Operation Manual

Using lenses with objects | 357
To apply a lens
1 Select an object.
2
Click Effects Lens.
3 Choose a lens type from the list box in the Lens docker.
4 Specify the settings you want.
You cannot apply the lens effect directly to linked groups such as contoured objects, beveled objects, extruded objects, drop
shadows, paragraph text, or objects created with the Artistic media tool .
You can preview the different types of lenses in real time without auto-applying them to a drawing by clicking the Lock button and
then choosing a lens and settings to preview. When you find the lens you want to use, click Apply, or click the Lock button again to
resume auto-applying the lenses while previewing them.
To copy a lens
1 Select the object to which you want to copy the lens.
2
Click Effects Copy effect Lens from.
3 Click the object from which you want to copy the lens.
Editing lenses
You can edit a lens to change how it affects the area beneath it. For example, you can change the viewpoint of a lens, indicated by an X in
the drawing window, to display any part of a drawing. The viewpoint represents the center point of what is being viewed through the lens.
You can position the lens anywhere in the drawing window, but it always shows the area around its viewpoint marker. For example, you can
use the viewpoint marker on the Magnify lens to enlarge part of a map.
You can also display a lens only where it overlaps other objects or the background. As a result, the lens effect is not seen where the lens
covers blank space (white space) in the drawing window.
Freezing the current view of a lens lets you move the lens without changing what’s displayed through it. In addition, changes you make to
the areas beneath the lens have no effect on the view.
To edit a lens
1 Select an object.
2
Click Effects Lens.
3 Enable the Viewpoint check box on the Lens docker.
If you want to display a lens only where it covers other objects, enable the Remove face check box.
4 Click Edit to display the viewpoint marker.
5 Drag the viewpoint marker in the drawing window to a new location.
6 Click End.
If you want to freeze the current view of a lens, enable the Frozen check box.
7 Click Apply.