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Working with precision
Precision is essential when you work with technical graphics. With Corel DESIGNER,
you can create precise objects and position them accurately by using gravity snapping,
constrain keys, dynamic guides, and object coordinates.
When you draw or modify objects, gravity snapping lets you specify the exact
placement of a point. If you want to constrain an object to a particular shape as you draw, or control the angle of lines, you can use constrain keys. For example, when drawing a rectangle, you can use constrain keys so that the rectangle is drawn as a square.
You can use these features for all drawing and editing operations. For example, before
rotating an object, you can snap the center point to the corner of another object and
then rotate the object around that point.
Dynamic guides, which are temporary guidelines that you can display from eligible snap points in objects, help you draw and position objects with precision. In addition, you can draw and modify objects by specifying object coordinates.
This section contains the following topics:
Using gravity snapping
Gravity snapping is the attraction of the pointer to a snap point. Snap points are precise mathematical drawing coordinates. When the pointer approaches a snap point, the gravity source of the snap point is highlighted. The highlighting identifies the snap point as the target that the pointer will snap to. Snap points are also known as “gravitysnapping candidates.”
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appears around the point, and the name of the gravity source appears on the screen. You can turn gravity snapping on and off.
Gravity shortcut keys let you activate a single type of gravity snap. By default, gravity shortcut keys are the first letters in the names of gravity-snapping candidates. When you hold down a gravity shortcut key, all other gravity snap points become inactive. For example, if you hold down the M key, only the Midpoint gravity snap point is active.
If the pointer is within the gravity fields of two or more gravity-snapping candidates, the gravity-snapping candidate closest to the pointer has priority. If the gravitysnapping candidates are the same distance from the pointer, the pointer snaps to the gravity-snapping candidate with the higher priority, as listed in the following table.
Gravity-snapping candidate
Pixel
Node
Intersection
Description
Gravity source indicator
S
I
N
Gravity shortcut key
Midpoint
Quadrant
Tangent
Perpendicular
Edge
Point on the pixel grid
Node on an object
Geometric intersection of line segments, arcs, or guidelines
Midpoint of line segment
Points that are at 0°, 90°, 180°, and 270° on a circle, ellipse, or arc
Point on the outside edge of an arc, circle, or ellipse where a line will touch but not intersect the object
Point on the outside edge of a segment where a line will be perpendicular to the object
Point that touches the nearest perpendicular edge (shortest perpendicular distance from the pointer to the edge)
M
Q
T
P
E
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Gravity-snapping candidate
Description
Gravity source indicator
Gravity shortcut key
Center
Grid
Center of the closest object (arc, regular polygon, or curve centroid)
Visible or invisible grid point
C
G
Text baseline Point in the baseline of artistic or paragraph text
B
Absolute Pointer location; temporarily suspends all gravity snaps
A
You can make gravity-snapping candidates active or inactive and set other options to customize snapping.
Corel DESIGNER lets you control how gravity snapping works.
To turn gravity snapping on or off
1 Click Tools Gravity.
2 Enable or disable the Gravity on check box.
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You can also toggle gravity snapping on and off by pressing Alt + Z.
To use gravity snapping
1 Move the pointer close to where you want to snap.
2 Click when the gravity source becomes highlighted.
If you are dragging to draw a line or select an object, release the mouse button.
You can also
Snap an object to another object
Snap to guidelines
Drag an object close to where you want to snap. When the gravity source becomes highlighted, release the mouse button.
Move the pointer to the edge of a guideline or to the intersection of two guidelines.
To turn off snapping to guidelines, click
Tools Gravity, and disable the Edge mode on the Gravity page of the Options dialog box.
To set gravity options
1 Click Tools Gravity.
2 Perform one or more tasks from the following table.
Activate snapping objects to page elements
(edges, edge midpoints, and page center)
Activate a gravity-snapping candidate
Enable the Snap to page check box.
Activate all gravity-snapping candidates
Disable all gravity-snapping candidates without turning off gravity snapping
Display gravity source indicators
In the Modes area, enable the corresponding check box.
Click Select all.
Click Deselect all.
Enable the Show gravity location marks check box.
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Display the name of the gravity source
Change the size of the gravity field around gravity-snapping candidates
Enable the Screen tip check box.
Type a value in the Gravity radius box.
Using dynamic guides
You can display dynamic guides to help you move, align, and draw objects in precise
relation to other objects. Dynamic guides are temporary guidelines that you can display
from the following snap points in objects: center, node, quadrant, and text-baseline end
You can also display dynamic guides that are tangent, perpendicular, or parallel to objects, as well as dynamic guides that are extensions of line segments.
Left to right: The 2-point rectangle tool is used to display dynamic guides from a center snap point, a quadrant snap point, and a tangent snap point.
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Perpendicular dynamic guide (left) and parallel dynamic guide (right)
As you drag an object along a dynamic guide, you can view the distance between the object and the snap point that was used to create the dynamic guide. You can then position the object precisely. Dynamic guides can also help you draw parallel lines and draw objects in relation to other objects. In addition, you can display intersecting dynamic guides and place an object at the intersection point.
Angle screen tip Distance screen tip
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A dynamic guide was displayed from a node in the bolt on the left. The screen tip next to the node displays the angle of the dynamic guide(0º) and the distance between the node and the pointer (1.5 inches). The bolt on the right was dragged along the dynamic guide and positioned precisely 1.5 inches away from the node that was used to generate the dynamic guide.
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Dynamic guides contain invisible divisions, called ticks, to which your pointer gravitates. Ticks let you move objects along a dynamic guide with precision. You can adjust tick spacing to suit your needs, and you can disable snapping to ticks. You can set other options for dynamic guides. For example, you can choose to display dynamic guides at one or more preset angles or at custom angles that you specify. You can preview the angle settings. You can also customize the color and line style of dynamic guides. When you no longer need a dynamic guide at a certain angle, you can delete the angle settings. You can also display dynamic guides that are extensions of line segments.
Line segment
This dynamic guide is an extension of a line segment.
You can turn off dynamic guides at any time.
To enable or disable dynamic guides
1 Click Tools Alignment and dynamic guides, and click the Dynamic guides button .
2 In the Alignment and dynamic guides docker, enable or disable the check box in upper-right corner of the Dynamic guides section.
You can toggle dynamic guides on and off by pressing Shift + Alt +D.
To display dynamic guides
1 With dynamic guides enabled, click a drawing tool.
2 Move the pointer over and then off a node, center, quadrant, or text-baseline snap
point of an object.
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3 Repeat step 2 with other objects to display other dynamic guides.
The snap points you point to are registered in a queue and used to create dynamic guides.
You can also Do the following
Display a dynamic guide that is a tangent to the edge of an object
Display a dynamic guide that is perpendicular to an object
Display a dynamic guide that is parallel to a line segment
Display a dynamic guide that is an extension of a line segment
Move the pointer over the edge of an object.
When an edge snap point becomes highlighted, press H. Then, display the dynamic guide by moving the pointer off the snap point as if to draw a tangent.
Move the pointer over the edge of an object.
When a snap point becomes highlighted, press U. Then, display the dynamic guide by moving the pointer off the snap point as if to draw a perpendicular line.
Click Tools Alignment and dynamic
guides, click the Dynamic guides button, and ensure that the Generate parallel
guides button is enabled. Start to draw a straight line, and then move the pointer over the edge of an existing line segment to register the angle. Then, display the dynamic guide by moving the pointer back as if to draw a line parallel to the line segment you just pointed to.
You can use the 2-point line tool , Multi-
point line tool , 3-point rectangle tool to display parallel dynamic guides.
Click Tools Alignment and dynamic
guides, click the Dynamic guides button, and click the Extend along segment button. Move the pointer over an end node in the line segment until the snap point becomes highlighted. Then, display the dynamic guide by moving the pointer as if to extend the line segment.
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The node, center, quadrant, and text-baseline snap points appear only when the corresponding gravity modes are activated. For more information about
snap points and gravity modes, see “Using gravity snapping” on page 101.
You can avoid displaying too many dynamic guides by clicking in the drawing window or by pressing Esc. Either of these actions clears the queue of points.
You can use the snap points you registered to display intersecting dynamic guides. First, display a dynamic guide, and then move the pointer along it to where an intersecting dynamic guide would be displayed from a registered snap point.
To position an object in relation to another object
1 With dynamic guides enabled, select an object.
2 Drag the object to a node, center, quadrant, or text-baseline snap point of the
target object.
3 When the snap point of the target object becomes highlighted, drag the object along the dynamic guide to position it.
The node, center, quadrant, and text-baseline snap points are displayed only when the corresponding gravity modes are activated. For more information
about snap points and gravity modes, see “Using gravity snapping” on page 101.
To draw an object in relation to another object
1 With dynamic guides enabled, click a drawing tool.
2 Move the pointer over a node, center, quadrant, or text-baseline end-node snap
point of an object.
3 When the snap point becomes highlighted, move the pointer to display a dynamic guide.
4 Move the pointer along the dynamic guide to the point where you want to draw, and drag to draw an object.
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To draw parallel lines
1 Click Tools Alignment and dynamic guides, and click the Dynamic guides button .
2 Ensure that the Generate parallel guides button is enabled.
3 Draw a straight line or an object that contains straight line segments.
straight line, and then move the pointer over the edge of an existing straight line segment.
5 Move the pointer back to where you want to draw the parallel line.
6 When a parallel dynamic guide appears, continue to drag along the guide until the line is the length you want.
To draw a parallel line, start drawing a straight line (left). Next, move the pointer over the edge of a straight line segment (middle). Finally, move the pointer back until a parallel dynamic guide appears, and drag along the guide until the parallel line is the length you want (right).
With the help of parallel dynamic guides, you can use the 3-point rectangle tool to draw rectangles that are parallel to straight line segments.
To position an object at the intersection of dynamic guides
1 With dynamic guides enabled, select an object.
If you want to move the object by a specific snap point, move the pointer over the snap point until the point becomes highlighted.
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2 Drag the object to an eligible snap point on another object, and continue to drag until a dynamic guide appears.
Don’t release the mouse button.
3 Drag the object to another eligible snap point, and don’t release the mouse button.
4 When the snap point becomes highlighted, continue to drag until another dynamic guide appears where the two dynamic guides would intersect.
5 When the intersection point appears, release the mouse button.
To set options for dynamic guides
1 Click Tools Alignment and dynamic guides.
2 In the Alignment and dynamic guides docker, click the Dynamic guides button
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3 Perform one or more tasks from the following table.
To Do the following
Change the line style of dynamic guides
Change the color of dynamic guides
Open the Line style picker, and choose a line style.
Open the Line color picker, and choose a color.
Click the Display screen tips button .
Display or hide the angle of dynamic guides and the distance from the snap point that was used to create the dynamic guide
Snap to specified invisible divisions along the dynamic guide
Choose the angles at which to display the dynamic guides
Add a custom dynamic guide angle
Delete a custom dynamic guide angle
Click the Snap to tick spacing button , and type a value in the Tick spacing box.
Enable or disable the angle check boxes.
When you enable an angle check box, a preview of the dynamic guide appears in the
Guides preview window.
Type a value in the Custom angle box, and click the Add custom angle button .
Select a dynamic guide in the list, and click the Delete custom angle button .
Click the Select all button .
Display dynamic guides at all available angles
Disable dynamic guides at all available angles
Click the Deselect all button .
Using alignment guides
You can align objects interactively on the drawing page by using alignment guides.
Alignment guides are temporary guidelines that appear when you create, resize, or move objects in relation to nearby objects. While dynamic guides provide precise measurements for creating technical illustrations, alignment guides are useful in page layout to align text or graphic elements quickly and accurately.
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Alignment guides appear as an object is moved.
Alignment guides help you align the centers and edges of objects. If you want to align an object at a set distance from the edge of another object, you can set margins for the alignment guides. You can display the margin alignment guides in addition to other alignment guides, or disable all other alignment guides and show only the margin alignment guides.
Margin alignment guides let you use offset margins, inset margins, or both. There are separate controls for horizontal and vertical margin alignment guides, so you can modify settings for one without affecting the other.
You can offset (left) and inset (right) margin alignment guides.
Alignment guides are turned off by default. You can easily enable or disable alignment guides, or modify their default settings, including the color and line style. You can choose whether alignment guides appear for individual objects in a group, or for the bounding box of the group as a whole.
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The Intelligent Spacing feature lets you precisely arrange and position an object in relation to other onscreen objects, and the Intelligent Dimensioning feature lets you intuitively scale and rotate an object in relation to other onscreen objects.
Intelligent Dimensioning displays indicators when an object is rotated to the same angle (top) or scaled to same size (bottom) as the closest object.
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Intelligent Spacing displays indicators when an object is equidistant from two other objects (left) or has the same spacing as the closest onscreen objects (right).
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To enable or disable alignment guides
1 Click Tools Alignment and dynamic guides.
2 In the Alignment and dynamic guides docker, click the Alignment guides button .
3 Enable or disable the check box in the upper-right corner of the Alignment guides section.
You can also enable or disable alignment guides by clicking the Alignment
guides button on the Layout toolbar. To open the Layout toolbar, click
Layout Layout toolbar or View Toolbars Layout.
You can also enable alignment guides by pressing Shift + Alt + A.
To modify alignment guide settings
1 Click Tools Alignment and dynamic guides.
2 In the Alignment and dynamic guides docker, click the Alignment guides button .
3 Perform any of the following tasks.
To Do the following
Change the color of alignment guides
Change the line style of alignment guides
Open the Line color picker, and choose a color.
Open the Line style picker, and choose a line style.
Click the Object edges button .
Set guides to align the edge of an object with the edge of another object
Set guides to align the edge of an object with the center of another object
Set guides to align to individual objects in a group
Distribute objects using the same spacing as the closest onscreen objects
Click the Object centers button .
Click the Individual objects in a group button .
Ensure that the Intelligent spacing button
is enabled, and drag the object until indicator arrows appear.
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To Do the following
Position an object equidistantly between two other objects
Scale objects to the same dimensions as other onscreen objects
Rotate objects to the same angle as other rotated onscreen objects
Ensure that the Intelligent spacing button is enabled, and drag the object between two other objects until indicator arrows appear.
Ensure that the Intelligent dimensioning button is enabled, and scale the object until indicator arrows appear.
Ensure that the Intelligent dimensioning button is enabled, and rotate the object until rotation indicators appear.
You can access some alignment guide controls on the Layout toolbar by clicking the Layout toolbar button .
To add margin alignment guides
1 Click Tools Alignment and dynamic guides.
2 In the Alignment and dynamic guides docker, click the Alignment guides button .
3 Perform any of the following tasks.
To Do the following
Add margin alignment guides
Change the line color of margins
Change the line style of margins
Enable the Margins check box. If the
Margins check box is not displayed, click the arrow button located at the bottom of the Alignment guides section.
Open the Margin line color picker, and choose a color.
Open the Margin line style picker, and choose a line style.
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Set horizontal margins
Set vertical margins
Lock the ratio between vertical and horizontal margins
View only margin alignment guides
Disable horizontal margins
Disable vertical margins
Do the following
Type a value in the Horizontal margin box, click the Horizontal margin button, and choose one of the following options:
•Offset horizontally — creates a margin of the specified distance around an object
•Inset horizontally — creates a margin of the specified distance within an object
•Offset and inset horizontally — creates margins of the specified distance around and within an object
Type a value in the Vertical margin box, click the Vertical margin button, and choose one of the following options:
•Offset vertically — creates a margin of the specified distance around an object
•Inset vertically — creates a margin of the specified distance within an object
•Offset and inset vertically — creates a margin of the specified distance around and within an object
Click the Lock ratio button
Disable the Object edges button
Object centers button
, the
, the Intelligent
spacing button , and the Intelligent
dimensioning button .
Click the Horizontal margin button, and choose No horizontal margin .
Click the Vertical margin button, and choose No vertical margin .
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Using constrain keys
Constrain keys let you restrict how objects are drawn or edited. For example, when
drawing a line, you can constrain it to be perfectly horizontal or vertical. You can also
change which key is used as the constrain key. You can change the constrain key from
Ctrl to Shift, which is the Windows standard.
To constrain an object while drawing or editing
• Start drawing or editing, and hold down the Ctrl key.
If you are drawing or editing a line, the pointer movement is restricted to the specified constrain angle. If you are drawing or editing an object, the shape of the object is restricted.
A rectangle is constrained to a square, an ellipse to a circle, and a polygon to a shape that has sides of equal length.
To change the direction of a line that you’re drawing, release Ctrl, and move the pointer in the direction you want. Then, hold down Ctrl again to restrict movement of the pointer to the constrain angle.
To change the constrain angle, click Tools Options. In the Workspace list of categories, click Edit, and type a value in the Constrain angle box.
To change the constrain key
1 Click Tools Options.
2 In the Workspace, Toolbox list of categories, click Pick tool.
3 Enable one of the following options:
• Traditional Corel DESIGNER: Ctrl = Constrain, Shift = Transform from
center — sets the Ctrl key as the constrain key
• Windows standard: Ctrl = Duplicate/Leave original, Shift = Constrain — sets the Shift key as the constrain key
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Using object coordinates
You can use the Object coordinates docker to draw and modify shapes and lines with precision. The live preview in the drawing window lets you see the effects of your adjustments.
You can type coordinate values to specify the exact position, dimensions, and angle of rotation of an object. You can also set object attributes interactively by dragging in the drawing window.
Drawing rectangles and squares
To draw a rectangle with precision, you can specify an origin point, which is one of nine points in the rectangle (four corner points, four midpoints, and one center point). If you rotate the rectangle, the origin point is used as the center of rotation. You can also specify the angle of rotation, and the width and height of a rectangle.
If the angle of rotation is 0, you can specify the position of the lower-left and upperright corners of the rectangle.
To draw a square, you can specify the origin point, the length of a side, and an angle of rotation.
Left: The origin point of a rectangle appears as a blue node in the live preview.
You can select the center point, or any corner or midpoint, as the origin point.
Drawing ellipses and circles
To draw an ellipse with precision, you can specify an origin point, which is one of nine points in the bounding box that can be drawn around the ellipse. The origin point is used as the center of rotation.
You can also specify the ellipse diameters, which are the width and height of the bounding box around the ellipse, and the angle of rotation. If the angle of rotation is 0,
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you can specify the exact position of the lower-left and upper-right corners of the bounding box around the ellipse.
To draw a circle, you can specify the origin point, diameter, and angle of rotation.
You can specify the width and height of the bounding box that can be drawn around an ellipse.
Drawing polygons
To draw a polygon, you can specify the number of sides, the angle of rotation, or the center and diameters of the bounding ellipse that can be drawn around the polygon.
The center of the bounding ellipse, also known as the “polygon center,” is used as the center of rotation.
You can also draw regular polygons with precision. All sides of a regular polygon are of equal length. You can specify the side length and angle of rotation, or the center and diameter of the bounding circle that can be drawn around the regular polygon.
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You can specify the diameters of the bounding ellipse that can be drawn around the polygon.
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Drawing lines
You can draw a straight line by using one of two methods. With the first method, you specify the start point and endpoint of the line. With the second method, you specify the start point and length of the line, plus an angle of rotation.
You can create complex lines by specifying the coordinates of multiple points. You can delete points, and you can modify the coordinates of existing points. After adding all the points you want, you can close the curved line by connecting its start point to its endpoint.
Straight and multipoint lines
Modifying existing objects
You can use the Object coordinates docker to modify existing objects with precision.
Note that when you modify an existing object, it is replaced with a new object. As a result, the following transformations and effects applied to the original objects are lost: envelope effects, rotations, and skew effects. In addition, any changes that were previously applied to the nodes on a polygon are lost.
To draw or modify a rectangle by using object coordinates
1 Click Window Object coordinates.
If you want to modify an existing rectangle, select the rectangle.
2 Click the Rectangle button .
3 Make any of the following adjustments:
• To set the origin point of the rectangle, click a point in the Origin area.
• To specify the exact position of the origin point, type values in the x and y boxes.
• To specify the width and height of the rectangle, type values in the Object size boxes.
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• To specify only the height or width of the rectangle and have the other dimensions automatically adjusted in proportion, enable the Proportional check box.
• To rotate the rectangle at a specified angle, type a value in the Angle of rotation box. The origin point of the rectangle is used as the center of rotation.
4 Click one of the following:
• Create object — adds a new rectangle to the drawing window
• Replace object — replaces the selected rectangle with a new one
You can also
Draw a rectangle by specifying the exact position of its lower-left and upper-right corners
Set the lower-left and upper-right corners of a rectangle directly in the drawing window
Set the origin point directly in the drawing window
Specify the dimensions of the rectangle directly in the drawing window
Set the angle of rotation directly in the drawing window
In the Bounding box area, type values in the x and y boxes.
The first pair of boxes controls the position of the lower-left corner. The second pair of boxes controls the position of the upper-right corner.
This method for drawing rectangles is available only when no rotation is applied.
In the Bounding box area, click the Set
lower-left corner interactively button or the Set upper-right corner interactively button , and click in the drawing window.
Click the Set origin point interactively button , and click in the drawing window.
Click either of the Set dimensions
interactively buttons , and drag in the drawing window.
Click the Set angle interactively button , and drag in the drawing window.
To draw or modify a square by using object coordinates
1 Click Window Object coordinates.
If you want to replace an existing square, select the square.
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2 Click the arrow at the bottom of the Rectangle button, and click the Square button .
3 Make any of the following adjustments:
• To set the origin point of the square, click a point in the Origin area.
• To specify the exact position of the origin point, type values in the x and y boxes.
• To specify the length of a side, type a value in the Object size box.
• To rotate the square at a specified angle, type a value in the Angle of rotation box. The origin point of the rectangle is used as the center of rotation.
4 Click one of the following:
• Create object — adds a new square to the drawing window
• Replace object — replaces the selected square with a new one
You can also
Set the origin point directly in the drawing window
Specify the length of a square side directly in the drawing window
Set the angle of rotation directly in the drawing window
Click the Set origin point interactively button , and click in the drawing window.
Click the Set dimensions interactively button , and drag in the drawing window.
Click the Set angle interactively button , and drag in the drawing window.
To draw or modify an ellipse by using object coordinates
1 Click Window Object coordinates.
If you want to modify an existing ellipse, select the ellipse.
2 Click the Ellipse button .
3 Make any of the following adjustments:
• To set the origin point of the ellipse, click a point in the Origin area.
• To specify the exact position of the origin point, type values in the x and y boxes.
• To specify the diameters (width and height) of the ellipse, type values in the
Object size boxes.
• To specify only one of the diameters and have the other diameter automatically adjusted in proportion, enable the Proportional check box.
• To rotate the ellipse at a specified angle, type a value in the Angle of rotation box. The origin point of the ellipse is used as the center of rotation.
4 Click one of the following:
• Create object — adds a new ellipse to the drawing window
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• Replace object — replaces the selected ellipse with a new one
You can also
Draw an ellipse by specifying the lower-left and upper-right corners of the bounding box around an ellipse
Set the lower-left and upper-right corners of an ellipse’s bounding box directly in the drawing window
Set the origin point directly in the drawing window
Specify the dimensions of the ellipse directly in the drawing window
Set the angle of rotation directly in the drawing window
In the Bounding box area, type values in the x and y boxes.
The first pair of boxes controls the position of the lower-left corner of the bounding box.
The second pair of boxes controls the position of the upper-right corner of the bounding box.
This method for drawing ellipses is available only when no rotation is applied to the ellipse.
In the Bounding box area, click the Set
lower-left corner interactively or Set
upper-right corner interactively button , and click in the drawing window.
Click the Set origin point interactively button , and click in the drawing window.
Click either of the Set diameter
interactively buttons , and drag in the drawing window.
Click the Set angle interactively button , and drag in the drawing window.
To draw or modify a circle by using object coordinates
1 Click Window Object coordinates.
If you want to replace an existing circle, select the circle.
2 Click the arrow at the bottom of the Ellipse button, and click the Circle button .
3 Make any of the following adjustments:
• To set the origin point of the square, click a point in the Origin area.
• To specify the exact position of the origin point, type values in the x and y boxes.
• To specify the diameter of a circle, type a value in the Object size box.
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• To rotate the circle at a specified angle, type a value in the Angle of rotation box. The origin point of the circle is used as the center of rotation.
4 Click one of the following:
• Create object — adds a new circle to the drawing window
• Replace object — replaces the selected circle with a new one
You can also
Set the origin point directly in the drawing window
Specify the diameter of a circle directly in the drawing window
Set the angle of rotation directly in the drawing window
Click the Set origin point interactively button , and click in the drawing window.
Click the Set diameter interactively button , and drag in the drawing window.
Click the Set angle interactively button , and drag in the drawing window.
To draw or modify a polygon by using object coordinates
1 Click Window Object coordinates.
If you want to modify an existing polygon, select the polygon.
2 Click the Polygon button .
3 In the Object size area, type a value in the Points or sides box.
4 Make any of the following adjustments:
• To rotate the polygon at a specified angle, type a value in the Angle of rotation box.
• To specify the polygon center, type values in the x and y boxes in the Bounding
ellipse area. The polygon center is the center of the bounding ellipse that can be drawn around the polygon. The polygon center is used as the center of rotation.
• To specify the diameters of the bounding ellipse around the polygon, type values in the Object size boxes in the Bounding ellipse area.
• To specify only one diameter and have the other diameter automatically adjusted in proportion, enable the Proportional check box.
5 Click one of the following:
• Create object — adds a new polygon to the drawing window
• Replace object — replaces the selected polygon with a new one
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You can also
Set the angle of rotation directly in the drawing window
Set the polygon center directly in the drawing window
Specify the diameters of the bounding ellipse directly in the drawing window
Click the Set angle interactively button , and drag in the drawing window.
Click the Set polygon center interactively button , and click in the drawing window.
Click either of the Set diameter
interactively buttons , and drag in the drawing window.
To draw or modify a regular polygon by using object coordinates
1 Click Window Object coordinates.
If you want to modify an existing polygon, select the polygon.
2 Click the arrow at the bottom of the Polygon button, and click the Regular
polygon button .
3 In the Object size area, type a value in the Points or sides box.
4 Type a value in the Side length box.
5 Make any of the following adjustments:
• To rotate the polygon at a specified angle, type a value in the Angle of rotation box.
• To specify the polygon center, type values in the x and y boxes in the Bounding
circle area.
• To specify the diameter of the bounding circle around the polygon, type a value in the Object size box.
6 Click one of the following:
• Create object — adds a new polygon to the drawing window
• Replace object — replaces the selected polygon with a new one
You can also
Set the side length directly in the drawing window
Set the angle of rotation directly in the drawing window
Click the Set dimensions interactively button , and drag in the drawing window.
Click the Set angle interactively button , and drag in the drawing window.
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You can also
Set the polygon center directly in the drawing window
Specify the diameter of the bounding circle directly in the drawing window
Click the Set polygon center interactively button , and click in the drawing window.
Click the Set diameter interactively button , and drag in the drawing window.
To draw or modify a straight line by using object coordinates
1 Click Window Object coordinates.
If you want to modify an existing line, select the line.
2 Click the 2-point line button .
3 To specify the start point and endpoint along the x and y rulers, type values in the
x and y boxes in the Points area.
In the live preview, the start point is highlighted.
4 Click one of the following:
• Create object — adds a new line to the drawing window
• Replace object — replaces the selected line with a new one
You can also
Draw a straight line by specifying its start point, length, and angle of rotation
Set the start point or endpoint of a line directly in the drawing window
Set the line length directly in the drawing window
Set the angle of rotation directly in the drawing window
In the Points area, type values in the Start
point x and y boxes. In the Object size area, type a value in the Line length box. Then, type a value in the Angle of rotation box.
In the Points area, click one of the Set point
interactively buttons , and click in the drawing window.
In the Object size area, click the Set line
length interactively button , and drag in the drawing window.
In the Object size area, click the Set angle
interactively button , and drag in the drawing window.
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To draw or modify a multi-point line by using object coordinates
1 Click Window Object coordinates.
If you want to replace an existing line with a new one, select the line.
2 Click the Multi-point line button .
3 Click the Add point button at the bottom of the Object coordinates docker.
4 Make either of the following adjustments:
• To specify the exact position of the point along the x and y rulers, type values in the X and Y boxes.
• To add another point, click the Add point button , and type values in the X and Y boxes.
5 After specifying all the points you need, click one of the following:
• Create object — adds a new line to the drawing window
• Replace object — replaces the selected line with a new one
You can also
Specify the position of a point directly in the drawing window
Delete a point
Connect the start point with the endpoint of a line
Click a point in the Object coordinates docker. Click the Set point interactively button , and click in the drawing window.
Click a point in the Object coordinates docker, and click the Delete point button .
Click the Auto-close/open curve button .
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Use the following keyboard shortcuts to create a multi-point line quickly:
• To add a point, click in the Points area, and press Insert.
• To delete a selected point, press Delete.
• To activate the X or Y box of a selected point, press F2.
• To navigate through the X and Y boxes of the available points, select a box and press Tab repeatedly.
• To navigate backward through the X or Y boxes of the available points, select a box and press Shift + Tab repeatedly.
• To activate the Set point interactively button, double-click a point in the docker.
Corel DESIGNER X6 User Guide
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