# Drawing api help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-api-help/232982>\
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**Created:** [July 19, 2007, 7:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-api-help/232982 "2007-07-19T07:19:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![harishcoorg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8797f3/32.png) [@harishcoorg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/harishcoorg)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2007, 7:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-api-help/232982/1 "2007-07-19T07:19:59Z")

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Hi newbie to as3,

I want some help in drawing api please its urgent.

the problem is…

I’ve a drawing canvas say [COLOR=Blue]canvas\_mc  
[COLOR=Black]I’ve 5-6 buttons say [COLOR=Blue]rect\_mc, circle\_mc, roundcornerrect\_mc, line\_mc, curve\_mc

[COLOR=Black]I want to draw some shapes like circle rectangle, rounded corner rectangle, line and curve on pressing the particular button mc’s.

I want to draw these shapes on press dragging on the canvas\_mc.

Even I want some anchor points for these so that I can edit it like scaling rotating.

please help me in this.

thanks and regards  
Harish  
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