Working With Auto-Shapes in Fireworks

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21 Feb 2010

I mention quite a bit how fond I am of the tools that Fireworks provides to help draw basic shapes. Today I would like to talk a little about one of least known but helpful tools that Fireworks provides; the Auto-Shapes Palette. The Auto Shapes Palette contains a wide variety of objects that allow you to draw quite a few basic shapes including: 3D Boxes, a calendars, cogs for drawing gears, cubes, cylinders, hearts, stick figures, thought bubbles, tubes, and more. The best part is that Fireworks’ Auto Shape Panel allows you to draw these objects with the least amount of effort possible. In this brief video tutorial I will introduce you to the Auto-Shape Panel in Fireworks and show you how to use it.

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5 Responses to Working With Auto-Shapes in Fireworks

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AudioNeedsCom

March 12th, 2010 at 12:21 pm

Pro Tools isn't available for Windows 7 yet. I would strongly suggest downgrading back to Windows XP because I'm sure it's going to take Digidesign some time.

You should also consider joining an audio forum like – Forums are great because they're free, and there are usually tons of people there who are knowledgeable about your topic, and can help answer your questions and give you great advice.

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dotslashslashorgnet

March 15th, 2010 at 10:34 am

get some beer and some smoke

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MommyToo

April 27th, 2010 at 6:23 am

Shaped pasta

* Campanelle — small cones (literally "little bells")
* Casarecci — short lengths rolled into an "S"
* Cavatelli — seashell shaped with rolled edges
* Conchiglie — seashell shaped
* Conchiglioni — large, stuffable seashell shaped
* Creste di galli — short, curved and ruffled
* Farfalle — bow tie or butterfly shaped (from farfalla, meaning butterfly)
* Farfallone — larger bow ties
* Fiori — shaped like a flower (literally "flowers")
* Fusilli — rotini
* Fusilli Bucati — a more spring shaped variety
* Gemelli — two short stands of pasta twisted together (Literally "twins")
* Gigli — cone or flower shaped
* Gramigna — short curled lengths of pasta
* Lumache — snail shaped (from lumaca, meaning snail)
* Lumaconi — jumbo Lumache
* Maltagliati — flat roughly cut triangles (literally "badly cut")
* Orecchiette — bowl or ear shaped pasta
* Pipe — larger versions of macaroni
* Quadrefiore — square with rippled edges
* Radiatori — shaped like radiators
* Ricciolini — short wide noodles with a 90—degree twist
* Rotelle — wagon wheel shaped pasta
* Rotini — fusilli
* Spiralini — more tightly—coiled fusilli
* Strozzapreti — rolled across their width
* Torchio — torch shaped
* Trofie — thin twisted pasta

Tubular pasta

* Bucatini — hollow spaghetti
* Calamarata — wide ring shaped pasta
* Calamaretti — smaller Calamarata
* Cannelloni — large stuffable tubes
* Cavatappi — "S" shaped macaroni also known as Scoobi Do
* Cellentani — corkscrew shaped tube
* Chifferi — short and wide macaroni
* Ditalini — short tubes; like elbows but shorter and without a bend
* Fideuà – short and thin tubes;
* Elbow macaroni — bent tubes
* Elicoidali — slightly ribbed tube pasta
* Fagioloni — short narrow tube
* Garganelli — square egg noodle rolled into a tube
* Macaroni — any narrow tube pasta
* Maccheroni — longer macaroni
* Maccheroncelli — hollow pencil shaped pasta
* Maltagliati — short wide pasta with diagonally cut ends
* Manicotti — large stuffable ridged tubes
* Mezzani — short curved tube
* Mezze Penne — short version of penne
* Mezzi Bombardoni — wide short tubes
* Mostaccioli — Another name for Penne
* Paccheri — large tube
* Pasta al ceppo — shaped like a cinnamon stick
* Penne — medium length tubes with diagonally cut ends
* Penne rigate — penne with ridged sides
* Penne Zita — wider version of penne
* Pennette — short thin version of penne
* Pennoni — wider version of penne
* Perciatelli — thicker bucatini
* Rigatoncini — smaller version of rigatoni
* Rigatoni — large and slightly curved tube
* Sagne Incannulate — long tube formed of twisted ribbon
* Scoobi Do — "S" shaped macaroni also known as Cavatappi
* Trenne — penne shaped as a triangle
* Trennette — smaller version of trenne
* Tortiglioni — narrower rigatoni
* Tuffoli — ridged rigatoni
* Ziti — long narrow hose—like tubes
* Zitoni — wider version of Ziti

Strand noodles

* Angel Hair — thicker than capellini
* Barbina — thin strands often coiled into nests
* Capellini — even thinner than angel hair; thinnest spaghetti—like noodle. (from capelli, meaning hair)
* Chitarra — similar to spaghetti, except square rather than round
* Ciriole — thicker version of chitarra
* Fedelini — thinner than spaghettini
* Fusilli lunghi — very long fusilli
* Pici — very thick, found in Tuscany
* Spaghetti — long, round, and thin. Thicker than spaghettini. (from Spago, meaning string)
* Spaghettini — thinner than spaghetti, thicker than fedelini
* Vermicelli — thinner or thicker (in Italy) than spaghetti. (from vermi, meaning worms)

Ribbon pasta noodles

* Bavette — narrower version of tagliatelle
* Bavettine — narrower version of bavette
* Fettuce — wider version of fettuccine
* Fettuccine — ribbon of pasta approximately one centimeter wide
* Fettucelle — narrower version of fettucine
* Lagane — wide noodles
* Lasagne — very wide noodles that often have fluted edges
* Lasagnette — narrower version of lasagna
* Lasagnotte — longer version of lasagna
* Linguettine — narrower version of linguine
* Linguine — flattened spaghetti
* Mafalde — short rectangular ribbons
* Mafaldine — long ribbons with ruffled sides
* Pappardelle — thick flat ribbon
* Pillus — very thin ribbons
* Pizzoccheri — ribbon pasta made from buckwheat
* Reginette wide ribbon with rippled edges
* Sagnarelli — rectangular ribbons with fluted edges
* Scialatelli of Scilatielli — homemade long spaghetti with a twisted long spiral
* Stringozzi — similar to shoelaces
* Tagliatelle — ribbon fairly thinner than fettuccine
* Taglierini — thinner version of Tagliatelle
* Trenette — thin ribbon ridged on one side
* Tripoline — thick ribbon ridged on one side

Micro pasta

* Acini di pepe – bead-like pasta, (literally "Peppercorns")
* Alphabets — pasta shaped as letters of the alphabet
* Anelli — small rings of pasta
* Anellini — smaller version of anelli
* Conchigliette — small shell shaped pasta
* Corallini — small short tubes of pasta
* Ditali — small short tubes
* Ditalini — smaller versions of ditali
* Farfalline — small bow tie shaped pasta
* Fideos — short thin noodles
* Filini — smaller version of fideos
* Funghini — small mushroom shaped pasta
* Occhi di pernice — very small rings of pasta
* Orzo – rice shaped pasta
* Pastina — small spheres about the same size or smaller than acini di pepe
* Pearl Pasta — spheres slightly larger than acini di pepe
* Quadrettini — small flat squares of pasta
* Risi — smaller version of orzo
* Seme di melone — small seed shaped pasta
* Stelle — small star shaped pasta
* Stelline — smaller version of stelle
* Stortini — smaller version of elbow macaroni
* Trachana — granular, irregular shaped pasta of Greek origin

Stuffed pasta

* Ravioli
* Tortellini and Tortelloni
* Sacchettini
* Panzerotti

Irregular Shapes

* Spätzle – German egg pasta that is either round in shape from being squeezed through a press, often reminding people of worms because of their soft consistency, or completely irregular, when hand made (without a press). Their name means "little sparrow" in German.

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Daring Devil

April 29th, 2010 at 8:46 am

videos can e downloaded using real player.

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Ronald

May 21st, 2010 at 5:38 am

there should be a walk through tutorial right in the game

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