While the provided video excerpt only covers creating a rectangle and square, there are several ways to change the shape of a rectangle in Figma. Here's how:
-
Corner Radius: You can round the corners of a rectangle by adjusting the corner radius. Select the rectangle, and in the design panel on the right, you'll find the "Corner Radius" setting. You can adjust all corners at once, or adjust each corner individually by clicking the "Independent Corners" icon next to the corner radius input.
-
Boolean Operations: You can combine rectangles (and other shapes) with other shapes using boolean operations (Union, Subtract, Intersect, Exclude). This allows you to create more complex shapes.
-
Vector Editing: You can convert a rectangle into a vector shape (by right-clicking and selecting "Outline Stroke" if it has a stroke, then right-clicking again and selecting "Flatten"). Once converted to a vector, you can use the vector editing tools (like the pen tool) to directly manipulate the anchor points and curves to create any shape you desire.
-
Resizing: You can resize the rectangle by dragging the handles on its bounding box or by directly inputting width and height values in the design panel. While this doesn't fundamentally change the shape, it alters its dimensions.
-
Masking: While not directly changing the underlying rectangle shape, you can use a mask to visually alter its appearance. Place the rectangle above another shape and create a mask to make the rectangle appear as though it has the shape of the bottom layer.
