Operation Manual

Applying special effects
With Draw, you can apply many special effects to objects and groups of objects. This section is an
introduction to some of these effects. For more information on special effects, see the Draw Guide
Chapter 4 Changing Object Attributes.
To access the tools used for special effects, go to View > Toolbars > Mode (Figure 199). Rotate
and Flip can also be accessed by going to Modify on the Menu bar or by right-clicking on the
object and using the context menu.
Figure 199: Mode toolbar and its available tools
Flipping objects
The quickest and easiest method to flip an object horizontally or vertically is as follows:
1) Click on a graphic object and the selection handles will show.
2) Right-click and select Flip > Vertically or Horizontally, or go to Modify > Flip > Vertically
or Horizontally on the Menu bar and the selected object will be flipped to face the other
direction.
However, the Flip tool on the Mode or Drawing toolbar can be used to give you greater control
over the flipping process. Using the Flip tool allows you to change the position and angle that the
object flips over and this is described in the Draw Guide Chapter 4 Changing Object Attributes.
Mirror copies
At the moment no mirror command exists in Draw. However, mirroring an object can be emulated
by using the Flip tool, as described in the Draw Guide Chapter 4 Changing Object Attributes.
Distorting an object
Three tools on the Mode toolbar let you drag the corners and edges of an object to distort the
image.
Distort tool distorts an object in perspective.
Set to Circle (slant) creates a pseudo three-dimensional effect.
Set in Circle (perspective) creates a pseudo three-dimensional effect.
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