Adobe XD Notes - Creating Graphics

  • Select the Ellipse tool (Ellipse tool.) in the toolbar. In a blank area of the artboard, Shift-drag to create a circle. Don’t worry about the size for now. Just make it large enough to work with. Release the mouse button and then the key.
  • With the Select tool (Selection tool.) and the shape still selected, press Command+D (macOS) or Ctrl+D (Windows) to paste a copy right on top of the original.
  • Option+Shift-drag (macOS) or Alt+Shift-drag (Windows) a corner to make the circle smaller.

  • Click the larger circle to select it. Double-click the shape to enter Path Edit mode and see the anchor points. See the first part of the following figure.
  • Click the anchor point on the bottom of the circle to select it. You should see little direction handles appear on either side of the point. These control the curve of the path on either side of the anchor point.

Tip
You can double-click the same point again to convert it back to a corner point.


  • Drag the bottom anchor point down to reshape the circle. As you drag, a vertical aqua alignment guide should appear when the point is aligned with the anchor point at the top of the shape. 
  • Double-click the same point to convert it to a corner point (not a curve).



Right-click and choose Path > Convert To Path (Windows)
The Convert To Path command is useful if you want to make the path combination permanent (you can no longer edit the individual paths) and also to be able to edit the anchor points of the combined path.

Aligning content to the pixel grid


To create pixel-accurate designs, you can align artwork to the pixel grid using the Align To Pixel Grid option. Choose Object > Align To Pixel Grid (macOS) or right-click the selected artwork and choose Align to Pixel Grid.

The pixel grid is an invisible grid of 72 squares per inch. (72 dpi) 



To avoid snapping to the grid, you can press the Command (macOS) or Ctrl (Windows) key while dragging the mouse and drawing an object.

Drawing with Pen Tool 

Changing path direction

Move the pointer over point 3 and drag to the gold dot to create a direction line. Release the mouse button.
Press the Option (macOS) or Alt (Windows) key and drag the end of the direction line to the blue dot. Release the mouse button and then the key.


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