Irregular shapes

[pmcabinet]

Is it possible to edit a shape - rectangle, say - to create an irregular quadrilateral? I can anchor one corner and 'push' the shape into any parallelogram, but it's always constrained, whereas I want a rectangle in perspective form, i.e with four unequal sides. Can it be done (reasonably simply!) in Designer? Can two or more corners of a rectangle shape be anchored at once? Suggestions (polite!) very much appreciated.

[firstdefence]

You can convert the rectangle to a curve and use the node tool (A) to pull the shape you want with the individual nodes.

[walt.farrell]

You could also consider the trapezoid tool, @pmcabinet, and skew it.

 

[pmcabinet]

Oh, that's very cute! I'm about to try both methods - will report in due course. Many thanks for your interest.

[pmcabinet]

Both methods work nicely and simply. I think the keys I was missing are:

1. Convert to curves, in firstdefence's method.

2. The double arrows (skew) hidden between the rotate and linear arrows, in walt.farrell's method.

Both will be put to good use in future; thanks to you two again.

[GarryP]

In addition to the above advice you can also use the Node Tool to manipulate multiple nodes together in different ways.
See attached video for some examples – experimentation will give you lots more possibilities.
Also, you can use the Pen Tool to create an irregular shape without having to manipulate a rectangle (end of video).