How do I control sizing handles for new shape?

[Buzzer]

Hi
I created a new stereotype and assigned a new shape script for it, but when I create an element, the sizing rectangle is larger than the overall size of the shape. Can I control this ?

[Eve]

Change your shape script to take up the full space.

[KP]

Buzzer,

In case Simon's reply is too cryptic, be aware that values passed to drawing commands in shape scripts (e.g. rectangle(), moveto(), lineto()) are percentage of the overall shape. So to create a 50x50 square, the following is wrong:

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shape main
{
    rectangle(0,0,50,50);
}Instead, you would need:

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shape main
{
    defsize(50,50);
    rectangle(0,0,100,100);
}

[Buzzer]

Thanks guys. It worked perfectly.