# Rectangle HELP \[MX\]

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rectangle-help-mx/13411>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [February 13, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rectangle-help-mx/13411 "2003-02-13T00:02:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Lacuna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lacuna](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lacuna)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rectangle-help-mx/13411/1 "2003-02-13T00:02:43Z")

</div>

Please help!!

Why does my rectangle in mx increase the border size when I resize it with the transform tool and how can i prevent this so my border stays nice and slim??

:love:

~ Seretha

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rectangle-help-mx/13411/2 "2003-02-13T00:05:02Z")

</div>

use a hairline line - select your lines, and in the properties panel, select hairline (above solid) in the line type menu

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rectangle-help-mx/13411/3 "2003-02-13T00:07:40Z")

</div>

Thanks! I’ve never noticed that before. It works great.

:love:  
~ Seretha