# Transforming circle shape into a square

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transforming-circle-shape-into-a-square/244848>\
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**Created:** [November 22, 2007, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transforming-circle-shape-into-a-square/244848 "2007-11-22T13:24:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![latrixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@latrixie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/latrixie)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transforming-circle-shape-into-a-square/244848/1 "2007-11-22T13:24:52Z")

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Hi,

I have a created a shape object circle that I want to transform into a square on mouseover (all should be handled with code - no timeline anims). I know how to do this in the timeline (using shape hints) but how on earth do I do it with AS 3?

Thanks in advance,  
Cristian