User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
In the SpriteEffects palette, select the Lens check box.
The object becomes a lens and remains selected.
To copy a lens object:
1. Select the lens object to be copied.
2. Do one of the following:
Choose Edit | Copy, then Edit | Paste.
Choose Edit | Duplicate.
Setting lens magnification
You can set the magnification level of a lens so objects appear magnified (or reduced) in the lens.
The default lens effect is normal (100%) magnification. You can set the magnification level with or
without other effects applied to a lens.
Basic lens
With the magnification set to 300% and its viewpoint set about 2
inches to the right, a lens made from a circle shows a detail view
of an illustration.
Magnification affects the view through the lens to the lens viewpoint. If the default viewpoint (at the
center of the lens) is used, the lens displays a magnified view of objects behind the lens. If the
viewpoint has been moved, the lens shows a magnified view of objects behind the viewpoint. These
options are available in the Properties bar, SpriteEffects palette or after you create a lens with the
Object | Convert to Lens command.
When you change the magnification value, the lens view changes, unless the Frozen option is
selected in the SpriteEffects palette (see "Freezing a lens" on page 664).
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