It's the little things...

At the CorelDRAW Unleashed Conference last month, someone asked me how to make a triangle with rounded corners.

They'd spent a loooonnnnnng time attempting it, making 3 circles, and drawing lines between them. Forget it. Don't bother. :-)

let me show you 2 sensible ways.

A. The New E-Z Way (X3 or higher)

1. Make a Polygon (press Y to invoke tool). Hold CTRL, drag out to be approx. 3" tall.
2. Set to 3 points on the property bar (not outline points!!!). You should see a triangle on screen.
3. Convert polygon to curves. Ctrl + Q.
4. Menu: Windows | Dockers | Fillet/Scallop/Chamfer
5. Choose fillet from drop-down. Press apply.

B. Old-School

1. Make a triangle. Often I'd make a box with the rectangle tool.
2. Convert it to curves. Ctrl + Q.
3. Double-click shape, select one node and press delete.
4. Give the triangle a very thick rounded-corner outline (40 points for ex.).
5. Convert outline to object. Ctrl + Shift + Q
6. Weld the outline to the interior piece.

Go try both methods now!