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# Create your first drawing

Draw a rectangle and circle, move the circle, and practise Undo in your first Synaps project.

## Before you start

[Open a project](/get-started/open-your-first-project.md) with **Start from scratch**. You need editing access.

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### Draw the rectangle

Press **R** for Rectangle and click on empty canvas to set the first corner. Move the pointer diagonally to see the preview.

Enter the width in **W** and the height in **H**, using the row for the unit shown in the inputs:

| Displayed unit | W (width) | H (height) |
| -------------- | --------- | ---------- |
| m              | 4         | 3          |
| cm             | 400       | 300        |
| mm             | 4000      | 3000       |

Fill both fields, then press **Enter**. You should see a completed 4 m × 3 m rectangle.
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### Add the circle

Press **O** for Circle and click on empty canvas beside the rectangle to set the centre.

Enter a **Radius** of **0.5** if the displayed unit is m, **50** in cm, or **500** in mm. Press **Enter** to place the circle.
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### Move the circle

Press **V** for Select and click the circle. Press **M** for Move.

Click a base point, move the pointer to preview the new position, then click to place it. The circle moves; the rectangle stays in place.
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### Undo and repeat

Press **Cmd/Ctrl+Z** once to undo the completed move. The circle returns to its previous position.

Move it again if you want to practise. **Esc** cancels a move while its preview is active; **Undo** reverses a completed move.
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## Check your result

You should have one rectangle and one circle. If either shape is off-screen, press **Shift+1** to bring both into view.

## Next step

[Move around the canvas](/get-started/move-around-the-canvas.md) to practise panning, zooming and finding your drawing.