Draw custom shape and add color

[Ifthekhar]

Hello,
I am new to App Inventor. I am trying to create a Bluetooth app for android. The idea is that using HC-05, I'll send some RGB data to the app, and then using that data I'll change the color of some object. In this context, object means custom 2D shape. I am able to send the data to the app but I could not find a way to create a custom 2D shape in the platform. My idea was to use vertexes to create multiple custom shapes. Is it possible to create custom 2D shapes in App Inventor? If not then any suggestion on how to do that?

Best Regards,
Ifthekhar

[SteveJG]

Welcome.

To do this with App Inventor, you need a Canvas and the information at Creating Animated Apps and Drawing and Animation components

Try this:

and adapt it to your needs.

Does this help?

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[Ifthekhar]

@SteveJG, Thank you very much for your reply. It looks like your suggested method will solve my issue. Can I also change the color of the triangle in the "fill" section of the "DrawShape" function? In that case, for example, if I am using a potentiometer to send the color of an object then is it also possible to map the 10-bit ADC data to hex value (single input) or 0 to 255 (RGB input) value with any function?

But, I guess I should follow your suggestion and look through the Manual and programming course before asking any questions

Best Regards,
Ifthekhar

[SteveJG]

Research Canvas.PaintColor
and

@Ifthekhar

guess I should follow your suggestion and look t

Yes. that would help.