User Guide

Chapter 7: Sprite Technology
To reset a viewpoint:
1. Select the lens object.
2. In the SpriteEffects palette, click the Reset button to reset the viewpoint to the center of the
lens object.
This resets the location values to 0, 0 if Relative is selected. If Absolute is selected, the location is
measured from the rulers’ zero point to the lens center.
Absolute and relative viewpoints
An absolute viewpoint is set at a specific location in a document and does not move. The lens shows
the same absolute point no matter where the lens is placed on the page.
A relative viewpoint is set at a specific distance from the center of the lens. If you move the lens, the
viewpoint moves the same distance and direction. When Frozen is selected, the view in the lens does
not change; if you deselect the Frozen option, the view then changes to the current viewpoint.
To set the relationship of the viewpoint to a lens object:
In the SpriteEffects palette, select Absolute or Relative.
Relative viewpoint Absolute viewpoint
To create an object at the lens viewpoint:
It is possible to create a vector object at the lens viewpoint.
The shape of the vector object will be the same as the lens object.
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