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Projecting objects
The Corel DESIGNER application lets you work in projected drawing modes. You can use drawing profiles to project objects onto drawing
planes and create the illusion of a three-dimensional image.
This section contains the following topics:
• “Understanding projected drawing modes” (page 203)
• “Using projected drawing modes” (page 204)
• “Customizing drawing profiles” (page 206)
Understanding projected drawing modes
Corel DESIGNER provides preset drawing profiles for working in projected drawing modes. After choosing a drawing profile, you then draw
or project objects onto its three drawing planes (top, front, and right) to create the illusion of a three-dimensional image. When you close
your drawing, the last drawing profile you used is saved along with it; this drawing profile is automatically activated the next time you open
the file.
Corel DESIGNER provides 11 preset drawing profiles:
• one isometric (default)
• four dimetric
• four trimetric
• one cavalier oblique
• one cabinet oblique
You can choose a different drawing profile at any time; however, if you change drawing profiles after you have begun a project, the
geometry of your existing objects will not change.
If the preset drawing profiles do not meet your needs, you can create new ones or edit existing ones. For more information, see
“Customizing drawing profiles” on page 206.
Each default drawing profile is associated with a set of three numbers, which correspond to the x, y, and z axes, respectively. The x-axis
is measured in degrees, clockwise from a line perpendicular to the y-axis. The y-axis is measured in degrees, counterclockwise from the
true horizontal, which is 0° east. The z-axis is measured in degrees, counterclockwise from a line perpendicular to the y-axis. The isometric
drawing profile, for example, has measurements of (30,90,30) while the cavalier oblique drawing profile has measurements of (0,90,45).