User Guide

Transforming and Distorting Objects 215
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For Depth, enter a value up to 72 or drag the slider between 1 and 20 to
control the distance by which the effect is raised or impressed.
5 For Angle, enter a value or drag the dial to set the angle for the light source.
Angle affects the direction of the highlight and shadow.
6 Select Soft Edge to blend the relief for the Emboss or Deboss effect.
7 Click Apply to preview the effect, or click OK to apply the effect and close
the dialog box.
Using 3D rotation
The 3D Rotation Xtra tool applies three-dimensional rotations to
two-dimensional objects.
To set 3D rotation options:
1 Choose Window > Toolbars > Xtra Tools.
2 Double-click the 3D Rotation tool in the Xtra Tools toolbar to display the
3D Rotation panel.
3 Select the amount of control over the rotation, Easy or Expert.
4 Choose the point of rotation from the Rotate From pop-up menu:
• Mouse Click rotates from the point you click with your mouse.
• Center of Selection rotates from the center of the object selected.
• Center of Gravity rotates by the visual center of the object.
• Origin rotates from the lower left corner of the object.
5 Enter a Distance value, or drag the slider to the left (smaller values) to
maximize distortion, or drag to the right (larger values) to minimize distortion.
6 If you selected the Expert option, choose the point of projection, or
vanishing point.
• Mouse Click makes the projection extend to the location you click with
your mouse.
• Center of Selection makes the projection center behind the selected object.