Operation Manual

196 | Corel DESIGNER X7 User Guide
To shape an object by attracting nodes
1
Select a curve object using the Pick tool .
2
Click the Shape tools button in the toolbox, and click the Attract tool .
3 Click inside or outside the object, close to its edge, and hold down the mouse button to reshape the edge. For a more pronounced
effect, drag while holding down the mouse button.
You can also 
Set the radius of the brush nib Type a value in the Nib radius box on the property bar.
To change the radius of the brush nib, you can also drag in the
document window while holding down Shift. Drag towards the
nib’s center to decrease the radius, and away from the nib’s center
to increase it.
Set the speed of the attraction Type a value in the Rate box.
Use the pressure of a digital pen to control the effect
Click the Pen pressurebutton on the property bar.
To shape an object by pushing nodes away
1
Select a curve object using the Pick tool .
2
Click the Shape tools button in the toolbox, and click the Repel tool .
3 Click inside or outside the object, close to its edge, and hold down the mouse button to reshape the edge. For a more pronounced
effect, drag while holding down mouse button.
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You can also 
Set the radius of the brush nib Type a value in the Nib radius box on the property bar.
To change the radius of the brush nib, you can also drag in the
document window while holding down Shift. Drag towards the
nib’s center to decrease the radius, and away from the nib’s center
to increase it.
Set the speed of the repel effect Type a value in the Rate box.
Use the pressure of a digital pen to control the effect
Click the Pen pressurebutton on the property bar.
Applying distortion effects
You can apply three types of distortion effects to shape objects.
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