How to draw a triangle? 1

[Ewwa]

I saw a origami pin wheel created using by lines and triangle,I want to make one too, but don't know how to draw a triangle?

 

[qazs]

There are several ways.
1.You can use a pen tool.
2.Draw a square, delete one vertex and join the open vertices.
3.Let me think........

 

[crizak76]

Select the polygon tool (underneath the Rectangle tool) and either double-click or option-click (Mac) to bring up the info box. Then you can set your sides to 3 and have a perfect triangle.

 

[acevans]

You can also create a 3 sided star

 

[lisatektips]

Making a 3-sided star is a great way to make a triangle because you can define the radius.

 

[RickWolff]

A tip about triangles: if the method you use to make a triangle leaves you with a center point, or if you ask for one (Attributes pallette), this center point is NOT the center of the triangle, but the center of an imaginary bounding box that the triangle would fit into completely. If you rotate the triangle on this center, you'll get a lopsided rotation. Draw a circle that touches the inside of the triangle on all three sides; the center of the circle is the "true" center of the triangle.
For the longest time I thought this was a bug; a teacher my employer hired set us straight.

 

[askIllustrator]

Nice tip Wolf, I was thinking about it and figure that would work for just about any irregular shape that you need a true center on.

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