User Guide

Canvas 12 Getting Started Guide
To create a lens object:
1. Create an object to use as a lens. You can create a new object or copy an existing object.
Fill inks are removed when vector or text objects are converted to lenses.
2. Select the object you want to use as a lens.
3. Do one of the following:
In the Properties bar, click the Make Lens button.
Choose Object | Convert to Lens.
In the SpriteEffects palette, select the Lens check box.
The object becomes a lens and remains selected.
To set magnification:
1. Select the lens object.
2. Do one of the following:
In the Properties bar, enter the magnification value in the Lens Mag text box.
In the SpriteEffects palette, enter the magnification value in the Mag text box.
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.
To set a viewpoint precisely:
1. Select the lens object.
2. In the Properties bar or SpriteEffects palette, select one of the following:
Absolute: Select Absolute and enter horizontal (X) and vertical (Y) distances from the rulers’ zero
point to the viewpoint; e.g., enter 0 in the X and Y boxes to set the viewpoint at the zero point. If you
move the lens object, the viewpoint does not change.
Relative: Select Relative and enter horizontal (X) and vertical (Y) distances from the center of the lens
to the viewpoint. Positive values move the viewpoint down and right of the lens center. Negative values
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