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You can apply three types of distortion effects to shape objects.
After you distort an object, you can change the effect by altering the center of distortion. This point is identified by a diamond-shaped handle, around which a distortion appears. It is similar to a mathematical compass, where the pencil moves around a stationary point. You can place the center of distortion anywhere in the drawing window, or choose to center it in the middle of an object so that the distortion is distributed evenly and the shape of the object changes in relation to its center.
You can create an even more dramatic effect by applying a new distortion to an already distorted object. You don’t lose the effect of the original distortion if, for example, you apply a zipper distortion on top of a twister distortion. Corel DESIGNER also lets you remove and copy distortion effects.
To distort an object |
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Click the Interactive tools button in the toolbox, and click the Distort tool
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On the property bar, click one of the following buttons, and specify the settings
you want:
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Push and pull distortion
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Zipper distortion
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Twister distortion
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Point to where you want to place the center of distortion, and drag until the object
is the shape you want.
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You can reapply the effects to distorted objects.
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You can center a distortion by clicking the Center distortion button
on the
property bar.
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To remove a distortion |
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Select a distorted object.
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Click Effects Clear distortion.
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Removing a distortion this way clears the most recent distortion you’ve
applied.
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You can also remove a distortion from a selected object by clicking the Clear
distortion button
on the property bar.
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To copy a distortion |
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Select the object to which you want to copy a distortion.
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Click Effects Copy effect Distortion from.
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Click a distorted object.
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You can also use the Attributes eyedropper tool
to copy the effect. For
more information, see To copy object properties from one object to another.
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