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Distorting Objects 145
Paste envelope mold
Perspectivizing
Paste perspective mold
The InfoBar contains two sets of preset mold shapes. Just click a button to apply the
preset mold. The left-hand button in each group is the default "no distortion" mold
which you can then manually edit after applying it.
Perspective
The MOLD TOOL lets you perspectivize shapes
to give an impression of depth.
You can perspectivize all types of objects
including text and bitmaps. Note that bitmaps
lose perspective if you later blend them or
convert them to editable shapes.
1. Select the object or objects.
2. Select the MOLD TOOL (shortcut "Shift +
F6").
3. Choose one of the perspective options:
The right-hand button (paste perspective) is described later.
Page & Layout Designer draws a rectangle around the object or selection. You can
drag the control handles at each corner of the rectangle to produce the perspective
effect. You can rotate, resize and skew the perspectivized object using the
SELECTOR
TOOL.
You may want to move control handles without redrawing the perspectivized object
(doing this speeds up screen redraws).
To do this select the DETACH MOLD button. To refit the object, deselect the
button.
Using vanishing points
As you reduce the size of the sides of the perspective mold, you see a "vanishing
point" target. This is similar to vanishing points in conventional perspective drawings.
You can use vanishing points to obtain
consistent perspective for several objects.