Mirror copies
Move the axis of symmetry to the desired location of the mirror axis. Copy the object
to the clipboard. Flip the object, then click on an empty area of the Draw screen in
order to deselect the object. Paste from the clipboard to put a copy of the object in its
original location and now you have a mirror copy.
Distorting an image
There are three tools on the Effects menu that let you drag the corners and edges of
an object to distort the image.
The Distort tool distorts an object in perspective, the Set to Circle (slant) and Set
in Circle (perspective) tools both create a pseudo three-dimensional effect. See
Chapter 4 of the Draw Guide for details.
Dynamic gradients
You can control transparency gradients in the same manner as color gradients. Both
types of gradient can be used together. With a transparency gradient, the direction
and degree of an object’s fill color changes from opaque to transparent (in a regular
gradient, the fill changes from one color to another, but the degree of transparency
remains the same). See Chapter 4 of the Draw Guide for details.
Duplication
Duplication makes copies of an object while applying a set of changes (such as color
or rotation) to the duplicates. The result of a duplication is a new group of objects.
To start duplication, click on an object or group and choose Edit > Duplicate. The
dialog shown in Figure 172 appears.
The options chosen in Figure 172 applied to a blue rectangle produce the following
result.
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