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                        <h1>Anchors.Perimeter Class</h1>
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            Defined in: <a href="../files/doc_api_anchors.js.html#l93"><code>doc&#x2F;api&#x2F;anchors.js:93</code></a>
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    <p>An Anchor that tracks the perimeter of some shape, approximating it with a given number of dynamically
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    <h3 class="name"><code>Anchors.Perimeter</code></h3>

    
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                        <code class="param-name">params</code>
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                                    <code class="param-name optional">[anchorCount=60]</code>
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                                    <p>Optional number of anchors to use to approximate the perimeter. default is 60.</p>

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                                    <code class="param-name">shape</code>
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                                    <p>Required. the name of the shape. Valid values are &#39;rectangle&#39;, &#39;square&#39;, &#39;ellipse&#39;, &#39;circle&#39;, &#39;triangle&#39; and &#39;diamond&#39;</p>

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                                    <code class="param-name optional">[rotation]</code>
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                                    <p>Optional rotation, in degrees, to apply.</p>

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