Arrows and shapes
Draw lines, arrows and shapes, attach arrows to shapes, and edit them in the properties panel.
Arrows and shapes help you show relationships: camera movement, which reference led to which result, or a frame around a group of shots. They're for organizing and aren't sent to a model.
NoteOwn boards only
You can draw and edit arrows and shapes only on your own boards, not on shared ones. They're kept when you publish a board or export it as a .refboard.
Draw an arrow or line
Pick a style
Hover Add arrow in the left board tools to open the Arrows menu and choose Line, Straight arrow, Curved arrow or Elbow arrow. The button remembers your last style.
Drag on the canvas
Drag from the start point to the end point. The new arrow is selected.
To put the tool away without drawing, click the button again, press Esc, or right-click.
Attach an arrow to an item
To connect an arrow, select it and drag an endpoint onto a shape, media item, note or drawing until it snaps. The Arrow panel then shows Attached to … for that end, for example Attached to Star. Drag the middle handle to curve the arrow, or the elbow handle to move an elbow.
Attached arrows follow the item when you move it. Drag an endpoint away, or click Detach in the panel, to free it.
NoteAttachment edges
Media, notes and drawings attach at their bounding-box edge. Importing items and unsupported-content placeholders cannot receive attachments. Media being generated cannot receive a new attachment; an existing attachment can stay in place while the media regenerates.
Arrow properties
Select an arrow to open the Arrow panel on the right.
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Color, Weight, Opacity | Appearance |
| Straight, Curved, Elbow | Route style |
| Straighten, Curve, first segment (Horizontal or Vertical), Middle | Fine-tune the path |
| Start and End (None or Open), Swap | Arrowheads |
| Start and End: Attached to … or Free, Detach | Show and remove attachments |
Drag a number field to scrub its value. In the Light theme, white arrows and outlines show as dark ink (see Settings).
Draw a shape
Hover Draw rectangle (or the last shape you used) to open the Shapes menu: Rectangle, Ellipse, Triangle, Diamond, Polygon or Star. Drag on the canvas to place it.
Select a shape to open Shape properties:
- W, H and Rotate for size and angle.
- Fill, Stroke, Weight and Opacity.
- Points for polygons and stars, plus star Ratio.
- Corner radius for rectangles. Use Link corner radii to set each corner separately.