Operation Manual

Cross fading
Cross-fading transforms one object shape into another object shape. The result is a new group of
individual objects that includes the start and end objects with the intermediate steps show the
transformation from one object shape to another object shape.
To cross-fade two objects:
1) Select two objects and go to Edit > Cross-fading on the main menu bar to open the
Cross-fading dialog (Figure 128).
2) Select the number of increments for the transformation.
3) If necessary, select Cross-fade attributes and Same orientation.
4) Click OK to perform the cross-fading. An example of cross-fading is shown in Figure 129.
The object created is a group of objects.
5) To ungroup this group of objects so that you can use the individual objects, see
“Ungrouping” on page 104.
Figure 128: Cross-fading dialog
Figure 129: Cross-fading example
The Cross-fading dialog (Figure 128) has the following options:
• Increments – enter the number of shapes you want between the two selected objects.
• Cross-fade attributes – applies cross-fading to the line and fill properties of the selected
objects. For example, if the selected objects are filled with different colors, a color transition
between the two colors is applied.
• Same orientation – applies a smooth transition between the selected objects.
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