Objects and Attributes
Customizing Dashes
Customizing Dashes Dashes are composed of alternating solid and blank segments. Using the Dash manager, you can customize the length of up to 13 segments to create new, complex dash sequences. Dash stroke You can design dashes interactively using the ...
Customizing Dashes
Customizing Dashes Dashes are composed of alternating solid and blank segments. Using the Dash manager, you can customize the length of up to 13 segments to create new, complex dash sequences. Dash stroke You can design dashes interactively using the ...
Creating Custom Arrowheads
Creating Custom Arrowheads You can create arrowheads using the Arrow manager in the Attributes palette. These arrowheads can be used as starting, ending, or double-sided arrowheads. Canvas X Draw has several preset arrowhead styles that you can use ...
Creating Custom Arrowheads
Creating Custom Arrowheads You can create arrowheads using the Arrow manager in the Attributes palette. These arrowheads can be used as starting, ending, or double-sided arrowheads. Canvas X Draw has several preset arrowhead styles that you can use ...
Customizing Strokes
Customizing Strokes You can customize strokes in the Attributes palette: Display the strokes settings of selected objects. Create custom pen, parallel, calligraphic, and neon strokes. Create custom arrowheads and dash sequences. Apply custom settings ...
Applying Preset Strokes
Applying Preset Strokes Using presets can help you save time and ensure graphic consistency. Using the Presets Palette The Presets palette contains preset strokes and attributes that you can apply to objects and the current stroke. Use the Presets ...
Applying Preset Strokes
Applying Preset Strokes Using presets can help you save time and ensure graphic consistency. Using the Presets Palette The Presets palette contains preset strokes and attributes that you can apply to objects and the current stroke. Use the Presets ...
Types of Strokes
Types of Strokes Canvas X Draw has five basic types of pen strokes, as well as arrows and dashes, which you can use to create unlimited variations. Pen Strokes The following types of strokes appear on Pen tab of the Presets palette. Standard: Strokes ...
Using the Attribute Dropper
Using the Attribute Dropper You can use the Attribute Dropper to quickly copy the attributes of an object, such as stroke, pen, and fill ink, text style, transform, dimensions, transparency, Dynamic Effects, and/or SpriteEffects, and paste them onto ...
Replacing Ink Attributes
Replacing Ink Attributes Canvas X Draw has a quick way to change all instances of a selected ink in a single document: the Replace Ink Attributes command. This function can be applied to pen and fill inks for both vector and text objects. To Replace ...
Using the Color Dropper
Using the Color Dropper Use the Color Dropper tool to select and apply colors. The Color Dropper tool is located in the Toolbox. The Color Dropper can select colors from any object in a document. Colors you select with the Color Dropper become the ...
Applying Inks to Objects
Applying Inks to Objects You can apply inks to two areas of vector objects and text: Pen ink Ink used for the strokes of objects and text characters. Fill ink Ink used for the interior of objects and text characters. Objects can have different inks ...
Creating Favorite Inks
Creating Favorite Inks Favorite inks allows you to easily build and retain a set of often used inks, whether they are color, gradient, texture, hatch, pattern, or symbol. You can create and save multiple palettes. Also, you can share saved palettes ...
Creating Favorite Inks
Creating Favorite Inks Favorite inks allows you to easily build and retain a set of often used inks, whether they are color, gradient, texture, hatch, pattern, or symbol. You can create and save multiple palettes. Also, you can share saved palettes ...
Working with Pattern Inks
Working with Pattern Inks In technical illustrations, pattern inks are often used to provide a visual representation of the different components of a project. Canvas X Draw gives you the ability to create your own personal set of patterns. All ...
Working with Texture Inks
Working with Texture Inks A Texture Ink consists of image objects. Canvas X Draw assembles a Texture Ink by repeating the image in rows and columns, as if it were a grid of rectangular cells. You can control the spacing and staggering of the images ...
Working with Symbol Inks
Working with Symbol Inks In the Presets palette, click the Symbol Ink icon to open the Symbol Inks. You can use the preset Symbol Inks or create your own preset symbol inks from text, image, and vector objects. Use any of the Canvas X Draw drawing ...
Working with Hatch Inks
Working with Hatch Inks Hatch inks are patterns made of groups of lines. These inks are often used in illustrations to distinguish different materials in cross sections, machine diagrams, and maps. Specify the number of line groups as well as the ...
Working with Hatch Inks
Working with Hatch Inks Hatch inks are patterns made of groups of lines. These inks are often used in illustrations to distinguish different materials in cross sections, machine diagrams, and maps. Specify the number of line groups as well as the ...
Working with Gradient Inks
Working with Gradient Inks A gradient is a gradual blending of colors. A gradient ink can blend two or more colors in a variety of styles. Like other inks, gradient inks can be applied as fill inks or pen inks to vector and text objects. The ...
Working with Gradient Inks
Working with Gradient Inks A gradient is a gradual blending of colors. A gradient ink can blend two or more colors in a variety of styles. Like other inks, gradient inks can be applied as fill inks or pen inks to vector and text objects. The ...
Presets Palette
Presets Palette Use the Presets palette to apply inks, load inks, and delete inks. To Open the Presets Palette: Do one of the following: Click one of the ink or stroke icons in the Toolbox, then drag the palette away from the Toolbox to float it. ...
Attaching Comments to Objects and Using Markup Tools
Attaching Comments to Objects and Using Markup Tools Use the Comments & Markup function to attach written notes called comments to any object in a Canvas X Draw document. This can be useful for individuals and coworkers who share documents. Anyone ...
Attaching Comments to Objects and Using Markup Tools
Attaching Comments to Objects and Using Markup Tools Use the Comments & Markup function to attach written notes called comments to any object in a Canvas X Draw document. This can be useful for individuals and coworkers who share documents. Anyone ...
Setting Default Attributes
Setting Default Attributes You can set default attributes for vector objects so that each time you create a new object, it uses the same attributes. For example, if you often draw objects with a standard 3pt blue pen stroke, you can set the default ...
Creating Attribute Styles
Creating Attribute Styles Illustrators and designers may often find themselves applying the same attributes to various vector objects within a layout. An attribute style is a set of attributes that you save and then apply to other objects. These ...
Using the Object Specs Palette
Using the Object Specs Palette The Object Specs palette provides several important features for working with objects. It displays data for selected objects and lets you modify settings for selected objects. The Object Specs palette contains the ...
Scaling Objects by Area/Perimeter
Scaling Objects by Area/Perimeter The Scale by Area/Perimeter command lets you scale simple path objects by area or perimeter. To Scale an Object: Select a simple path object. Do one of the following: Choose Object | Scale By Area/Perimeter. Click ...
Scaling Objects
Scaling Objects The Scale command provides several options for enlarging or reducing objects. Scale by a percentage or ratio, horizontally and vertically. You can also scale text and stroke weights when you scale objects. To Scale an Object: Select ...
Scaling Objects
Scaling Objects The Scale command provides several options for enlarging or reducing objects. Scale by a percentage or ratio, horizontally and vertically. You can also scale text and stroke weights when you scale objects. To Scale an Object: Select ...
Rotating, Skewing, and Flipping Objects
Rotating, Skewing, and Flipping Objects You can rotate Canvas X Draw objects clockwise or counter-clockwise, flip them on one or both axes, and skew their bounding boxes. Rotate and skew around an object’s center, or move the centerpoint to any ...
Rotating, Skewing, and Flipping Objects
Rotating, Skewing, and Flipping Objects You can rotate Canvas X Draw objects clockwise or counter-clockwise, flip them on one or both axes, and skew their bounding boxes. Rotate and skew around an object’s center, or move the centerpoint to any ...
Aligning and Distributing Objects
Aligning and Distributing Objects In Canvas X Draw you can quickly and easily align or distribute selected objects from the Align menu, the Properties bar, or the Align palette. To Open the Align Palette: Choose Window | Palettes | Align... To Align ...
Locking and Unlocking Objects
Locking and Unlocking Objects When you want to secure objects from unintentional changes, you can lock them. Once an object is locked, it can only be selected by Tab-clicking the object. However, if the Canvas 6-style object locking option in the ...
Locking and Unlocking Objects
Locking and Unlocking Objects When you want to secure objects from unintentional changes, you can lock them. Once an object is locked, it can only be selected by Tab-clicking the object. However, if the Canvas 6-style object locking option in the ...
Arranging Objects on Layers and Pages
Arranging Objects on Layers and Pages Commands in the Object | Arrange menu let you move and copy selected objects to other layers on the same page and to layers on other pages. The destination layer for the objects cannot be locked. To Send or Copy ...
Arranging Objects in the Stacking Order
Arranging Objects in the Stacking Order Each object in a Canvas X Draw document is part of a stack of objects on the same layer. Each object has a position in the stack. Unless you rearrange objects, the newest object, created or pasted, is in front ...
Arranging Objects in the Stacking Order
Arranging Objects in the Stacking Order Each object in a Canvas X Draw document is part of a stack of objects on the same layer. Each object has a position in the stack. Unless you rearrange objects, the newest object, created or pasted, is in front ...
Moving Objects
Moving Objects Move objects by dragging them, using the Properties bar, or using the keyboard arrow keys. You can also use the Move command to specify a position change, and the Object Specs palette to specify exact coordinates. When you drag an ...
Grouping and Ungrouping Objects
Grouping and Ungrouping Objects Use the Group command to unite objects that you want to keep together as one unit. You can group individual objects as well as already-grouped objects. When you no longer want to keep a group together, separate the ...
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