<li class="Bulleted"><a href="19-Shapes7.html#999979">Exporting Shapes to Adobe Illustrator</a></li><br/>
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<a name="1004458"> </a>Working with Shapes
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<a name="999731"> </a>Resizing Shapes
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<a name="999732"> </a>You can resize a shape or group of shapes by directly manipulating the objects with the Layer Adjuster tool or by using the Scale command.
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="999743"> </a>Select the shape or group you want to resize. </li>
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<a name="1006391"> </a>You can hold down the <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Shift</span> key to select additional items.
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<a name="999744"> </a>A selection rectangle appears around the shapes. The rectangle has a handle on each corner and side.
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<li class="SmartList1" value="3"><a name="999745"> </a>Drag one of the handles to resize the selected shape.</li>
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<a name="1006482"> </a>To resize in one dimension, drag one of the side handles. To resize in both dimensions, drag one of the corner handles.
<li class="SmartList1"><a name="1010299"> </a>You can maintain the proportions by holding down <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Shift</span> as youádrag. </li>
<li class="SmartList1"><a name="1010326"> </a>You can also choose <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Effects menu > Orientation > Scale</span> to increase or decrease size by a fixed percentage. For more information, refer to <a href="15-Effects5.html#999127">"Scaling Images"</a>.</li>
<a name="1006537"> </a>You can rotate a shape or group of shapes by directly manipulating the objects with the Layer Adjuster tool or by using the Rotate command. For more information on the Rotate command, refer to <a href="15-Effects5.html#999087">"Rotating Images"</a>.
<a name="1013731"> </a><i>A rectangle (top-left) is skewed by dragging a side middle handle (top-right) and by dragging the top middle handle (bottom).
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<a name="1013702"> </a>To distort a shape
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<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1006621"> </a>Select a shape. </li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="3"><a name="1006644"> </a>With the Distort Selection dialog box open, drag the selection handles in the document window.</li>
<li class="SmartList1"><a name="1011057"> </a>You can also flip a shape by selecting it and choosing <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Effects menu > Orientation > Flip Horizontal</span> or <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Effects menu > Orientation > Flip Vertical</span>.</li>
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<h3 id="999813" class="Heading2">
<a name="999813"> </a>Duplicating Shapes
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<a name="999814"> </a>Duplicating creates an identical copy of the selected shape. Corel Painter also lets you duplicate shapes using compound transformations. Transformed duplicates are created according to the options you set.
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="999831"> </a>In the Set Duplicate Transform dialog box, specify any of the following settings:</li>
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<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="999833"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Translation</span> controls where, in relation to the original, Corel Painter creates duplicate shapes. The offset values are in pixels. When H. Offset and V. Offset are both zero, the duplicate is created precisely on top of the original. If both values are 100, the duplicate appears 100 pixels lower and 100 pixels to the right. Negative values offset the duplicate up and to the left, respectively.</li>
<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="999840"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Scaling</span><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"> </span>controls the size of duplicates in relation to the original. The scale values are percentages. </li>
<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="1006733"> </a> <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Constrain Aspect Ratio</span> maintains the aspect ratio of the shape. If you want to create distorted duplicates, disable this option and specify different percentages for horizontal and vertical scaling.</li>
<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="999844"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Rotation</span> lets you specify a number of degrees to rotate duplicates. Positive values rotate counterclockwise, and negative values rotate clockwise.</li>
<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="999847"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Slant</span> controls the degree of slant applied to duplicates. Positive values slant duplicates to the right. Negative values slant them to the left. Slant accepts values between <br />-90░ and 90░. However, as values approach the extremes, the duplicate shape becomes nothing but a streak.</li>
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<a name="999852"> </a>To create a transformed duplicate
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<ol type="1">
<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="999853"> </a>Select the shape you want to transform.</li>
<a name="1002292"> </a><i>The oval shape was duplicated using rotation only (top). The "number 5" shape was duplicated using translation, scaling, and rotation (bottom).
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<a name="1004505"> </a>Grouping Shapes
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<a name="1004506"> </a>Shapes can be grouped, allowing you to manipulate multiple shapes as a single unit. Since shapes are created on layers, you group shapes in the same way you group layers.
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<a name="1006855"> </a>You cannot scale, rotate, flip or distort groups that contain a mixture of pixel-based layers and shapes. You must manipulate these two types of entities independently before you group them.
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<p id="1006856" class="Body">
<a name="1006856"> </a>For more information about grouping, refer to <a href="14-Layers8.html#999287">"Grouping Layers"</a>.
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<h3 id="1004516" class="Heading2">
<a name="1004516"> </a>Creating Compound Shapes
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<p id="1004517" class="Body">
<a name="1004517"> </a>In a compound shape, two shapes are combined into a single shape. The resulting shape takes on the attributes of the shape on the topmost layer. If the shape is filled, any overlapping areas are not filled.
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<p id="1006862" class="Body">
<a name="1006862"> </a>Compound shapes can be used to cut a void in one shape using another shape.
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<p id="1006953" class="Body">
<a name="1006953"> </a>You can release a compound shape, which reverts it to the original shapes.
<li class="SmartList1"><a name="1010457"> </a>You can create nested compound shapes by creating a compound shape from a shape and a compound shape. </li>
<a name="999870"> </a>Blending creates intermediate shapes between two or more selected shapes. This is useful for morphing one shape into another. It is also used to simulate shading on irregular shapes. Blending applies to both the stroke and fill attributes, as well as to the shape size.
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<p id="1006975" class="Body">
<a name="1006975"> </a>You can blend a shape group to another group, but you can't blend between a single shape and a group.
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<a name="1006976"> </a>Blending between groups offers interesting effects, especially if the groups are blends themselves.
<a name="1002317"> </a><i>The small circle is blended with the large circle to create a shading effect.
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<a name="999881"> </a>To blend shapes
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<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="999882"> </a>Position the shapes you want to blend.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="999883"> </a>Arrange the shape layers. </li>
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<a name="1007001"> </a>Blends will progress from lower layers to higher layers.
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<li class="SmartList1" value="3"><a name="1007005"> </a>Choose the Shape Selection tool from the toolbox <img src="images/19-Shapes53.jpg" height="16" width="66" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" />
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<li class="SmartList1" value="4"><a name="1007006"> </a>Select the shapes you want to blend. </li>
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<a name="1007007"> </a>Use the <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Shift</span> key to select two or more.
<li class="SmartList1" value="6"><a name="1007020"> </a>In the Blend dialog box, specify a number of steps.</li>
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<a name="1007021"> </a>Number of Steps controls the number of intermediate shapes that are created.
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<li class="SmartList1" value="7"><a name="999904"> </a>Choose one of the following ramp types:</li>
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<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="999906"> </a>Blend shapes are evenly spaced.</li>
<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="999907"> </a>Spacing starts wide and decreases approaching the end of the blend.</li>
<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="999908"> </a>Spacing starts small and increases approaching the end of the blend.</li>
<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="999909"> </a>Spacing is wide in the middle and decreases toward both ends.</li>
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<li class="SmartList1" value="8"><a name="999911"> </a>Choose one of the following Ramp Color Space options: </li>
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<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="999912"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">RGB</span>-the color progresses directly over the course of the blend.</li>
<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="999913"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Hue CW</span>-the color progresses clockwise in the color wheel to reach the destination color.</li>
<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="999914"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Hue CCW</span>-the color progresses counterclockwise in the color wheel to reach the destination color.</li>
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<li class="SmartList1" value="9"><a name="999916"> </a>Specify a Perspective Factor. </li>
<p id="1007113" class="ToDoBody">
<a name="1007113"> </a>Perspective Factor controls the spacing of intermediate shapes. Acceptable values are between 0.01 and 100. With a Perspective Factor of 1.0, the shapes are spaced evenly. With a Perspective Factor less than 1, shapes are closer at the beginning of the blend and farther apart at the end of the blend. With a Perspective Factor greater than 1, shapes are farther apart at the beginning of the blend and closer at the end of the blend.
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<li class="SmartList1" value="10"><a name="1007197"> </a>Enable any of the following options:</li>
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<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="1007208"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Arc Length Matching-</span>enable this option if you are blending shapes containing a different number of anchor points.</li>
<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="1007198"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Align Shape Start Points-</span>enable this option to base the orientation of intermediate shapes on the orientation of the start and end shapes. When disabled, Corel Painter bases the orientation of intermediate shapes on the starting point (first anchor point) of the start and end shapes. This can create a "tumbling" appearance in the intermediate shapes.</li>
<a name="1002333"> </a><i>Two shapes (top left) are blended using a perspective factor of 1.0 (top right), 4.0 (bottom left), and 0.1 (bottom right).
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<a name="999955"> </a>Saving Shapes
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<p id="999959" class="Body">
<a name="999959"> </a>Corel Painter doesn't have a shapes library. However, because of the close relationship between shape outlines and selection paths, you can save shape outlines in the Selection Portfolio. Refer to <a href="12-Selections11.html#999558">"Using the Selection Portfolio"</a> for complete information.
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<h3 id="999979" class="Heading2">
<a name="999979"> </a>Exporting Shapes to Adobe Illustrator
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<p id="999983" class="Body">
<a name="999983"> </a>Corel Painter lets you export shape data to the Adobe Illustrator format.
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<p id="999984" class="Body">
<a name="999984"> </a>Exporting to Illustrator format will save only the Shapes, not the Canvas or any other layers in the document. Transparency and compositing methods are lost when exporting to Illustrator format.
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="999987"> </a>In the Export as Illustrator File dialog box, specify a location and filename, and click Save. </li>
