User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
Extrude options
Extrusion style Select an extrusion style. For Sweep style, also enter the angular length,
from 10° to 360°.
# of Steps For Circular or Sweep style, number of steps controls the number of
facets on the surface of the extrusion. Enter a value from 6 to 60.
Light color Choose a light source color from the palette.
Back/Front Drag the slider to specify the depth of the light source in 3D space
(along the Z axis).
Intensity Drag the slider to adjust the overall brightness of the light source.
Drag the handle to set the horizontal (X) and vertical (Y) position of the
light source and preview the effect.
Light Source Use the handle and Back/Front slider, or enter X, Y, and Z coordinates to
set the position of the light source.
Ambient Light Drag the slider to adjust the highlight and shadow contrast.
Rotation Angles Enter X, Y, and Z values in degrees to rotate the extruded object in 3D
space.
Extruding objects
When you drag a handle, Canvas extrudes the object outward, along the corresponding axis; i.e.,
dragging a handle to the right extrudes the object to the right and left simultaneously.
Editing extruded objects
Immediately after you extrude an object, the object is in extrusion edit mode. In edit mode, Canvas
displays three axes, representing the three dimensions. Each axis has a handle, and when you roll
the pointer over a handle, it changes to an extrusion pointer. Otherwise, the pointer appears as a
rotation pointer.
When an extruded object is selected or in edit mode, the extrusion options are available in the
Extruded palette as well as in the Properties bar.
To exit extrusion edit mode:
Double-click outside the object or press Esc.
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