Operation Manual

Adding 3D effects to objects | 343
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Accelerate contour line progression
Click the Object and color acceleration button on the
property bar, and move the object slider.
Use pointed contour corners
Click the Mitered corners button .
Use rounded contour corners
Click the Round corners button .
The effect of this control is more obvious with outside contours.
Use beveled contour corners
Click the Bevel corners button .
You can create contours by clicking Effects Contour and specifying the settings you want in the Contour docker.
To copy or clone a contour
1 Select the object to which you want to apply the contour effect.
2 Click Effects, and click one of the following:
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Copy effect Contour from
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Clone effect Contour from
3 Click the object whose contour effect you want to copy or clone.
You can also use the Attributes eyedropper tool to copy a contour. For more information, see “To copy effects from one object
to another” on page 217.
To set the fill color for a contour object
1
In the toolbox, click the Contour tool .
2 Select a contour object.
3 Open the Fill color picker on the property bar, and click a color.
If you cannot apply the fill color, make sure that the Fill color option is enabled on the status bar.
If the original object has a fountain fill, a second color picker appears.
You can accelerate the fill color progression by clicking the Object and color acceleration button on the property bar.
You can change the contour center’s color by dragging a color from the color palette to the end fill handle.
To specify an outline color for the contour object
1
In the toolbox, click the Contour tool .
2 Select a contour object.
3 Open the Outline color picker on the property bar, and click a color.