Sprite Technology
Vector Masks
Vector Masks A vector mask creates a transparency effect based on a style of gradient ink, such as radial or rectangular. You can choose the style when you apply a vector mask, or you can apply an existing vector object as a vector mask. A vector ...
Vector Masks
Vector Masks A vector mask creates a transparency effect based on a style of gradient ink, such as radial or rectangular. You can choose the style when you apply a vector mask, or you can apply an existing vector object as a vector mask. A vector ...
Channel Masks
Channel Masks A channel mask is a special channel that defines transparency in an object. While channels are typically associated with paint objects, you can apply a channel mask to any type of object. Vector Object Channel mask Transparency effect ...
Transparency Masks
Transparency Masks Transparency masks let you create complex transparency effects. You can use transparency masks with vector, paint, text, and group objects. Channel masks and vector masks are the two types of transparency masks available. You can ...
Controlling the Scope of Transparency Effects
Controlling the Scope of Transparency Effects All vector objects have scope settings that control what parts of the objects are affected by transparency. The scope setting can limit transparency to an object’s fill ink only, or it can apply ...
Opacity Effects
Opacity Effects Opacity is a basic transparency effect that can be applied to any object. When an object’s opacity is less than 100%, the object appears partly transparent. You can reduce the opacity of a text object, for example, so a background ...
Using the Transparency Palette
Using the Transparency Palette The Transparency palette is a control center for SpriteLayer effects. The palette includes controls and options for opacity, masks, transparency scope, and transfer modes. In the Transparency palette, you can: Use the ...
Sharing Documents with SpriteEffects
Sharing Documents with SpriteEffects Since SpriteEffects are “live” effects that can be edited and updated, there are a few issues to consider if you plan to share documents that contain SpriteEffects. Effects that are applied to an object need to be ...
Creating and Customizing Lenses
Creating and Customizing Lenses You can use lenses to annotate by magnifying and calling out specific areas of objects. To Create a Lens Using the Annotation Lens Tool: Select the Annotation Lens tool from the Toolbox. To customize the annotation ...
Effects Area
Effects Area When you apply effects to an object, Canvas X Draw defines a rectangular effects area. Usually, the effects area is slightly larger than the bounding box of the object to which the effects are applied. There is one effects area for all ...
Selections Masks
Selections Masks In the SpriteEffects palette, in the Effects list, a symbol to the left of each effect name shows the state of the selection mask for the effect. You can click the symbol to toggle the mask on () and off (). An active selection mask ...
Using the SpriteEffects Palette
Using the SpriteEffects Palette The SpriteEffects palette is the control center for applying effects, creating lenses, and editing effects on objects. All SpriteEffects features are available in the palette, except Attach and Detach, which are in ...
Using SpriteEffects
Using SpriteEffects There are two ways to use SpriteEffects: Apply effects directly to objects: Apply image effects and adjustment commands directly to vector, text, paint, and group objects. You could apply the Blur command to a text object, then ...
Using SpriteEffects
Using SpriteEffects SpriteEffects let you apply image effects and filters to vector objects, images, text, and grouped objects. The types of effects and filters you can apply include: Artistic effects, such as Crystallize, Lens Flare, Oil Painting, ...
Popular Articles
How to Create a Transparent Background in a Raster Image
Overview: This article demonstrates how to remove a background and make it transparent in a raster image, using the Channel palette. Applies To: Canvas X, Canvas X Geo, Canvas X3, Canvas X Draw Steps to Perform: 1. Go to Window > Palettes > Channels ...
System Requirements for Canvas for Mac Versions
Overview: Canvas for Mac versions can be installed on the following macOS operating systems. Note: Please do not install Canvas on Beta or unreleased versions of macOS, as we will not be able to provide Support until it is officially released and in ...
Working with Other File Formats
Working with Other File Formats When you use other file formats supported by Canvas X Draw, you can select options when you open, place, import, save, or export some types of files. The most common file formats and their options are described in this ...
Canvas X Draw (macOS) Release Notes
Canvas X Draw Release Notes Build 7089 Improvements Addition of a visual cue for documents that has been edited. Support of multiple links inside the same text object. Addition of Isometric Guides to the Layout - Grids & Guides menu. Fixes Fixed a ...
Canvas X Geo Supported File Formats
S-57 Files Phase One RAW Adobe® Illustrator® CS Sony RAW ARW Bitmap Support Raster Format USGS STDS (Spatial Data Transfer Standard) CorelDRAW (Versions 3.x – 8.x) Computer Graphics Metafile CMX Corel Presentation Exchange Legacy Canon RAW CR2 Canon ...