Previewing object copies as outlines (left) and full objects (right)
You can use the Pick tool and Shape tool to modify the objects in a symmetry group. When you reshape the primary objects with the Shape tool, the vector previews appear in the default main color, and the object copy outlines appear in the default secondary color. For information about these preview colors and how to change them, see Setting options for nodes, handles, and previews.
Modifying the symmetry lines affects how the elements in the symmetry group are positioned and oriented. You can add more symmetry lines for more object copies. In addition, you can move the symmetry lines to increase or decrease the distance between the primary objects and object copies; and you can rotate the symmetry lines. For more information, see To set up the planes of symmetry.
Move the symmetry line to change the distance between primary objects and object copies.
The symmetry group on the left is scaled (middle) and then rotated (right) with the Pick tool.
When you are editing a symmetry group, it is easy to snap objects to the symmetry line because the View Snap to Symmetry Lines command is enabled by default. This feature helps you fuse open curves and create closed shapes in your symmetrical design. If you don’t want the objects you edit to snap to the symmetry line, you can disable snapping to symmetry lines.
To edit the objects of a symmetry group |
1 . | Select a symmetry group. |
The floating symmetry toolbar appears below the symmetry group. |
2 . | Click the Edit Symmetry button on the toolbar. |
3 . | Edit the primary objects in the group by using the Shape tool and the Pick tool . You can also apply fills and transparencies, and you can apply effects such as contours, envelopes, blends, and distortions. |
4 . | Add and delete objects as needed. |
5 . | Click the Finish Editing Symmetry button below the symmetry group. |
Click the Show full preview button on the property bar to disable or enable it.
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Click the Show symmetry lines button on the property bar to disable or enable it.
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You can start editing a symmetry group by double-clicking it or by clicking Object Symmetry Edit Symmetry.
You can also enter the Edit Symmetry mode by clicking a selected symmetry group while holding down Ctrl.
You can also finish editing a symmetry group by clicking Object Symmetry Finish Editing Symmetry.
To drag an object into a symmetry group that contains objects |
• | Drag the object over the symmetry group, hold down W, and release the mouse button. |
To drag an object into an empty symmetry group |
• | Drag the object over the symmetry group, and release the mouse button. |
To edit a symmetry group as a single entity |
1 . | Using the Pick tool , click the symmetry group. |
2 . | Perform a task from the following table. |
Click the Interactive fill tool , and drag across the symmetry group. For more information about fills, see Applying fills to objects.
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Click the Transparency tool , and choose transparency settings from the property bar. For more information about transparencies, see Changing the transparency of objects.
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Double-click the Outline icon on the status bar, and set the outline properties you want in the Outline Pen dialog box. For more information about outlines, see Formatting lines and outlines.
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To preserve the symmetry, skewing and stretching a symmetry group are not allowed.
To disable snapping to symmetry lines |
• | In Edit symmetry mode, click View Snap to Symmetry Lines. |
Disabling snapping to symmetry lines makes it difficult to fuse curves in symmetry groups.
For more information about snapping options, see Snapping objects.
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