Operation Manual

USING ILLUSTRATOR

Drawing

Last updated 11/8/2011

• Click the Perspective Grid tool from the Tools panel.

Perspective Grid

A. Plane switching widget B. Left Vanishing Point C. Vertical Grid Extent D. Perspective Grid Ruler E. Right Vanishing Point F. Horizon

Line G. Horizon Height H. Ground Level I. Horizon Level J. Extent of Grid K. Grid Cell Size L. Ground Level M. Extent of Grid N. Right

Grid Plane Control O. Horizontal Grid Plane Control P. Left Grid Plane Control Q. Origin

The Perspective Grid tool group consists of the Perspective Grid tool and the Perspective Selection tool .

You can select the Perspective Grid tool from the Tools panel or press Shift+P. When the Perspective Grid tool is

selected, it shows:

• Left and right grid controls to adjust planes (see “Adjust vanishing points, grid planes, horizon height, grid cell size,

and grid extent” on page 86)

• Horizon height (see “Precise perpendicular movement” on page 92)

• Left and right vertical plane position

• Visibility and extent of a grid cell

• Grid cell size

• Origin

• Left and right ground level widgets used for grid movement (see “Move the perspective grid” on page 86)

In addition, when you select the Perspective Grid, a Plane Switching Widget also appears. You can use this widget to

select the active grid plane. In Perspective Grid, an active plane is the plane on which you draw an object to project the

observer’s view of that portion of the scene.

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