlineSize() Outline size
Object.ScaleX() Return the width's scale of an object.
Object.ScaleY() Return the height's scale of an object.
Object.ToDrawingX(number, number) X drawing coordinate of a point from the scene
number X scene position
number Y scene position
Object.ToDrawingY(number, number) Y drawing coordinate of a point from the scene
number X scene position
number Y scene position
Object.ToSceneX(number, number) X scene coordinate of a point from the drawing
number X drawing position
number Y drawing position
Object.ToSceneY(number, number) Y scene coordinate of a point from the drawing
number X drawing position
number Y drawing position

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