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Applying Special Effects 199
Applying dimensionality (Instant 3D)
Using the Instant 3D feature, you can easily transform flat shapes (shown) and
text into three-dimensional objects.
DrawPlus provides control over 3D effect settings such as:
• bevelling: use several rounded and chiseled presets or create your
own.
• lighting: up to eight editable and separately coloured lights can be
positioned to produce dramatic lighting effects.
• lathe effects: create contoured objects (e.g., a bottle cork) with user-
defined lathe profiles and extrusion control.
• texture: control how texture is extruded on objects with non-solid fills.
• viewing: present your object in three dimensions.
• material: controls the extent to which lighting has an effect on the
object's surfaces (great for 3D artistic text!).
An always-at-hand 3D context toolbar hosted above your workspace lets you
configure the above settings—each setting contributes to the 3D effect applied to
the selected object. For on-the-page object control you can transform in 3D with
use of an orbit circle, which acts as an axis from which you can rotate around the
X-, Y-, and Z-axes in relation to your page. Look for the cursor changing as you
hover over either the circles' nodes or periphery.