CorelDRAW Help | Rotate and mirror objects

Rotate and mirror objects

To rotate an object around a ruler coordinate

CorelDRAW lets you rotate and create mirror images of objects. You can rotate an object by specifying horizontal and vertical coordinates. You can move the center of rotation to a specific ruler coordinate or to a point that is relative to the current position of the object.

Rotating objects around a single point

Mirroring an object flips it from left to right or top to bottom. By default, the mirror anchor point is in the center of the object.

Mirroring an object from top to bottom

To rotate an object

1 Select an object.

2 In the toolbox, click the Free Transform tool

3 Click the Free rotation button

on the property bar.

4 Type a value in the Angle of rotation box on the property bar.

5 Press Return.

You can also
Apply the rotation according to the object’s position rather than the x and y coordinates	Click the Relative to object button on the property bar.
Use rotation handles to rotate an object	Using the Pick tool, click the object twice to display the rotation handles. Drag a rotation handle clockwise or counterclockwise.
Rotate an object using the Transform inspector	Click Window Inspectors Transform. Click the Rotate button .

You can also view and set the relative center of an object by clicking the object to display the rotation handles and dragging the relative center handle (circle with a dot in the middle) to a new position.

You can set the relative center of an object to its original position by enabling the Relative Center check box in the Transform inspector.

To rotate an object around a ruler coordinate

1 Select an object.

2 Click Window

Inspectors

Transform.

3 Click the Rotate button

4 Disable the Relative Center check box.

5 Type a value in the Angle of Rotation box.

6 Type values in any of the following Center boxes:

• X — lets you specify the point on the horizontal ruler around which the object rotates

• Y — lets you specify the point on the vertical ruler around which the object rotates

7 Click Apply.

To mirror an object

1 Select an object.

2 Click Window

Inspectors

Transform.

3 Click the Scale and mirror button.

4 In the Transform inspector, click one of the following buttons:

• Mirror horizontally

— lets you flip the object from left to right

• Mirror vertically

— lets you flip the object from top to bottom

If you want to flip the object on a specific anchor point, enable the check box that corresponds to the anchor point you want to set.

5 Click Apply.

You can also mirror a selected object by holding down Command and dragging a selection handle to the opposite side of the object.

You can also mirror a selected object by clicking the Mirror horizontally or the Mirror vertically button on the property bar.