# Drawing an object template

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drawing-an-object-template/4516>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [May 23, 2012, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drawing-an-object-template/4516 "2012-05-23T19:23:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![AJBerera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2012, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drawing-an-object-template/4516/1 "2012-05-23T19:23:29Z")

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I would like to draw a shape that will have some curves and some straight lines.  
I will need to fill this shape.  
How do I create?

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**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drawing-an-object-template/4516/2 "2012-05-23T19:57:34Z")

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Use the drawing tools on the right hand side of the designer. You can use the “Line Tool” where you can select “Draw Curved Line” from the toolbar at the top. You can also union two shapes together to make one shape. Watch this video here:

[youtube.com/watch?v=c\_tcd-dH … plpp\_video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_tcd-dHzpw&list=PL652395FCD92073F4&index=16&feature=plpp_video)

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**Author:** ![AJBerera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drawing-an-object-template/4516/3 "2012-05-23T20:18:19Z")

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![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/2/f/2f0984456f8dd47c5beb0a68b72c3d6cf62ef2aa.jpeg)

I need to know how to position the curves so that they are perfect semicircles.  
It doesn’t seem to let me change the X and Y value for the position of these guys.  
How can I do this more exactly?

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**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2012, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drawing-an-object-template/4516/4 "2012-05-23T20:41:51Z")

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In that case it is better to make two circles that are identical in size and cut them out of a rectangle using the difference path option.

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**Author:** ![AJBerera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drawing-an-object-template/4516/5 "2012-05-24T15:34:21Z")

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ok, i worked this out. thanks travis