Operation Manual

206 Applying Special Effects
DrawPlus automatically selects the Node Tool when an envelope is applied. The
Node Tool along with the displayed curve buttons on the Envelope context
toolbar lets you reshape the envelope by dragging its corner nodes and attractor
nodes, as when editing curved lines. (To review these concepts, see Editing lines
and shapes on p. 68.) The only difference is that you cannot add or delete corner
nodes to an envelope. Envelopes always have exactly four line segments, one on
each side.
Adding drop shadows
You can apply simple drop shadows by using the
Shadow Tool. When applied, the selected object is given a
sense of depth.
The Shadow Tool offers freeform control of the drop shadow
effect. With its on-the-page control nodes and supporting
Shadow context toolbar, the tool offers various adjustments
such as Opacity, Blur, and X (or Y) Shear. Nodes appear on
the object for fine control.
Simple shadow
(drag from object
centre)
Node controls:
(
A
) Shear X/Scale Y, (
B
) Shear Y/Scale X,
(
C
) Reposition shadow, (
D
) Opacity,
(
E
) Lock Point, (
F
) Blur.
(showing control nodes)