User Guide

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If you chose Multiple, select these additional options:
• Enter the number of axes the object reflects around (1 to 50 using the slider or
1 to 100 entering a value).
• Choose Reflect to multiply the path and its reflection or choose Rotate to
multiply only the path.
5 Select Close Paths to close any open paths whose end points are within
the Snap distance set in general preferences; deselect the option to leave
the paths open.
6 Click OK.
To create a pattern by specifying Mirror Xtra tool options:
1 Select a path, text container, or image.
Note: You must select the entire path, text container, or image. The entire path will
be selected for mirroring, even if you’ve selected only some points on a path.
2 Choose Window > Toolbars > Xtra Tools.
3 Click the Mirror button in the Xtra Tools toolbar.
4 Specify the reflection by dragging the pointer to specify the halfway point
between the selected path and its reflection or the center point of a group
of reflections. Keylines show the position of each reflection upon release.
As you drag, you can use modifier keys to control the reflection, as follows:
• To rotate keylines around the cursor, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option
(Macintosh).
• To constrain the rotation to 45˚ increments, hold down Alt+Shift (Windows)
or Option+Shift (Macintosh).
• To toggle between reflect and rotate when setting Multiple mirrors, press the
Up or Down arrow keys.
• To increase or decrease the number of axes when setting multiple mirrors, press
the Right or Left arrow keys.