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442 Chapter 6: Transforms: Moving, Rotating, and Scaling Objects
• Centered, S pecify S pacing—Distributes objects
along a path. The group of objects is centered
atthemiddleofthepath. TheSpacingtool
attempts to evenly fill the path with as many
objectsasitcanfitalongthelengthofthe
path using the amount of space you specify.
Whether there are objects at the ends of the
path depends on the length of the path and the
spacing you provide.
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End Offset—Distributes the number of objects
you specify along a strai ght line. The objects
beginatanoffsetdistancethatyouspecify.
Thisdistanceisfromtheendofthesplinetoits
start point, or from the second pair of points
to the first point. You also specify the spacing
between objects.
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End Offset, Divide Evenly—Distr ibutes the
number of objects you specify between the start
of a spline or a pair of points and an end offset
that you specify. The software always places an
object at the end or its offset. When you specify
more than one object, there is always an object
placed at the start. The Spacing tool attempts
to evenly fill the space with the objects between
the end offset and the start.
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End Offset, Specify Spacing—Distributes objects
toward the start of a spline or a pair of points,
starti ng at the end or its offset. The software
always places an object at the end or its offset.
You specify the spacing between objects and the
offset from the end. The Spacing tool attempts
to evenly fill the space with as m a ny objects
asitcanfitbetweentheendoritsoffsetand
the start. There mig ht not always be an object
placed at the start.
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Start Offset—Distributes the number of objects
you specify along a strai ght line. The objects
startatanoffsetdistancethatyouspecify.This
distance is from the start of the spline to its end
point, or from the first of a p air of points to the
second. You also specify the spacing between
objects.
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Start Offset, Divide Evenly—Dist ributes the
number of objects you specify between the
end of a spline or a pair of points, starting at
an offset that you specif y from the start. The
software always places an object at the star t or
its offset. When you specify more than one
object, there is always an object placed at the
end. The Spacing tool attempts to evenly fill
the space with the objects between the start or
its offset and the end.
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Start Offset, Specify Spacing—Distributes
objects toward the end of a spline or a pair of
points, starting at the start. The software always
places an object at the start or its offset. You
specify the spacing between objects and the
offset from the st a rt. The Spacing tool attempts
to evenly fill the space with as many objects
as it can fit between the start or its offset and
the end. There mig ht not always be an object
placed at the end.
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Specify Offsets and Spacing—Distributes as
many equally spaced objects as possible along a
spline or between a pair of points. You specify
the spacing between objects. When you specify
offsets from the start and end, the software
distributes equally spaced objects between the
offsets. There might not always be an object
placed at the start and ends.
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Specify Offsets, Divide Evenly—Distributes the
number of objects you specify along a spline
or between a pair of points. If you specify one
objectthesoftwareplacesitatthecenterofthe
path. If you specify more than one object the
software always places an object at the start
offset and the end offset. If you specify more
than two objects the software evenly distributes
the objects between the offsets.
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Spa ce fr om E nd, Unbound ed—Distributes t he
number of objects you specify along a straight
line from the end toward the start of a spline
or a pair of points. You specify the spacing