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1. e Ss r 1 From the Standard toolbar click Overlays and select Show Hide Rule of Thirds from the drop down list A coloured grid is overlaid over your page 2 Optional For selected objects drag a corner or edge handle to resize the grid or reposition the grid by dragging The grid can be manipulated just like an object 3 Place pictures frames or vector objects under any of the intersecting blue lines Once applied the grid stays selected Clicking away from the grid will deselect it but it can be reselected at any time e g for repositioning later To select the grid Rule of Thirds Working with Pages 49 Using divine proportions Divine proportions in DrawPlus involve overlaying a grid over your design for aesthetic proportioning of design elements The grid uses the classic golden ratio principle commonly encountered in e classic drawings e g da Vinci s Vitruvian Man e musical instruments opposite e buildings Athen s Parthenon e modern iconic design Apple iPod The golden ratio can be understood using a cello as an example the ratio 0 618 is that between the instrument s neck and its body Golden Spirals Rectangles and Tangents make up the grid each differently coloured for easy distinction Their colours can be changed and each grid component can be hidden from the context toolbar To apply a Divine Proportions grid 1 From the Standard tool
2. can be exported GIF JPEG JPG Kodak Hash Pix Microsoft HD Photo Paint Brush Truevision TARGA format Windows Bitmap Windows Metafile 244 Publishing and Sharing You can export at any time by using Export as Image or Dynamic Preview the latter option allows editing during preview great for pixel accurate editing of your intended output You can even compare side by side views using different export settings For converting DrawPlus objects into pictures on the page use Tools gt Convert to Bitmap For export as AutoCad drawings use Export gt Export for CAD CAM on the File menu Exporting as image Especially if you re exporting web bitmap images you can take advantage of the Image Export dialog which will greatly help you in reducing file sizes and download times as far as possible while maintaining image quality The dialog lets you export the whole page just a selected object s or a user defined region You can also see how your image will look and how much space it will take up before you save it For visual comparison its multi window display provides side by side WYSIWYG previews to compare different image formats or the same format at differing bit depths Image Export Mecrosolt HO Fhoto 6342 KE Publishing and Sharing 245 To export as an image l 2 Choose Export gt Export as Image from the File menu Optional From the Export Area section
3. AAAS MADPOFT D The first and second options offer an easy way to jump between freehand and straight line cutting The shape is applied to the object Adjust the size and shape using the surrounding square handles and round nodes respectively _ Working with Objects 117 4 Click the Cut button in the lower right corner then click the unwanted area under the cursor to create your new cutout shape Erasing and adding to objects DrawPlus lets you take a virtual eraser to your drawing letting you remove portions of your selected object s on an individual layer or across multiple layers The extent of erasing can be controlled depending on the tool s currently set erasing nib width and pressure setting if using a graphics tablet P P The flipside of erasing is adding to i e T rs augmenting a technique to add or grow a e vector objects boundaries great for reshaping an existing object or to grow a vector shape from scratch This may be especially useful when creating an unusual filled shape To erase portions of a selected object 1 Select the Erase Tool on the Drawing toolbar s Vector Edit flyout 2 Optional From the context toolbar choose a Nib style circle square or diamond and or set a Width to define the erase width that will be cut 3 Position the cursor and drag over an object s edge You ll see the area to be erased area being drawn temporar
4. To apply 2D filter effects X 1 Click f i Filter Effects from the Drawing toolbar The Filter Effects dialog appears 2 To apply a particular effect check its box in the list at left 3 To adjust the properties of a specific effect select its name and vary the dialog controls Adjust the sliders or enter specific values to vary the combined effect You can also select a slider and use the keyboard arrows Options differ from one effect to another 4 Click OK to apply the effect or Cancel to abandon changes Creating outlines DrawPlus lets you create a coloured outline around objects especially text and shapes as a filter effect For any outline you can set the outline width colour fill transparency and blend mode The outline can also take a gradient fill a unique contour fill fill runs from the inner to outer edge of the outline width or pattern fill and can also sit inside outside or be centred on the object edge As with all effects you can switch the outline effect on and off You ll be able to apply a combination of 2D or 3D filter effects along with your outline by checking other options in the Filter Effects dialog Applying Special Effects 191 Colour Fill The Colour Fill effect applies a colour over any existing fill and lets you achieve some effects that are not possible with other controls For example you can use Colour Fill to force everything in a complex group to a single colour or recolou
5. s a Any blend can be modified or removed via the context toolbar To remove use the Remove Blend on the Current Blend Object button 186 Applying Special Effects Blends in Stopframe animation For Stopframe animation of simple objects you can make use of blending between objects to create frames automatically You can perform this operation in Drawing mode then Convert to Stopframe Animation or from scratch in Stopframe Animation mode See Stopframe animation tips and tricks in online Help for more information Creating rough edges The Roughen Tool lets you selectively distort an object s outline turning smooth line edges into jagged outlines The effect can lend cartoon like flair to ordinary text or give QuickShapes an irregular appearance in fact apply it whenever it seems to suit the mood of the design To apply roughening 1 Select an object and click the bal Roughen Tool on the Drawing toolbar s Transform flyout 2 Click on the object and drag up or down The further you drag the more pronounced the effect Applying Special Effects 187 Adding drop shadows You can apply simple drop shadows by using the Shadow Tool When applied the selected object is given a sense of depth The Shadow Tool offers freeform control of the drop shadow effect With its on the page control nodes and supporting Shadow context toolbar the tool offers various adjustments such as Opacity Blur and X o
6. Some other settings affect how objects animate along the animation run These are hosted on the Easing tab and control object rotation temporal tweening natural motion and how keyframes obey a Keyframe camera The settings are applied between key object segments and will apply until the next key object or throughout the animation s run depending on the Apply to Whole Run check box setting unchecked or checked respectively When the option is unchecked objects can adopt different combinations of settings independently of each other Key Object to key Object Segments Whole Run To configure a segment select the first Key object a then configure settings in the Easing tab with Apply to Whole Run unchecked Clockwise When checked any rotation between objects is performed Rotation clockwise Uncheck to rotate in an anti clockwise direction Temporal Check to tween evenly between keyframes or over the whole Tween storyboard ignoring individual keyframe s time durations Uncheck to honour any keyframe time durations This is kept checked in most instances Natural When checked animation occurs along a smoothed curving Motion path through objects Uncheck to animate along straight paths with distinct cornering along the object s motion path Creating Animations 223 Rotate on Check to allow an object e g an arrow to automatically path rotate with changes of direction along an animation path Uncheck for th
7. 6 However you can press the Alt key while drawing the segment to define a cusp or sharp corner 5 This locks the control handle on the last created node See Changing nodes and line segments on p 69 7 To end the line press Esc or choose a different tool Drawing shapes When a line or series of line segments forms a complete enclosed outline it becomes a new closed object called a shape Because shapes have an interior region that can be filled for example with a solid colour or a bitmap they have fill properties as well as line properties You can make a shape by closing a curve extending a freeform line or a segmented straight line back to its starting point Shapes have an interior which is filled with the current default fill see Setting fill properties on p 137 when the shape is closed A 64 Lines Curves and Shapes To close an existing curve with a straight line 1 Select the curve with the Node Tool Pencil or Pen Tool k 2 Click rt Close Curve on the context toolbar A Straight segment appears closing the curve To close a curve without new segment e Select the curve with the Node Tool and drag from an end node note the amp Node cursor moving the line onto the other end node a Close cursor will show releasing the mouse button will create a shape If you re trying to draw a cartoon outline made up of many independent curves e g a cartoon ear rose etc and you want
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9. e The Picture context toolbar appears automatically when you select an image on the page Use the toolbar to quickly adjust contrast brightness Red Eye or apply Auto Level or Auto Contrast For more advanced image adjustment and effect filters click the Picture context toolbar s PhotoLab button See online Help for further information e Ifyou import an image with areas of transparency you ll be able to manipulate the image s outline i e convert to curves apply line properties effects etc Using Image Cutout Studio Image Cutout Studio offers a powerful integrated solution for cutting objects out from their backgrounds Depending on the make up of your images you can separate subject of interests from their backgrounds either by retaining the subject of interest usually people objects etc or removing a simple uniform background e g sky studio backdrop In both instances the resulting cutout image creates an eye catching look for your design The latter background removal method is illustrated in the following multi image example The white initial background is discarded leaving interim checkerboard transparency from which another image can be used as a more attractive background A red tint on the second image s background is used to indicate areas to be discarded 166 Working with Pictures To launch Image Cutout Studio 1 Select an image to be cut out 2 Select Image Cutout
10. for example a Top setting anchors the top line and forces new text to come in below while a Bottom setting anchors the bottom most recent line and pushes previous lines up as you type new lines e To add white space around your text you can indent text from the frame or shape edge via right click Text gt Text Flow Values can be set to indent from Left Right Top and or Bottom Resizing You can resize frame or shape text change its point size automatically when resizing frame and shapes First make sure the Scale text with object box is checked in the Text flow dialog right click Text gt Text Flow then drag a corner of the selected text object Working with Text 101 Fitting text to a path DrawPlus allows you to make artistic text conform to a curved baseline such as a drawn freeform line or curve custom shape or a preset shape QuickShape a ale MM atire Ei itia a ae Min J T pan oo gt gt F FF e N 7 F ie y Mis a n Bi las i ay my igel aa 7 gue AU ai T dlg ry Pi To fit text to a path 1 Select the curve or shape 2 Select A Artistic Text on the Drawing toolbar s Text flyout 3 Hover over the curve or shape s outline until you seea e cursor then click at the point on the line where your text is to begin 4 Begin typing your text The text will be placed along the curve or shape To flow text along a preset path 1 Select your artistic text a l 2 l
11. l Choose Convert to Stopframe Animation or Convert to Keyframe Animation from the File menu You ll be prompted to save changes if any to your existing drawing Select Yes to save your work No to convert to an animation or Cancel to continue working on your current drawing To adjust the basic layout of your animation l Choose Page Setup from the context toolbar shown with Pointer or Rotate Tool selected Select a preset page type e g Banner Ad from the Size drop down menu or keep Custom selected then set units for page width and height Choose Wide or Tall as the page orientation Choose values for left right top and bottom Margins for Stopframe Animation Click OK Your page dimensions are expressed in pixels Creating Animations 207 You can modify page characteristics such as page size orientation number of pages and snapping from the Pages context toolbar To save an animation e Choose File gt Save DrawPlus saves animation documents in the proprietary DPA format Drawings are saved as DPPs Working with Stopframe animation In Stopframe animation mode you ll be working predominantly with the Frames tab It is ideally suited for animation because of its width and easy control of individual frames stopframes are spread along the tab for easier management Elinset Frame JDelete Frame Ee Clone Frame Onion Skinning ie Preview 3 Ec Use the Frames tab exclusively to in
12. Here s some simple cubes to illustrate a simple isometric projection compared to some more advanced projections Isometric Dimetricl Trimetric 1 30 90 30 37 90 37 12 90 23 200 Applying Special Effects Notice how the displayed angles on each of the above projections are shown after each name Practically projection drawing can be challenging as it s sometimes difficult to visualize objects that appear three dimensional To aid drawing you can use the snapping grid which shows automatically in the page background the grid intelligently switches to the current plane that you re working on Whichever plane is set drawn objects will then snap to the grid on the same plane To apply a Pseudo 3D projection si 1 From the Standard toolbar click _ _ 3D Planes then select Top Plane Front Plane or Right Plane to set the plane to work on You ll see the snapping grid appear which reflects the currently set plane 2 Click a drawing tool and drag out the object e g a Quick Rectangle on the plane an isometric projection is created by default 3 All subsequently drawn objects are projected onto the currently set plane unless it is swapped to a different plane select a different button and draw a new object If this step by step process is followed it s possible to bring together projected objects to create a larger object which simulates 3D characteristics You can remove any Pseudo 3D projection by
13. Select the number of copies 5 If required save the current settings to a Print profile see p 238 6 Click OK The Preview window shows how your document maps to the selected paper size The pages will be printed in colour on a colour printer or in shades of grey on a black and white printer You can save the current combination of settings made in the Print dialog as a print profile with a unique name Note that the profile includes settings from all tabs except the Separations tab By the way don t confuse these DrawPlus print profiles with ICC device profiles To save current print settings as a print profile 1 On the Print dialog s General tab click the Save As button next to the Print Profile list 2 Type in anew name and click OK The settings are saved as a file with the extension PPR You can restore the profile later on simply by choosing its name in the list Publishing and Sharing 239 Printing special formats In Normal drawing mode using Page Setup and printing options you can set up pages for a variety of document types such as Special Folded documents greetings cards Large documents posters and banners and Small documents business cards labels tags The Print dialog s Layout tab lets you specify other printing options including scaling thumbnails multiple pages and tiling Folded documents DrawPlus automatically performs imposition of folded documents cards menus etc for
14. Zoom In the Zoom region Tool Actual Size and Fit Page Close 7 Q GQ O amp x ee A Zoom View Controls Print To print e Click the Print button To cancel Print Preview mode e Click the Close button Basic printing DrawPlus supports printing directly to a physical printer e g All in ones Inkjet and Laser printers or to an electronic file such as Adobe Acrobat PDF The printing feature allows scaling tiling and many other useful printing options for either method For the moment we ll look at basic printing to real printers However if you re working with a service bureau or commercial printer and need to provide PDF output see Publishing as PDF on p 242 238 Publishing and Sharing To set up your printer or begin printing e Click Print on the Standard toolbar The Print dialog appears To print 1 On the General tab select a printer from the list If necessary click the Properties button to set up the printer for the correct page size etc Set the page size from the Advanced button Depending on your printer driver to print text with shading or custom settings enable the Send True Type as Bitmap option 2 Ifnecessary click Layout to set options for scaling thumbnails multiple pages or tiling For details see Printing special formats on p 239 3 Select the print range to be printed choose the whole document current page selected pages page ranges as options 4
15. click Options to set preferences for ignoring words in certain categories such as words containing numbers or upper mixed case characters 4 Enable Check currently selected objects only or Check all text radio buttons depending on if you want to spell check text selected previously or all text 5 Click Start to begin the spelling check Working with Text 103 When a problem is found DrawPlus highlights the problem word on the page The dialog offers alternative suggestions and you can choose to Change or Ignore this instance or all instances with Change All or Ignore All of the problem word with the option of using Add to add the problem word to your dictionary DrawPlus will also let you Suggest an alternative 6 Spell checking continues until you click the Close button or the spell check is completed To change to a different spelling language 1 Goto Options from the Tools menu and select Text gt Spell Checker 2 Choose a different Language from the drop down list and click OK Spell checking can be turned off by selecting None as a language type this could be useful when working with text containing an unmanageable number of unusual terms perhaps scientific or proprietary terminology To check the spelling of a single word 1 With Underline mistakes as you type checked and a language selected in Tools gt Options Text gt Spell Checker select in a marked word then right click You ll see alte
16. irrespective of envelope type By default any envelope is applied linearly i e they change at a uniform rate over time so you have to manually edit the envelope to apply a non linear rate of change The differing rates of change of can be illustrated with a Position Envelope between two simple circles linear non linear default manual editing of profile shape Creating Animations 229 To apply an envelope l 2 Display the Easing tab Select an object from the Storyboard tab to which you want to apply the envelope Select a profile from the Envelope type drop down menu Easing tab The displayed profile will be linear by default unless you ve applied the envelope previously Pick a preset profile from the el z drop down menu below the profile window or k W Fora custom profile hover over the turquoise line the cursor changes and drag in any direction to position a newly created red node Repeat the process for the number of nodes that you want to add to make up the profile You can then fine tune the profile shape by adjusting node positions accordingly Edit an existing profile from the preset drop down menu to create profiles quickly DrawPlus will keep the applied profile unless you modify it or you reset the profile manually If you ll be using the profile shape in the future you can save the current settings to your own saved profile 230
17. necessary The feature comes in handy for creating repetitive patterns or producing artwork for label sheets Click OK Working with Objects 109 For replicating multiple objects on different layers enable the Edit All Layers button on the Layers tab Now instead of working with the layers one at a time we can include all objects once selected on all layers permitting perfect replication Applying a transform The Transform feature lets you make multiple copies of one or more selected objects with a transformation applied to each successive copy in the series For example a butterfly can be made to fly with a transform of 15 rotation 113 scaling 4 copies and an X offset of 2 2cm To create a transform 1 Select an object then choose Transform from the Tools menu 2 From the dialog specify the type of transformation rotation and or scaling the number of copies and a positional offset between copies Transforms are a quick way to generate elements for a stopframe animation sequence involving rotation or directional changes see Animation tips and tricks in online Help Making in between copies of two objects Blending is yet another useful way of making multiple copies by in betweening two different objects for a morphing effect For details see Creating blends on p 184 110 Working with Objects Cropping an object DrawPlus includes the Crop Tool for cropping objects and images on the pa
18. you can scale the image to a new size if desired change pixels or adjust the dpi dots per inch setting For graphics to be used on screen it s best to leave these values intact The export can be based on the whole Page Selected Area see Defining a region for export on p 246 or Selected Items From the Properties section select the intended graphics file format from the Format drop down menu The remaining box area will display different options depending on your chosen graphics format Change settings as appropriate to the file format selected see online Help for more information Optional From the Web Options section you can control web elements in your image e You can uncheck Image Slices or Hotspots if you ve create these elements but don t want them exported e Click the Estimate Download Time button to see how long the image will take to download using various connections In the dialog select a modem type from 14 4 Kbps to 1 5 Mbps in the list and the value updates immediately You may want to keep track of the cumulative values for multiple images on a given page Click Export If you click Close DrawPlus remembers your preferred format and settings particularly useful for adjusting the setting which are used if you preview the image in a browser using File gt Preview in Browser When exporting Stopframe animations an Animation tab is shown in the dialog for frame export control 246 Publishi
19. 50 sound Keyframe animation 217 adding 217 Spell Checker 102 splitting objects 114 spray brushes 87 special effects 87 square fills 149 square transparency 158 stacking ordering objects 127 Start New Drawing 21 Startup Wizard 19 21 Stopframe Animation 205 stopframes cloning 208 deleting 209 inserting 208 onion skinning 209 renaming 208 reordering 209 Storyboard tab 214 Straight Line Tool 60 61 straight lines 61 Studio Actions tab 225 Align tab 126 Brushes tab 87 Colour tab 14 137 147 Easing tab 229 Effects tab 192 Frames tab 207 274 Index Gallery tab 83 Layers tab 129 Line tab 141 Pressure tab 255 Storyboard tab 214 Swatches tab 137 146 149 152 154 Transform tab 114 118 121 Transparency tab 157 STV format 232 SVG SVGZ 26 Swatch tab 137 146 149 152 154 SWF export 231 Synchronize defaults 51 system requirements 15 tab Actions 212 225 Align 126 Brushes 87 Colour 14 137 147 Easing 212 229 Effects 192 Frames 207 Gallery 83 Layers 129 Line 141 Pressure 255 Storyboard 214 Swatch 137 146 149 152 154 Transform 114 118 121 Transparency 157 tablet 259 templates 20 text artistic 95 entering 96 blending 184 combining cropping and joining 124 converting to editable curves 73 defaults 51 editing 97 entering 95 fitting to path 12 101 formatting 98 frame 95 entering 96 overflow 99 positioni
20. Creating Animations To reset a selected envelope e Click x Reset The profile reverts to be linear default To save your custom profile 1 Modify the profile shape from an existing preset or create from scratch 2 Select Add Easing Profile from the Easing tab s Tab Menu button to save it The new profile will appear at the bottom of the drop down menu below the profile window To delete a profile preset 1 Select Manage Easing Profiles from the Tab Menu 2 From the dialog select the preset entry click the Delete button then click OK Creating Animations 231 Exporting animations Exporting your stopframe or keyframe animation outputs your animation to a file which can be shared or viewed either standalone or when included as part of a web page DrawPlus lets you export to a variety of formats as indicated below Flash SWF x v Flash Lite i Mode x v Video V V Image V V CAD CAM v x Screensaver x V Flash SWF The Flash SWF ShockWave Flash format has fast become the format of choice for interactive vector based graphic animation for the web Great for creating a simple or sophisticated animated toolbar for web page navigation it is universally supported on web browsers The files can be easily manipulated further scaled etc within Adobe Flash To export your animation as a Flash file 1 Choose Export gt Export as Flash SWF from the File menu 2 From the dialog provide a ShockWave Flas
21. Disable reset and or delete filters in the Filters stack See p 176 e Use zoom in out buttons or a percentage magnification for detailed work e Use the retouch tools to fix red eye remove blemishes crop and straighten See Retouching p 177 6 To apply all filters in the Filters stack and close PhotoLab click LJ OK To disable reset and delete filters e To disable a filter click lM Click L to re enable f e To reset filter values click Changes to settings revert to the filter s defaults e To delete a filter click x To reorder filters e Drag and drop your filter into any position in the stack A dotted line indicates the new position in which the entry will be placed on mouse release To add a filter directly without trialling e Click i Add Quick Filter at the top of the Filters stack and choose a filter from the flyout categories The filter is applied directly to the stack without being added to the Trial Zone Working with Pictures 177 Retouching PhotoLab s main toolbar provides some useful retouching tools These are commonly used to correct photos before applying colour correction and effects D e Red eye tool to remove red eye from a human subject Z e Spot repair tool to remove blemishes from human skin and material surfaces For instructions on using the retouching tools see online Help Selective masking You may sometimes want to apply a filter to selected
22. Fill To apply no fill Set an empty interior for objects by using the e Colour tab Click No Fill in the bottom left corner of the Line Fill Swatch which represents either None an empty interior for objects with line fill properties or Original for pictures only to reset the object to its original colours or e Swatch tab Choose the first swatch None from any gallery Fill Lines Colours and Transparency 141 Blend modes The Colour tab hosts a Blend Mode drop down list for blending overlapping object colours together in various ways You ll find blend modes described in detail in Understanding blend modes in online Help Setting line properties All lines including those that enclose shapes have numerous properties Ne NECN including colour style line ends weight join corner and cap end Using the Studio s Line tab you can adjust plain line properties for any freeform straight or curved line as well as for the edge of a shape image or artistic text es EVRE Aa EA Join ws 5 B Cape i Mitre limt 4 Seceale T Behind Dash Patten C 11T TTT To change line colour see Setting fill properties on p 137 142 Fill Lines Colours and Transparency Changing line style OA AR EA J 3 A series of buttons arranged along ER rf z the top of the Line tab set the line b T he style No line Solid Dash Double and Calligraphic
23. Placement keyframe and object placement is mirrored throughout the subsequent keyframes of your storyboard Creation The object is created on every subsequent keyframe throughout your storyboard but the object s position on keyframes remains unaffected Placement The object s position is mirrored on subsequent keyframes on your storyboard Attributes The attributes colour transparency effects of an object are mirrored to the same object on subsequent keyframes on your storyboard Applying actions keyframe animation Selected objects can be assigned an event and corresponding action The use of actions provides an interactive experience in response to a user s mouse up down press release key press up down roll over etc As a typical example an event such as a mouse press on an object can initiate an action such as a jump to a particular keyframe e g an important point in your animation that could indicate contact details important messages etc Actions are grouped into a tree menu structure whose categories include e Advanced Begin End blocks apply conditions create variables variable control e Browser navigate browser to URL shown navigate frame to URL open browser with URL e Effect named object control hide show recolour e Position move objects by pixel or to screen areas e Pre loader rewind animation object stretch Creating Animations 225 Sound increase decrease volume play stop so
24. Scale Drawing box 3 Use the input boxes to set the drawing scale as a proportion between the Page Distance in page units that define the document s actual printing dimensions and the Ruler Distance in on screen ruler units that represent the real world objects you re depicting Units and object dimensions update and scale accordingly Working with Pages 37 For clarity the dialog also reports the Printed page size in page units as shown in the Page Setup dialog and the Scaled page size in real world ruler units When creating graphics for the computer screen as opposed to the printed page it s useful to set a drawing scale ratio of one inch Page Distance to 96 pixels Ruler Distance Using snapping The Snapping feature simplifies placement and alignment by magnetizing moved or resized objects to various page layout aids and elements Aids include guide lines and snapping grid while elements include page margins rows columns page edge and page margin centres Dynamic guides can be used to align and resize objects to existing object edges centres and vertices Guides appear automatically as you drag objects For technical engineering drawing use dynamic guides further support snapping to object vertices e g the points of a star shape nodes and line curve nodes See Using dynamic guides on p 40 To turn snapping on and off globally e Click S Snapping on the Standard toolbar check or uncheck the Sna
25. Special Folded document types The settings ensure that two three or four pages of the document are printed on each sheet of paper with pages printed following the document sequence This saves you from having to calculate how to position and collate pairs of pages on a single larger page and lets you use automatic page numbering for the various pages The types most appropriate to invitations and greeting cards include Tent Card and Side Top Fold Menu Top Fold Quarter size Tri Fold or Z Fold To produce double sided sheets check the Balanced option for balanced margins in Page Setup then your printer s double sided option or run sheets through twice printing first the front and then the back of the sheet reverse top and bottom between runs Printing posters and banners Posters and banners are large format documents where the page size extends across multiple sheets of paper To have DrawPlus take care of the poster printing set up your document beforehand using File gt Page Setup with the Large document type option to preview and select a particular preset arrangement e g choose orientation Even if the document isn t set up as a poster or banner you can use tiling and scaling settings see p 240 to print onto multiple sheets from a standard size page Each section or tile is printed on a single sheet of paper and the various tiles can then be joined to form the complete page 240 Publishing and Sharing To
26. Studio from the displayed Picture context toolbar Image Cutout Studio is launched Your original image if linked is unaffected in Image Cutout Studio However embedded images when cut out are altered permanently in the DrawPlus document Choose an output It s essential that you choose an output type prior to selecting areas for keeping discarding Either an alpha edged or vector cropped bitmap can be chosen as your output type prior to selection The choice you make really depends on the image in particular how well defined image edges are e Alpha edged Bitmap Use when cutting out objects with poorly defined edges Transparency and pixel blending are used at the outline edge to produce professional results with negligible interference from background colours The term alpha refers to a 32 bit image s alpha transparency channel e Vector cropped Bitmap Use on more well defined edges A cropped image with crop outline is created which can be later manipulated with the crop tools You can optionally apply feathering and smoothness to the image edge the background colour will not be removed To create an alpha edged bitmap 1 Select Alpha edged Bitmap from the Output Type drop down menu 2 Drag the Width slider to set the extent to which the alpha blending is applied inside the cutout edge 3 Adjust the Blur slider to smooth out the cutout edge Working with Pictures 167 To create a vector cropped bitmap 1 Selec
27. The only difference is that you cannot add or delete corner nodes to an envelope Envelopes always have exactly four line segments one on each side Connectors Connectors are special lines art that you can anchor to objects E where they remain attached Phone even if one or both objects are T moved or resized Using connectors you can easily N erem Answer gt create dynamic diagrams and sesame charts that show relationships A such as family trees Pick up Return Listen to organization charts and flow Call Message charts If you need to rearrange the elements the connections Talkto p g caller are preserved NS Message Hangup 4 Y ne sage Lines Curves and Shapes 77 Try the Gallery tab Office folder for flow chart above network and organization chart symbols then simply add connectors between objects A key feature of connectors is that if you move any connected object at a later date the connectors will follow To create a connection 1 Select T toolbar Hover over an object so that default connection points J Connector Tool on the Line Tools flyout Drawing become visible Each DrawPlus object has default connection points displayed whenever you select one of the connector tools and hover over the object These default points can t be moved or deleted and are always diamond shaped h 2 From the displayed context toolbar select A
28. Tool 2 With the Alt key pressed draw a lasso around the objects you want to select 3 Release the mouse button All of the objects within the lasso region are selected Drawing lines and shapes ieee A Lines can be either straight or curved and can have properties like colour and weight thickness They can also adopt specific line styles ends and caps 60 Lines Curves and Shapes Choose one of the line tools shown below from the Drawing toolbar F z P The Pencil Tool is used to sketch freeform lines W The Straight Line Tool is used to draw straight lines og The Pen Tool is used for drawing complex combination curves and shapes in a highly controlled way by using a series of connect the dots mouse clicks As soon as you draw a line or choose one of the line tools when a line is selected you ll see the line s nodes appear Nodes show the end points of each segment in the line Curved lines usually have many nodes straight lines have only two If you re using a pen tablet or using simulated pressure sensitivity with DrawPlus s Pressure tab you ll be able to draw realistic lines of varying width and opacity using pressure sensitivity just like drawing with real drawing tools and brushes See Pressure sensitivity on p 255 Drawing lines To draw a freeform line 1 Choose the F Pencil Tool from the Drawing toolbar 2 Click once then drag across the page drawing a line as yo
29. Wizard Border 183 Registration 3 Startup 19 21 workspace choosing 20 zero point 33 Zoom blur 190 zooming 43
30. a textured surface by applying a greyscale bitmap you select to introduce colour variations You can use 2D Pattern Map in conjunction with one or more other 3D filter effects Transparency The uniform transparency of an object with 3D filter effects applied can be controlled via the Colour tab see first heart example However for more sophisticated transparency control especially for simulating reflective lighting effects on glass objects transparency settings can instead be set within the 3D filter effects dialog check the Transparency option Transparency can be adjusted independently for both non reflective surfaces typically an object s edge shadows shown when side lit and top lit surfaces see second example Applying Special Effects 195 3D Reflection Map The 3D Reflection Map effect is used to simulate mirrored surfaces by selection of a pattern i e a bitmap which possesses a shiny surface which wraps around a selected object Patterns which simulate various realistic indoor and outdoor environments can be adopted with optional use of 3D lighting to further reflect off object edges 3D Lighting The 3D Lighting effect works in conjunction with other 3D effects to let you vary the surface illumination and reflective properties Applying paper textures Use paper textures for a natural paper like appearance on your design Simulate textures of varying roughness and feel by selection of various real m
31. click on all the objects you want to distribute or draw a marquee box around them to create a multiple selection n H 2 Inthe Align tab select Distribute Horizontally or Distribute Vertically to distribute objects vertically or horizontally respectively 3 Check the Spaced option to set a fixed distance between vertically or horizontally distributed objects otherwise the objects distribute evenly between endmost items Ordering objects Think of the objects on a page as being stacked or piled on top of each other The front most object is the one on top of the stack Each time you create a new object it goes in front of the objects already there But you can move any object to any level in the ordering sequence and obtain sophisticated drawing effects by learning how to manipulate the front back relationship of objects As an example we ve used a camera lens to illustrate ordering Notice how the lens possesses a realistic look by blending overlapped composite objects Gradient and solid fills combine to simulate three dimensional objects with reflections highlights and shading Don t confuse the concept of object ordering with that of layers in the document Layers are created by the artist to logically separate sections of a design for better drawing management 128 Working with Objects To change the object s order T To shift the selected object s position to the front of other
32. colour depth and transparency settings are maintained for export Importing PDF It is possible to import PDF files once opened you can save your page content as a DrawPlus Drawing dpp The character formatting layout and images in the original PDF document are preserved to allow for editing of the imported content For PDF import any fonts used in the original PDF document but not available on your computer can be substituted for suitable replacement fonts of your choosing This is possible during the import process via a PDF Import Options dialog Getting Started 25 To import a PDF l 2 From the Startup Wizard select Import PDF Navigate to then select the name of the file and click Open From the dialog you can perform font substitution choose text control options import individual or all pages in the PDF file and auto crop to the PDF page area POF Import Options QRE_nbetter pd contains the follwing fonts Hame Statue Subse btubens Accord SF installed HEATING AdamskyS Substitute AdamslcySF Arial ZeWwS Aheroni feld Substitute Aharori Botd Arial 2 fonts are unavedable and wi need substituting Substitutions Text oplons Tight postion text to match the POF more precisety Flow make the text eaaa to edit QRF _nietter pd contains 1 pages amp import al pages Crop contents to page aea e The font list shows the fonts which are needed to represent the imported PDF text acc
33. different opacity levels can be assigned with colour along the fill path The combination of different colours and semi transparency allow interesting colour blends to be made 100 50 100 0 opacity opacity 100 0 solid fill solid fill 100 opacity gradient fill path Reducing the opacity on solid fills creates a blend between upper and lower object colours Similarly more complex colour blends occur along a gradient fill path when points along the path called nodes have reduced opacity settings Gradient fill paths are explained in detail in Working with gradient fills on p 149 Don t get confused between fill paths and transparency paths The former is referred to here but the latter is used to apply different levels of transparency along a transparency path instead of colour Fill Lines Colours and Transparency 157 To apply solid opacity 1 Select the object s and display the Studio s Colour tab 2 Drag the slider to the left for a reduced opacity setting e g 20 drag right to increase opacity This makes objects appear semi transparent or if set to 0 fully transparent CS To apply solid opacity to a fill path 1 Select the object s and display the Studio s Colour tab i a 2 Click the Fill Tool on the Drawing toolbar s _ Fill flyout 3 Click on any displayed node along the fill path Use Shift select for selecting multiple nodes 4 From the Colour tab drag the slider
34. flow Text objects have graphic properties too artistic text behaves like an independent graphic object it can be scaled while shape or frame text conforms to its container or frame Artistic text text frames and shapes containing text can all be rotated skewed moved and copied You can also apply line and fill colour independently brush strokes edges or apply opacity and transparency effects for interesting text effects Colour can be applied to selected text as a solid gradient or bitmap fill for a solid fill simply select one or more characters and apply a solid colour from the Studio s Colour tab ensuring the fill swatch is set or the Character dialog See Setting fill properties on p 137 For a gradient or bitmap fill use the Studio s Swatch tab See p 149 or p 152 respectively Similarly opacity is applied from the Colour tab see p 155 gradient and bitmap transparency from the Transparency tab 98 Working with Text Retyping text You can either retype artistic frame or shape text directly on the page or use the Edit Text window great for managing large amounts of text overflowed shape text or otherwise in a simple word processing environment To retype text on the page 1 Select the object and then select Artistic Text from the Drawing toolbar s A Text flyout in either order 2 Type new text at the selection point or drag to select text then type to replace it To cut copy and p
35. interactive means of managing missing fonts Use Spell Checker to proof your output check any text against an editable user dictionary Perform Powerful Blends The Blend Tool allows adjustment of blend steps transform and attribute profiles rate of change Objects can be multiply blended to from other blends to create truly stunning illustrations Instant 3D with on screen transforms Transform 3D objects with in situ 3D rotational control and editing Apply awesome multi coloured lighting effects with directional control along with custom bevel and lathe effect profiles to create your very own unique contours Hardware accelerated rendering boosts redraw performance hardware dependent Welcome 9 Perspective Effects Get a new slant on things With a context toolbar flyout full of presets plus a built in tool for freeform adjustments the Perspective Tool lets you tilt and skew text or any other object for truly spatial results Roughen Tool For jagged jaunty edges on text lines or QuickShapes just drag the tool up or down for subtle or bold results Border Wizard Vastly flexible Border Wizard instantly adds borders to the page or to individual objects Choose a border from the extensive library or be creative and let Border Wizard guide you through building a unique design Filter Effects Drop shadows starting to wear a bit thin Enliven your text with fully adjustable Inner Shadow Glow Bevel and Em
36. on the poster page in its original location but with the selected areas cut away made transparent Autotracing Working with Pictures 169 Instead of manually tracing a design it s possible to automatically convert bitmaps back into vector objects by using autotracing Its main function is for speedily reworking bitmapped logos for further design modification but its use is not confined to this In fact both greyscale and colour photos can equally be autotraced for eye catching artistic effects For each of these uses DrawPlus offers a studio environment and a specific preset profile which will produce optimum results while autotracing artwork of your chosen type These profiles are called Logo Image Trace B W Image Trace and Photo Image Trace ee Fruuitbavel FruutBarvol Logo Image Trace For tracing of vector bitmaps e g logos signatures or other designs with antialiasing B W Image Trace For black and white tracings of photos scanned images and line drawings Photo Image Trace For colour tracing of photos 170 Working with Pictures The autotracing process is performed in a studio environment which makes use of the above profiles The studio gives the opportunity to preview before tracing and customize chosen profile settings further to your liking Most profile settings are unique to the profile To autotrace a selected image 1 Click the drop down arrow on the AutoT
37. regions of a photo rather than to the entire photo In PhotoLab you can do this by using a mask to define these region s You can apply a mask e To the areas to which you want to apply the filter or e To the areas you want to protect from the filter In the example below a mask has been used to protect the subject of the photo from a Stained Glass filter effect 178 Working with Pictures To apply a mask r From the z Mask drop down menu select New Mask In the Tool Settings pane select the S Add Region tool Protect or Select Mask i Bash Name Mask 1 Mode Select ka Brush Sre ga y Gow a Feather a 0 pix Cont Epard a 0 pix Opacity g 100 S Adjust the settings to suit your requirements For example adjust Brush Size to paint larger or more intricate regions In the Mode drop down menu choose one of the following options e Select Choose this if you want to apply the filter only to the regions you paint This is the default setting e Protect Choose this if you want to apply the filter to all areas of the photo except for those that you paint Using the circular cursor paint the regions to be masked selected areas are painted in green protected areas in red If you ve not been as accurate as you d like while painting click S Remove Regions then paint over the unwanted painted regions Click S to save your mask changes or X to cancel The mask bu
38. rotation effects over keyframes Masking lets you produce cutaways i e punching through a layer s to reveal underlying objects Add and manage sound and movies to enhance your animation Manage files from one central location with the Media tab which also allows viewing and direct replacement of media Creating Animations 213 Getting started You can enter Keyframe animation mode via File gt New gt New Keyframe Animation or by converting your existing drawing by using File gt Convert to Keyframe Animation Basic keyframe animations are created in a specific order 1 Select a Page Setup from the context toolbar specific to your keyframe animation 2 Create object s either static or for animation on the page 3 From the Storyboard tab insert the number of keyframes and their duration via a dialog 4 Reposition objects in subsequent keyframes to effect animation 5 Export your keyframe animation as Adobe Flash SWF Choosing a Page Setup 1 Choose i Page Setup from the context toolbar shown with Pointer or Rotate Tool selected 2 Either e Fora custom document size enter a Width and Height in pixels and set the orientation Tall for portrait Wide for Landscape Ensure the Custom is set from the Size drop down menu e or e For commonly used document sizes select from the Size drop down menu Any document size can be changed for another via the supporting context toolbar 214 Creating An
39. s Colour or Swatch tab 4 Start typing To create frame text JAM 1 Select Frame Text on the Drawing toolbar s Text flyout 2 From the positioned cursor either e Double click on the page or pasteboard to create a new frame at a default size or e Drag out a frame to your desired frame dimension 3 Optional Set text and colour attributes as for artistic text before you start typing 4 Start typing within the frame To enter new shape text Create a QuickShape either from the QuickShape flyout or by closing a drawn line With a shape still selected select Artistic Text Drawing toolbar just start typing For existing shapes without shape text select the shape then the Artistic Text tool then begin typing Working with Text 97 Working with Unicode text On occasion you may wish to import text in a foreign language e g you may want to include a foreign quote in its original language To work outside the standard ASCII character set DrawPlus allows Unicode characters to be pasted using Edit gt Paste Special from the clipboard into your drawing To retain formatting use Formatted Text RTF or for plain text use Unformatted Unicode Text Editing text Once you ve entered either artistic frame or shape text see Entering text on p 97 you can retype it and or format its character attributes font point size bold italic underline etc paragraph properties and text
40. selecting No Projection from the 3D Planes drop down menu From the same drop down menu Switch Plane on Select can be disabled to stop automatically switching to the plane of a projected object when selected If you re creating a large number of objects all on different planes you can select all objects which project onto the same plane useful for changing the colour of object faces for instance Applying Special Effects 201 Selecting objects on the same plane e From the Select All On Plane option on the Edit menu choose None Top Front or Right from the menu To project an object to a different plane ki e Select a previously projected object and with the Ctrl key depressed choose a different plane from the 3D Planes drop down menu Using Advanced Pseudo 3D Up to now we ve assumed that you ve applied a default isometric projection However DrawPlus can create other axonometric projections by changing the current Projection Properties from drop down menu before drawing objects To apply an advanced Pseudo 3D projection r 1 Click Projection Properties on the L 13D Planes drop down menu 2 From the dialog select a projection type from the drop down list comei H SU al Isometric 30 90 30 Cabinet Oblique 00 90 60 Cavalier Oblique 0 90 45 Dimetric 1 37 90 37 Dimetric 2 16 90 3 Dimetric 3 7 90 42 Trimetric 1 12 90 23 Trimetric 2 5 90 30 Trimetric 3 45 90 7 Tr
41. styles can be applied to freeform lines and outlines of shapes images and artistic text alike The last two effects ri Brush Stroke and A Edge Effect apply brushed or fringed edges to images and text with stroke spray or edge brushes respectively To change line style e Simply click a button to set the line style only one style can be set any one time Pick another button to jump to that style Once a style is selected you can choose line ends for most styles except Brush Stroke and Edge Effect For some styles variations are also available For example for a Dash or Double line style additional dash patterns below and double line options can be selected PRRRBRER REE E E FoR RRP RRR ERS I PRP F F Em Em Rm Ee EE a Bb oe E F F To select a line end e From the gt drop down menus pick a line start and end Other styles such as Dash and Calligraphic offer further customization of the chosen style Fill Lines Colours and Transparency 143 Two styles called 5 Brush Stroke and A Edge Effect let you apply a brush chosen from the Brushes tab to your line or your object s edge You ll see your current brush shown in the Line tab Both effects look great when applied to artistic text titles or to picture edges see Scarlet illustration ai pow x A ava Scarlet In the above example a white brush is used around the title text and a stylish painted edge has been applied remembe
42. t Keyframe Animation H DrawPlus X4 Overview Stopframe Animation This introduction to DrawPlus X4 DrawPlus showcases Open na ie Open Saved Work Design Template QuickStart Introduces the DrawPlus i Sample Designs workspace and the basic tools and ips techniques youll need to get started i a A import PDF o E OB Don t show this wizard again S AGAT lt Curent Workspace gt v The above options are described as follows e Start New Drawing to create a drawing from scratch e Stopframe Animation to create a Stopframe animation e Keyframe Animation to create a Keyframe animation e Open Saved Work to open and edit your saved DrawPlus drawings e Design Template to create an instant drawing or animation from a design e Sample Designs load some example drawing files to boost your imagination 20 Getting Started e Import PDF to create a design from an existing PDF file e Learning Zone to access videos tutorials support information and more Use the Choose Workspace drop down menu to choose your workspace appearance i e Studio tab positions tab sizes and show hide tab status You can adopt the default workspace profile lt Default Profile gt the last used profile lt Current Profile gt a range of profile presets or a workspace profile you ve previously saved As you click on different profiles from the menu your workspace will preview each tab layout in turn The Star
43. the workspace to make it active e g the unsaved drawing Lorem3 dpp Drawings that are not active are not highlighted Unsaved drawings are indicated by an asterisk Alternatively jump between drawings by selecting the drawing s window name from the Window menu Asterisks indicate unsaved documents in the window the currently active window is shown with a tick 24 Getting Started Opening other file types Opening images as a new document DrawPlus allows a comprehensive range of image file formats to be opened each as a separate DrawPlus document From the document you can add your own text captions lines shapes or apply image adjustments and effects You can save your design changes as a new project or just export the image with or without adjustment while preserving its original properties To open an image 1 Click E Open on the Standard toolbar 2 Change the file type drop down menu to display All Image Files locate and select the file and click Open The image occupies your workspace such that page dimensions are adjusted to match the image dimensions a Custom page size is adopted in pixels 3 Optional You can modify the image modify the document as for any other document or double click the image to load PhotoLab then apply one or more effects or adjustments 4 z File gt Export gt Export as Image to export it to the same or a different file format the original image s name dpi
44. transparency Once you ve applied a transparency you can adjust its path on the object and the level of transparency along the path You can even create more complex transparency effects by adding extra nodes to the path and assigning different levels to each node You cannot alter the values in a bitmap transparency To adjust the transparency path directly Use the Transparency Tool to drag individual nodes or click on the object for a new start node and drag out a new transparency path The effect starts where you place the start node and ends where you place the end node For bitmap and plasma transparencies the path determines the centre and two edges of the effect For details of how to edit and manage gradient transparency see online Help 160 Fill Lines Colours and Transparency Working with Pictures 162 Working with Pictures Working with Pictures 163 Importing pictures Pictures that can be imported into DrawPlus can belong to one of several groups e Bitmapped pictures also known as bitmaps or raster images are built from a matrix of dots pixels rather like the squares on a sheet of graph paper They may originate as digital camera photos or scanned images or be created or enhanced GEM Raster Format img with a paint program or photo FES Cee i JPEG 2000 j2 editor JPEG 2000 Compressed p2 JPG Cipo e Vector graphics are resolution Kodak Saran a independent and contain draw
45. which layer you re currently working on Disabling this button lets you see only objects on the current layer as long as it s visible If both Visible and View All Layers are unchecked you won t see anything If Edit All Layers available only if View All Layers is enabled is disabled the default you can only select objects in the current layer Enabling this button lets you select any object on any visible layer You can press the Tab key repeatedly to cycle between objects in order If Hs Auto Select Layer is enabled available only if Edit All Layers is enabled you ll automatically select an object s layer and the object entry in the Layers tab as you select it on the page This stops you from having to jump back to the Layers tab to set the layer to be active after object selection To change an object s or group s name ie In the Layers tab expand the layer entry to which an object or group belongs Select the object group then click on its name At the insertion point type a new name then either press Enter or click away from the tab Trouble locating your named object or group Search for it by using Find Objects on the Edit menu See Finding objects in online Help 134 Working with Objects To move an object to another layer e Select the object right click and choose Move Object to Layer From the dialog select the specific destination layer or e Select the object right click and
46. with Stops playhead blue line set shown with red line When used in conjunction with the Timeline Actions Goto marker X or Goto marker X and stop the exported animation can jump to different section according to a chosen object s event or the display of a keyframe 228 Creating Animations Affecting change over time keyframe animation DrawPlus uses the term envelopes to describe editable motion paths or profiles intended to define the rate of change acceleration deceleration to an object s transformation or physical attributes colour or transparency in your animation run Envelopes are applied created modified and saved in the Easing tab A series of envelope types can be applied between key objects in your animation or throughout the entire animation run Typically a non linear Position envelope would alter how an object speeds up or slows down over the animation run Other envelope types can alter the rate of transformation such as Rotate Morph Scale and Skew You can manually edit any profile independently of each other such that you may have a mix of edited profiles and default linear ones The Easing tab s Envelope type drop down ment lets you select your envelope type allowing you to then define a profile shape for that envelope in the pane In most instances an All Envelopes option can be used to affect a variable rate of change for all envelopes simultaneously The process or editing an envelope is identical
47. 46 filter effects 12 189 192 filters applying 175 Flash Lite export 232 Flash SWF export 231 Flip Horizontal 122 Flip Vertical 122 focused design 50 folded documents printing 239 setup 31 fonts 97 embedding in PDF files 242 Format Painter 113 formatting 97 of text 98 Forward One 128 four colour fills 149 four points transparency 158 frame text 95 97 Frame Text Tool 96 Frames tab 207 Freeform Paint Tool 118 freezing layers 131 gallery 83 Gallery tab 83 Gaussian blur 190 GIF 234 for animation 234 Glow effects 189 gradient fills 14 137 149 gradient transparency 158 graphics tablet 259 greetings cards 239 grid show or hide 40 snapping 40 grouping objects 123 guides Dynamic 37 40 ruler 35 snapping to 37 Image Cutout Studio 165 images see pictures 163 i Mode export 232 importing PhotoCDs 164 pictures 163 scanned images 180 Serif Metafiles smf 163 imposition 242 in PDF publications 242 of folded documents 239 Inner Bevel effect 189 Inner Glow effect 189 Inner Shadow effect 189 installation 15 Instant 3D 196 interface changing views 42 guides 35 page and pasteboard 32 rulers 33 snapping grid 37 Join Curves 71 key colours gradient fills 149 Index 269 key objects Keyframe animation 205 211 keyboard shortcuts 12 Keyframe Animation 205 211 keyframes 205 211 changing duration of 216 inserting 215 object control in 219 split
48. From the context toolbar click the down arrow on the Preset Text Paths button and select a preset curve from the drop down menu on which the text will flow You can edit the baseline curve with the Node Tool 102 Working with Text Spell checking The Spell Checker lets you check the spelling of selected artistic frame or shape text as well as all text sequentially throughout your DrawPlus document Multilingual spell checking is supported by use of over 10 spelling dictionaries By default the spelling dictionary is set on program install according to Windows Control Panel s Regional and Language Options i e your dictionary is set to the operating system s language Any detected spelling mistakes or any word not present in the language s dictionary will appear underlined with a red zigzag line between the pair The elock struck midnight the man was gone forver into the mist elad night Alternatively you can use the Spell Checker to check through your document checking for mistakes unknown words page by page To enhance the power of spell checking you can add words to the current dictionary that spell checking doesn t yet know about These could include uncommon words technical words or even acronyms and abbreviations To check spelling 1 Optional To check specific text select the artistic frame or shape text in advance 2 Choose Check Spelling from the Tools menu 3 Optional In the dialog
49. Key 5 Pen X Key 2 Node Key amp Freeform om _ Key 3 Pencil Key 7 Quick Shape Key 4 Paintbrush Key 8 Pan M Touch Strips Mode 1 Zoom Mode 1 Zoom Example of Wacom Intuos 3 s ExpressKey assignment in DrawPlus 262 Pressure sensitivity and pen tablets To customize your function keys 1 With the Functions tab in view select an alternative tool from the drop down list Pressing the appropriate key on your tablet will activate that tool in DrawPlus 2 Click OK The Functions tab is not shown if your tablet doesn t possess function keys To revert to the tablet s default key assignment 1 Select the Tablet Default option from a specific key s drop down list Tablet Default Tje E Select a keya Node 2 Click OK 264 Index 2D filter effects 189 3D filter effects 192 Instant 196 Lighting 195 planes 199 Pseudo 199 actions Keyframe animation 224 Actions tab 212 ActionScript 225 Add Delete Pages 42 Adobe Acrobat pdf files 242 importing 14 24 publishing 242 Adobe Illustrator opening 26 aesthetic proportioning 49 airbrushes 87 Align tab 126 alignment 98 of objects 126 of text 98 Alpha edged bitmap 166 animation 205 exporting 231 Keyframe 205 211 actions in 224 adding movies to 217 adding sound to 217 Autorun in 223 exporting 231 markers in 227 non linear change over time 228 objec
50. QuickShape to reveal sliding handles around the shape These are distinct from the inner selection handles Different QuickShapes have different handles 2 Drag any handle to change the appearance of the QuickShape For example by dragging the top sliding handle to the right on the pentagon below will quickly produce an octagon 0 You can use the QuickShape context toolbar to swap the QuickShape type for another as well as the object s line properties use the Colour or Swatch tab to apply the QuickShape s fill Converting a shape to editable curves The conversion of QuickShapes to curves provides you with a starting point for your own shapes whereas converting text to curves is one way of incorporating editable letter based shapes into designs To convert an object into curves 1 Select your QuickShape or text object th 2 Click a Convert to Curves on the Arrange tab nrp TF 3 Edit the curve outline using the Node Tool see Editing lines and shapes on p 65 74 Lines Curves and Shapes However they were created all converted objects behave in a similar manner For example you can create some text with the Artistic Text Tool convert it to curves then use the Node Tool to edit the curves that make up the letters just as if you had drawn the letter shapes by hand using the line tools The conversion process loses all of the special properties inherent in QuickShapes and text Applying pe
51. Work in groups Create groups of users with similar interests great for schools clubs or maybe just your network designing friends Use the Group Wall to view published designs in a chosen group which can be private public or friends only Post to group forums restricted to just group members Search Find designs groups or other designers throughout the website 250 Publishing and Sharing Make new friends Social networking meets designing Use email or user discussion forums to build friendships with other DrawPlus designers especially those you add to your friends list Even upload photos of yourself Profile management Manage your tagline password timezone language and email notifications To share three stages need to be carried out register on the website setup account information in DrawPlus and then upload your chosen design to the website Registering for the first time Click G Share on the Standard toolbar If you ve not registered before click the Join Now button You ll be taken directly to drawplus com registration From the website s registration form enter your personal information including an email address to which an activation message will be sent Use the Help button if needed Click Create Account For account activation you ll need to check your email and click on the activation message sent to you This may take time depending on your ISP and connection Remember your U
52. a new blank frame i e Choose Insert Frame from the Frames tab Any new frame appears on the Frames tab to the right of existing frames and then becomes the current frame If you use the Frame Manager right click a frame and choose Insert you can choose to add frames before after any existing frame To navigate between frames e Click on any visible frame to display its objects on screen objects can then be edited Or Click the First Previous Next or Last navigation button on the HintLine toolbar to jump to start end frame and navigate frame by frame To rename a frame e Right click a frame and choose Properties In the Name field type in a new frame name The new name is shown on the HintLine toolbar Creating Animations 209 To change frame sequence e Drag the selected frame to a new position in the frame order When the dragged frame s thumbnail creates a slightly wider space between two frames than usual release the mouse button to place the frame to be moved To delete a selected frame Click Delete Frame from the Frames tab Onion Skinning Onion skinning is a standard animation technique derived from cel animation where transparent sheets enable the artist to see through to the preceding frame s It s useful for enabling precise registration and controlling object movement from frame to frame You can turn the feature on or off the default is off as needed and set the
53. ab 14 137 147 colours 149 colour contour gradient fills 149 defining 13 146 key colours gradient fills 149 sampling 144 solid for lines and fills 146 Combine 124 conical fills 149 conical transparency 158 connection points 76 Connector Tool 13 77 connectors 76 types of 79 control handles line editing 69 Convert to Curves 73 Keyframe Animation 206 Stopframe Animation 206 Create Keyframe Animation 205 Stopframe Animation 205 crop marks printing 242 Crop Tool 110 cropping 124 Crop to Bottom 124 Crop to Top 124 curved lines 62 curved text 101 curves drawing 62 filling unclosed 63 64 redrawing 65 reshape 66 cutting objects 107 114 cutting out pictures 165 output for 166 selecting areas for 167 defaults manually setting 53 resetting 53 synchronize 51 updating 51 design aids 46 divine proportions 49 multiple windows for 50 rotating canvas 46 rule of thirds 47 solo mode 50 design templates 20 dimension lines 80 Dimension Tool 14 81 dimensionality Instant 3D 196 dimensions 33 setting units and scale 31 36 distribution of objects 127 divine proportions 49 Document Palette 14 146 documents closing 28 creating with design templates 20 exporting 243 opening saved 22 saving 27 starting new 21 types 31 working with layers 128 download time estimator 245 DPA format 27 DPP format 27 Index 267 DPX format 27 d
54. adding 44 backgrounds for 45 deleting 44 duplicating 44 Paintbrush Tool 87 89 palettes colour 147 paper textures 131 195 pasteboard area 32 PDF files 242 importing 14 24 publishing 242 pen tablet 13 259 Pen Tool 60 62 Pencil Tool 60 perspective 74 Perspective Tool 74 PhotoLab 14 173 applying filters 175 retouching 177 selective masking 177 pictures adjusting 173 adjustments for 173 as bitmap fills 152 converting to vector format 170 cutting out 165 effects for 173 fixing red eye 173 272 Index importing 163 importing PhotoCD images 164 importing TWAIN images 180 in PDF files 242 open picture as a document 24 tracing 169 with transparent regions 165 Pillow Emboss effect 189 plasma fills 14 137 153 plasma transparency 158 Pointer Tool 57 posters 31 239 printing 239 setup 31 PostScript 242 prepress print options 242 pressure sensitivity 13 255 Pressure tab 255 previewing 231 237 graphics dynamically 247 Keyframe animations 218 printed pages 237 Stopframe animations 210 printing 237 242 basic options 238 commercial 242 folded documents 239 multiple pages 239 of banners posters cards thumbnails 239 PDF files 242 previewing the page 237 profiles 238 rasterization settings 242 special formats 239 professional printing 242 profiles 184 196 256 blend 184 envelope Keyframe animation 230 Instant 3D 196 pr
55. ame Text Shape Text It s easy to edit the text once it s created by retyping it or altering properties like font style and point size In general artistic text as an independent object is better suited to decorative or fancy typographic design frame text is intended for presenting text passages in more traditional square or rectangular shaped blocks shape text lends itself so well to blocks of body text where shape and flow contribute to the overall layout Artistic text behaves more independently than Shape and Frame Text and its individual letters can be stretched rotated sheared enveloped and combined with other objects Shape text lacks a line property but it conforms to the containing shape and you can achieve unique text flow effects by varying the container s properties See Fitting text to frames and shapes for details on p 99 Default settings p 51 are stored separately for artistic text and frame text 96 Working with Text To enter new artistic text Ar 1 Select Artistic Text on the Drawing toolbar s Text flyout 2 To create artistic text at the current default point size click where you want to start the text or For artistic text that will be automatically sized into an area click and drag out the area to the desired size 3 To set text attributes font size etc before you start typing make selections on the Text context toolbar For colour set the Line Fill swatches on the Studio
56. amic guides Dimension labels can be edited and formatted easily Import PDF improvements p 24 Import all PDF pages including oversized pages while enjoying more compatibility accuracy and text positioning control Display RGB colours in Hex p 137 Great for designers with web development in mind the Colour tab reports the Hex equivalent for RGB colours Gradient and plasma fill rotation p 149 and p 152 Rotate object fills in 90 increments Document Palette improvements p 147 Now store any fill gradient plasma mesh or bitmap in your Swatch tab s Document Palette which can now be categorized for better colour and fill management Welcome 15 Installation System Requirements Minimum e Pentium PC with DVD CD drive and mouse e Microsoft Windows XP 32 bit Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating system e 512MB RAM e 689 MB recommended full install free hard disk space e 1024 x 600 monitor resolution Additional disk resources and memory are required when editing large or complex documents To enjoy the full benefit of brushes and their textures you must be using a computer whose processor supports SSE most modern computers do On brush selection an on screen message will indicate if your computer is non SSE Recommended As above but e Dual processor PC technology Optional e Windows compatible printer e TWAIN compatible scanner and or digital camera e Pressure sensitive pen table
57. an associated action e g jump to a named URL or animation marker develop directly in ActionScript for the more adventurous Use the Keyframe Camera to pan zoom or rotate around your animation s keyframes Add sound and movies to any Keyframe animation Export to Flash Flash Lite i Mode screensaver or a choice of video formats Export and Print Image Export Image Export lets you see how your image will look and how much space it will take up before you save it Its multi window display provides side by side WYSIWYG previews of image quality at various output settings so you can make the best choice every time Use Dynamic Preview to work in an edit and preview mode at a given DPI file format and number of colours PDF Export Step up to the worldwide standard for cross platform WYSIWYG electronic information delivery Your PDF output will look just like your DrawPlus document in one compact package with embeddable fonts easily printable or viewable in a Web browser Welcome 11 Professional Print Output PDF publishing to the PDF X 1 or PDF X 1a file format is a great choice for professional output from DrawPlus Deliver with confidence to your print partner safe in the knowledge that your single composite print ready PDF drawing includes all fonts and colour information for spot or process colour separation Select file information crop marks registration targets and densitometer colour calibration bars for inclu
58. an use any of the three line tools to do so Use the Pointer Tool and then the line s drawing tool to resize or reshape lines once you ve drawn them 62 Lines Curves and Shapes To extend a line 1 Move the cursor over either of the end nodes a small cursor will appear Click at that location 2 The line that you drag out will be a continuation of the existing line as a new line segment To draw a curved line hy 1 Choose the Pen Tool from the Drawing toolbar s Line Tools flyout 2 a A From the displayed context toolbar choose to create your drawn segments in Smooth joins or Sharp joins creation mode By default you ll be in Smooth joins mode i e drawing B zier curves segment by segment Sharp joins would create a zig zag line without curving through nodes 3 Click where you want the line to start 1 4 Click again for a new node and drag out a pair of control handles which orbit the node 2 Control handles act like magnets pulling the curve into shape The distance between handles determines the depth of the resulting curved line Release the mouse button to create your curve segment 3 1 2 3 Lines Curves and Shapes 63 5 To extend an existing line click beyond the end of your current curve to create a new node thus creating another curve segment Normally curve segments end in a symmetric evenly rounded corner 4 with control handles locked together 4 5
59. animation by creation of additional keyframes this builds up your animation story quickly Other methods exist to run objects forward and backwards but let s concentrate on the insertion of keyframes to do this Creating Animations 215 To insert keyframes 1 From the Storyboard tab select a keyframe and choose Insert 2 From the dialog choose the Number of keyframes to add to the Storyboard tab Set a default Keyframe duration for each created keyframe 3 Choose to add keyframe s at a Location before or after the currently selected keyframe or before after the first or last keyframe 4 Optional Check Insert blank keyframes if you don t want to include run forward objects in your keyframes Blank frames are useful filler frames that add breaks in your animation for messages logos etc 5 Click OK An inserted frame will honour any animation runs that may transect it if the Insert blank keyframes setting remains unchecked by creating an additional tweened object If checked the blank frame will break any transecting animation path s and not add tweened objects Once you ve created a keyframe sequence you can sub divide or split any selected keyframe further To split a selected keyframe e Click the Ii Split keyframe button on the Storyboard tab e From the dialog enter the number of divisions that the keyframe is to be split into then click OK Each new keyframe s duration is an equal
60. another format only the current frame will be exported For full details on GIF export options consult Exporting objects and drawings on p 243 3 Seta size for the GIF animation and whether it is based on the whole Page Selected Area or Selected Objects Leave the dpi setting at 96 for standard screen resolution 4 On the Animation tab which only appears in Stopframe Animation Mode you can preview single frames or run the animation sequence and make some final playback adjustments to the animation properties 5 Click the Export button or Close to simply record the settings if you plan to preview in a browser first 6 Provide a file name and folder location and click Save Don t worry if you have extra white space around your image Any unused border area will be cropped automatically just as you saw in the Preview window 1 Ps Publishing and SES 236 Publishing and Sharing Publishing and Sharing 237 Previewing the printed page Print Preview changes the screen view to display your layout without guides rulers and other screen items Special options such as tiled output or crop marks are displayed Depending on your currently set printer s capabilities your preview will show in either greyscale or colour To preview the printed page e Choose Print Preview from the File menu In Print Preview mode the lower toolbar provides a variety of view options from left to right Zoom percent Zoom Out Zoom slider
61. aste use the toolbar buttons or standard Windows keyboard shortcuts To create a new line e At the position you want to start a new line press the Enter key Formatting text You can change text formatting character paragraph bullets numbering and text flow properties either directly on the page or via the Edit text window right click Text gt Edit Text In addition artistic text characters have line properties expanding their creative possibilities To format selected text on the page 1 Use the R Pointer Tool to select the text you want to change Alternatively drag select on any text with Artistic Text from the Drawing toolbar s Text flyout 2 Use the Text context toolbar to change text properties font point size bold italic underline text alignment bullets and numbering levels and text fitting or Choose Character Paragraph Tabs Bullets and Numbering or Text Flow from the Format menu or the right click menu Working with Text 99 The j gt Node Tool can be used for special adjustments on artistic For greater control over the shape of the artistic text characters try converting the artistic text to curves As curves you can position every character individually and even edit the character shapes exactly as if you had drawn the character shapes by hand using the line tools For details see Converting a shape to editable curves on p 73 Fitting text to f
62. ate your own e lighting up to eight editable and separately coloured lights can be positioned to produce dramatic lighting effects e lathe effects create contoured objects e g a bottle cork with user defined lathe profiles and extrusion control Applying Special Effects 197 e texture control how texture is extruded on objects with non solid fills e viewing present your object in three dimensions e material controls the extent to which lighting has an effect on the object s surfaces great for 3D artistic text An always at hand 3D context toolbar hosted above your workspace lets you configure settings each setting contributes to the 3D effect applied to the selected object For on the page object control you can transform in 3D with use of an orbit circle which acts as an axis from which you can rotate around the X Y and Z axes in relation to your page Look for the cursor changing as you hover over either the circles nodes or periphery X Y Z X and Y rotation rotation rotation rotation Remember to take advantage of the hover over cursor text or hintline which indicate the object s rotation currently or rotation while the operation is in progress respectively Transform about your 3D objects axes instead of your pages axes by holding the Ctrl key down as you transform You can also adjust the angle and elevation of each active light on the page by dragging the light pointer to a position which
63. bar click LJ Overlays and select Show Hide Divine Proportions from the drop down menu The grid is overlaid over your page 2 Optional Resize rotate or reposition the grid over your design or planned design area by dragging corner or edge handles 3 Begin drawing using the guide lines to draw objects proportionately To select the grid once deselected T D Overlays and choose Select I ik e From the Standard toolbar dick Divine Proportions 50 Working with Pages Isolating an object For focused editing DrawPlus X4 provides the Solo mode This allows you to temporarily isolate selected object s on the page that you are currently designing all unselected objects disappear In doing so you avoid having to move objects to other layers or lock object unnecessarily To isolate an object e Select the object then click E Solo Mode on the HintLine toolbar After editing click the button again to return to normal editing mode Using multiple document windows Multiple document windows can be used effectively for comparing the same Drawingl 2 Dr A P Drawing 1 Pyano drawing at different magnification levels As you make fine adjustments to a specific area of your design in a new magnified window you ll be able to use the original window to see how your changes look in the context of the whole drawing Working with Pages 51 To create a new document windo
64. basic shapes to cartoon characters used traditionally in Stopframe animation Using the power of computing smooth playback of animated objects is easily achieved between key moments in your animation defined by the user as Keyframes DrawPlus lets you export Stopframe or Keyframe animations to a variety of different formats For more details review Exporting animations see p 231 For now we ll look at how to set up both Stopframe or Keyframe animation within DrawPlus To begin a new Stopframe or Keyframe animation from Startup Wizard 1 Start DrawPlus or choose File gt New gt New from Startup Wizard if it s already running 2 Select Create gt Stopframe Animation or Create gt Keyframe Animation from the Startup Wizard 206 Creating Animations 3 From the Start From Scratch dialog select a document category from the Documents pane and a sub category if applicable categories are optimized for the animation type For custom sized pages choose the Custom Page Setup button at the bottom of the dialog Select a document type thumbnail from the right hand pane and click Open The new document opens To begin a new Stopframe or Keyframe animation from scratch Either Select New gt New Stopframe Animation from the File menu or Select New gt New Keyframe Animation from the File menu A new document window opens in the respective Animation mode To convert an existing drawing to either animation mode
65. boss filters easy to apply and sure to impress Apply soft edges with the Feathering filter effect great for blends montages vignetted photo borders and much more Astounding 3D Lighting and Surface Effects Advanced algorithms bring flat shapes to life Choose one or more effects then vary surface and source light properties Adjust parameters for incredible surface contours textures fills The Studio s Effects Tab offers preset 3D effects you can apply and customize as you wish Web and Animation Web Image Slices Image Maps Rollover States Beat the pros at their own game by using these techniques to add links to your Web graphics With a few clicks divide images into segments each with its own hyperlink and popup text or add hotspots to specific regions Even let DrawPlus create interactive rollover Web graphics that highlight or change state when users mouse over or click 10 Welcome Stopframe Animation Tap the power of QuickShapes to turn out Web stopframe animations in no time using advanced features like onion skinning backgrounds overlays and frame management Keyframe Animation Produce smooth professional and quick to design animations as Adobe Flash files all from within the Storyboard tab The Easing tab defines editable envelope profiles for defining the rate of change of an object s transformation and attributes The Actions tab can assign events mouse click hover over and many more and
66. bottom of the object Applying Special Effects 189 Applying 2D filter effects You can apply some depth to your objects by applying an embossing effect e From the Effects tab adjust the Material Thickness setting on your selected object The greater the value the greater the embossed effect Making feathered edges Feathering applies a softer edge to your objects such as embellishments or cut materials The effect is especially useful for presenting a photo on the page e From the Effects tab pick a Feather Edge setting This is the distance inside the object s outline within which feathering will be applied The Feathering option in the Filter Effects dialog offers independent control of Opacity and Blur which can also be used in conjunction with other 2D filter effects For more advanced control of filter effects DrawPlus provides a variety of filter effects that you can use to transform any object The following examples show each filter effect when applied to the letter A A A A A Drop Shadow Inner Shadow Outer Glow Inner Glow A A A A Inner Bevel Outer Bevel Emboss Pillow Emboss 190 Applying Special Effects A A A Gaussian Blur Zoom Blur Radial Blur Motion Blur Colour Fill Feather Outline DrawPlus additionally provides the Shadow Tool for applying a shadow to an object directly on your page Control handles let you adjust shadow blur opacity and colour See Adding drop shadows on p 187
67. choose Move Object to Active Layer The object moves to whichever layer was previously active Fill Lines Colours and ransparency 136 Fill Lines Colours and Transparency Fill Lines Colours and Transparency 137 Setting fill properties Any closed shape such as a closed curve or QuickShape or text has an interior region that can be filled The fill type can be solid gradient bitmap or plasma Those that use a single colour are solid fills Let s take a moment to run through them Fill types fall into several basic categories illustrated above e Solid fills as their name implies use a single colour e Gradient fills provide a gradation or spectrum of colours between two or more key colours Mesh fills work like gradient fills but with a more complex fill path e Bitmap and Plasma fills apply bitmapped images or patterns to the object each with unique properties Think of bitmap fills as named pictures that fill shapes Plasma or fractal fills use randomized patterns useful for simulating cloud or shadow effects Solid colours Applying a fill is easy whether you re selecting a colour from the Colour tab or the Swatch tab The Colour tab can operate in several modes available from a drop down menu HSL Colour Wheel shown HSL Colour Box HSL Sliders RGB Sliders RGB Sliders Hex CMYK Sliders and Tinting We ll concentrate on the HSL Colour Wheel which is very p
68. ckward From the object s toolbar click either i Update placement backward to make a previous object s position match the selected object s position or o Ub Update placement forward to do the same to later object positions From the dialog choose to Run Length either to the beginning end of the storyboard or to a set number of keyframes before after the currently selected object choose the Run length drop down menu pick N Keyframes and enter a number of keyframes Click OK Like DrawPlus s Format Painter you can also apply a specific object s attributes colour transparency filter effects shadows etc to previous or later objects To change object attributes L Select the object whose attributes you want to apply forward or backward From the object s toolbar click either e The Update attributes backward button to apply attributes to previous objects or e Theb Update attributes forward button to apply attributes to later objects 222 Creating Animations 3 From the dialog choose to Run Length either to the beginning end of the storyboard or to objects a set number of keyframes before after the currently selected object choose the Run length drop down menu pick N Keyframes and enter a number of keyframes to copy to 4 Click OK You ll also find some useful options on the Run menu which can also be used to manipulate objects between keyframes or along the whole animation run
69. clicking A Link on the swatch 3 Optional Choose a colour display mode from the drop down menu Yi HSL Colour Wheel HSL Colour Box HSL Sliders RGE Sliders RGE Sliders Hex CMYK Sliders Tinting 4 Select a colour from the display Fill Lines Colours and Transparency 139 To apply a solid fill colour via the Swatch tab 1 Select the object s and display the Studio s Swatch tab 2 a Set the Line Fill Swatch at the top left of the tab so the Fill Swatch appears in front of the Line Swatch i x z Pick a thumbnail from either the Document Palette or from another palette shown in the Palettes drop down list drag from the thumbnail onto the object as an alternative To change a fill s shade tint lightness n l r Select the object and set the Line Fill Swatch as described for the Colour tab above 2 From the tab s colour mode drop down menu select Tinting 3 Drag the Shade Tint slider to the left or right to darken or lighten your starting colour respectively the original colour is set at 0 You can also enter a percentage value in the box entering 0 or dragging the pointer back to its original position reverts to the original colour To apply a gradient bitmap or plasma fill to one or more objects As for applying a solid colour fill with the Swatch tab but ss Instead of using a solid colour palette pick a relevant category from the Gradient or Bitmap galleries and p
70. clicking the Show Hide Preview button When expanded the effects are applied only in the preview window While the pane is collapsed click the button again filter effects are applied directly to the object on the page The former approach lets you work on your effects in isolation without other page objects interfering while fine tuning your effects Use zoom in out buttons or a percentage magnification for detailed work e Check a 3D effect in the 3D Effects list which reflects the 3D effect you can achieve 3D Bump Map The 3D Bump Map effect creates the impression of a textured surface by applying a mathematical function you select to add depth information for a peak and valley effect You can use 3D Bump Map in conjunction with one or more additional 3D filter effects but not with a 2D Bump Map 194 Applying Special Effects 2D Bump Map The 2D Bump Map effect creates the impression of a textured surface by applying a greyscale bitmap you select to add depth information for a peak and valley effect You can use 2D Bump Map in conjunction with one or more additional 3D filter effects but not with a 3D Bump Map 3D Pattern Map The 3D Pattern Map effect creates the impression of a textured surface by applying a mathematical function you select to introduce colour variations You can use 3D Pattern Map in conjunction with one or more other 3D filter effects 2D Pattern Map The 2D Pattern Map effect creates the impression of
71. delete one or more objects e Select the object s with the Pointer Rotate or Node Tool and press the Delete key Cloning an object DrawPlus lets you clone or duplicate objects easily using drag and drop and duplicate multiple copies of any object For duplication a copy is displayed at the new location and the original object is still kept at the same position your new copy also possesses the formatting of the original copied object 108 Working with Objects Making duplicates Select the object while holding down the Ctrl key then drag the copied object to a new position Use duplication when rotating or shearing an object the result is a new copy at a new angle possibly overlapping the original object Making multiple copies in a grid If you need to clone single or multiple objects you can use the Replicate feature to avoid repetitive copy and paste operations For example you can specify three columns and three rows for nine identical copies opposite To replicate an object Select an object Remember to size the object to be cloned and place it in a convenient starting position usually the top left of the page Choose Replicate from the Tools menu In the dialog set the Grid size by choosing number of columns or rows Objects are cloned into this grid arrangement but can be moved subsequently into any position Set an X and Y spacing horizontal and vertical gap between objects if
72. displayed on the rulers and the reported units shown when positioning and scaling objects either around the object or on the HintLine You can change the ruler units without altering the document s dimensions Unit settings are saved with your DrawPlus document as a result loading different documents templates etc may change your working measurement units To change the page unit e Choose Options from the Tools menu Layout gt Display then select from the Ruler Units drop down list Ruler Units are equivalent to Page Units unless you re working ona scale drawing For example at 100 zoom one ruler centimetre equals one centimetre on the printed page Moving rulers By default the horizontal ruler lies along the top of the DrawPlus window and the vertical ruler along the left edge The default ruler intersection is the top left corner of the pasteboard area The default zero point marked as 0 on each ruler is the top left corner of the page area To move either ruler to a different position click and drag on the ruler intersection button a showing the type of measurement unit 34 Working with Pages To set a new ruler origin simply drag the I tab onto the page and release to set the position of your new origin cross hair guides and the HintLine toolbar help this positioning Double click on the intersection to reset the origin back to its default position All guide positions are recalculated as the origin c
73. division of the original keyframe s duration To view or edit a particular keyframe e Select a keyframe in the Storyboard tab Use your keyboard s Page Up and Page Down keys to navigate along your animation storyboard To delete a keyframe e Select the keyframe and choose Delete 216 Creating Animations Keyframe duration ae OO JE be Keyframe duration represents the amount of time in between each individual keyframe The value is set according to how the keyframe was created i e e Inserting keyframes blank or otherwise lets you set the keyframe duration in an Insert Keyframes dialog default 1 second e A splitting operation will create new keyframes whose duration will be a division of the selected keyframe s duration by the number of keyframes to be split A keyframe s duration can be altered manually at any time To set the duration of an individual keyframe e Click the keyframe s duration e g 1500ms under its thumbnail and when selected type a new value then click away The total duration of your animation is shown on your last keyframe e g 5 0s Storyboard control Storyboard control is possible by using a selection of buttons grouped together on the Storyboard tab equivalent options are on the Storyboard menu They operate across the entire storyboard rather than on an individual keyframe or key object TL Breaks the animation run that transects through a selected Break k
74. dy 42 Objects Brushes 18 Objects Shadow 5 Objects applied over any lower layer on the Layers tab the uppermost layer is Base Color 122 Objects page You can also expand each layer El amp Ee fA igus Ce entry for a tree view of objects E imal More Sky 1 Object associated with that layer Each object em Sky 2 Objects entry can be clicked to select the object E MB Cropped Object 2 Objects in your workspace and you can name your objects at any time The tab allows layers to be created renamed deleted reordered frozen and merged Thumbnail previews of each layer or object show before each entry hover your cursor over the thumbnail for a larger preview In order to create a new object on a particular layer you ll first need to activate select that layer To select a particular layer e Clicka layer name in the Layers tab To add a new layer m e In the Layers tab click the Add Layer button to add a new layer above the currently selected layer To rename a layer e To rename a layer to something more meaningful click on the selected layer s name and type to add your new name you can also make an insertion point to edit the existing text A good example would be to rename the initial Layer 1 to be called Sky as above 130 Working with Objects To delete a layer e In the Layers tab select the layer s name and click the _ Delete Layer bu
75. e Actions tab The applied action can be edited by double clicking the tab s bold event entry and from the dialog clicking the Params button with object selected To delete an action use the Delete button to remove it 226 Creating Animations We ve looked at actions assigned to objects but a keyframe can equally have an action associated with it Especially useful on a starting keyframe an Effect Action can be used to hide one or more selected objects before having them displayed on the second and subsequent keyframe great for text introductions Actions are applied to keyframes via the Frame Actions dialog which offers the same actions as those that can be applied to objects To apply action s to a keyframe e Click on the a icon under the keyframe s thumbnail The dialog displayed is identical to that used for actions applied to objects Follow the above object actions procedure to apply actions to keyframes ActionScript the underlying scripting language for actions is normally hidden from the user in the above easy to use dialogs you can view actions their settings as parameters and select the action but generally not the underlying code driving it However the more experienced and or adventurous can make use of a simple text entry system for developing ActionScript code from the same dialog To create custom ActionScript 1 Fora selected object double click an event from the Actions tab 2 Click the Ne
76. e Between the two sides the angle s arc and its label float awaiting final positioning Click again to position the floating elements Angles are measured anti clockwise from the starting to the ending side so choose your three nodes accordingly Lines Curves and Shapes 83 5 LS To complete the dimension line move the mouse again to position the floating line or arc and its label note that they respond independently and click when they are where you want them You can always change the positions later The dimension line appears Once you ve added a dimension line you can freely adjust node label positions format the line and format the label text via context toolbars Using the Gallery The Studio s Gallery tab contains pre built design objects and elements you d Gallery gt i O Animals z like to reuse in different drawings You can choose designs stored under Clipart bg G pf e z Home Office School and ShapeArt ie folders as well as from garden interior e d and technical planning folders Gee ee The Gallery tab has two parts an upper Folder Categories drop down menu and T A A a lower Designs window where you can select and drag a copy of the design onto your page The Gallery tab also lets you store your own designs in a My Designs section if you would like to reuse them the design is made available in any DrawPlus document You can add and delete your items wit
77. e it resets all objects back to their default settings With an object s selected it resets only those object types back to their default 54 Working with Pages Lines Curves and shapes 56 Lines Curves and Shapes Lines Curves and Shapes 57 Selecting one or more objects Before you can change any object you need to select it using one of several tools available from the top of the Drawing toolbar T Pointer Tool Click to use the Pointer Tool to select move copy resize or rotate objects ji Rotate Tool Click to use the Rotate Tool to exclusively rotate an object around a centre of rotation You can also use the Rotate Tool to move or copy objects hs Node Tool Click to use the Node Tool to manipulate the shape of objects or move or copy objects To select an object Click on the object using one of the tools shown above For the Pointer and Rotate Tools small handles appear around the object indicating selection For the Node Tool editable nodes are displayed for lines sliding handles are additionally shown for adjustment of QuickShapes and text If objects overlap click repeatedly without double clicking until the desired object is selected When you draw an object it is initially selected for you so that you can modify it If you select an image with areas of transparency you ll be able to manipulate the image s outline i e convert to curves apply line propert
78. e object to follow the path but not to re align to it Obey If using the Keyframe camera feature when the option is camera checked then a selected object will be panned or zoomed into When unchecked the object remains static ignoring the camera Use when text company logo a message etc is to be permanently presented while panning and zooming is performed in the background Autorun Although switched off by default this advanced feature speeds up the animation process by automatically creating objects their placement and attributes along the length of the storyboard from a specific keyframe onwards Even when editing an object the changes are reflected throughout Without Autorun enabled objects are presented across keyframes by using the Insert button or clicking the object toolbar s Run forward or Run backward buttons The Autorun feature does not autorun objects backwards but instead only runs objects forward To autorun objects ee 1 Click Autorun on the Storyboard tab The button is highlighted when enabled Click again to disable 2 Create or modify an object on a keyframe to see the effect on the object in subsequent keyframes 224 Creating Animations As well as switching the Autorun feature on and off you can also check one of the following options click the down arrow on the Autorun button to change how Autorun operates Creation and By default an object will be created on every subsequent
79. edia textures such as Canvas Cartridge Embossed Parchment and Watercolour As a paper texture is applied to all objects on a specific layer you can apply different paper textures on a layer by layer basis To apply a paper texture 1 Inthe Layers tab decide on which layer you wish to apply a paper texture to its objects 2 Clickthe Paper Texture button shown after that chosen layer s name and from the dialog select the Paper Textures category A gallery of texture thumbnails is displayed 196 Applying Special Effects 3 Choose one of the thumbnails and adjust percentage Scale and Opacity if needed 4 Click OK The button will change to indicate that a paper texture has been applied e g ru Existing or any subsequently new objects will adopt the paper texture once applied To remove a paper texture 1 Click the ill button on the layer from which you want to remove a paper texture 2 From the dialog simply click the Remove button The paper texture is removed from all objects on the layer You can also swap or remove paper textures from within the Layer Properties dialog right click on a layer entry and choose Layer Properties Applying dimensionality Instant 3D Using the Instant 3D feature you can easily transform flat shapes shown and text into three dimensional objects ay DrawPlus provides control over 3D effect settings such as e _ bevelling use several rounded and chiseled presets or cre
80. em selection and apply until they are manually updated again Normally fill and line colours line styles and line brush transparency will adopt the former approach Brush strokes take a line colour so they also synchronize to the currently set colour Text attributes and filter effect defaults adopt the latter approach 52 Working with Pages To see what the current defaults are for a particular object type simply create a new object of that type Although you can switch Synchronize Defaults on or off globally it is also possible to independently switch on or off attributes which synchronize with or update to the currently selected object To change which attributes synchronize F 1 Choose Synchronization Settings from the Defaults flyout Standard toolbar to optionally select attributes e g fill colour line colour transparency etc from which new defaults will be made Synchronize Defaults Synchronize Defaults allows you to determine which attributes of selected objects will become the defaults for new objects E M General P Fill Colour Line Colour WLine Style Transparency 5 Brush Mf Transparency Text iE Text Fill Colour to Text Attributes Advanced iE Filter Effects Hlad Dirman linac 2 Check or uncheck the check boxes to switch on or off the synchronization of defaults for that attribute To switch sync
81. emoving unnecessary nodes automatically To adjust the smoothness of the most recent pencil line Choose the Pencil Tool and draw a freeform line Click the right arrow on the Smoothness option and drag the displayed slider left to increase the number of nodes you can also add absolute values into the input box To make the curve less complex i e smoother drag the slider right to decrease the number of nodes To add or delete a node To add a node click along a line segment with the Node Tool or Pen Tool to add a new node at that point The new node will be created and will be selected complete with attractor nodes as necessary Lines Curves and Shapes 69 e To delete a node select the line with the Node Tool then the node itself and click the Delete Node button on the context toolbar or press the Delete key The node will be deleted along with any associated attractor nodes and the line or shape will jump to its new shape With the Pen Tool selected you can also delete a node by clicking on it You can also use the Node Tool to reposition the nodes and reshape the line or shape by dragging on the new handles Changing nodes and line segments Each segment in a line has a control handle at either end so at each interior or corner node where two segments join you ll see a pair of handles The behaviour of these handles and thus the curvature of the segments to either side depends on whether the n
82. en compared with Stopframe animation see Getting started with animation on p 205 Keyframe animation offers a more powerful and efficient animation technology it saves having to declare every frame letting your computer do the hard work Essentially the technique lets you create only user defined keyframes through which objects animate with each keyframe containing Key objects which can be assigned a position rotation attributes etc Intermediate steps between Key objects are created automatically and produce a smooth professional looking inter object transition this is called Tweening Tweened objects are created as a result You won t see these intermediate steps showing tweened objects by default but they exist transparently between key objects throughout your animation The Storyboard tab is the workspace for laying out your animation story in a chronological keyframe by keyframe sequence from left to right On export your animation will play in this direction Using the above bee animation in the tab illustration as an example the bee is animated while the sun and Buzzzz text remain static objects By adding objects bee and sun to a starting keyframe it s possible to automatically copy or more correctly run forward those objects forward when you create subsequent keyframes This in itself doesn t affect animation but it s the repositioning of a run forward object such as the bee in later keyframes that creat
83. ended background page and choose Set as Background to undo choose Unset as background The page is named Background and is applied to other pages already present Anything you subsequently add to the background page will be replicated to other pages immediately 46 Working with Pages Using design aids DrawPlus provides a number of design aids to assist you as you draw Each is designed to improve stroking lines brushes page composition and focused design on specific areas on the page Rotating your canvas Applying the Rule of Thirds Using divine proportions Isolating an object Using multiple document windows Rotating your canvas Rotating your canvas helps you to maintain natural flow when drawing freeform lines curves or brush strokes where the artist uses the wrist as a pivot especially when using a pen tablet If you rotate the canvas by a chosen angle then the drawing becomes easier taking advantage of the natural arc of the drawing hand The above example illustrates how grass like brush strokes can be added more easily to a canvas once it has been rotated 30 Working with Pages 47 To rotate your canvas Either 1 Click tly Rotate Canvas on the HintLine toolbar don t click the down arrow 2 Hover over your workspace until you see the cursor then drag to rotate the canvas clockwise or anti clockwise 3 Once you re happy with the degree of rotation release the m
84. es movement Once keyframes are created the animator has a great deal of control over how objects are run forward or even backwards You can introduce objects anywhere on the storyboard so they appear for a limited time and either run them forward or backwards by a specific number of keyframes or right to the start or end of the storyboard The Buzzzz text in the above example will only show from keyframes 3 onwards i e from 6 seconds 212 Creating Animations Supporting tabs Keyframe animation mode also presents other tabs that support the Storyboard tab These are exclusively used within keyframe animation and do not show in normal or stopframe animation mode i e The Easing tab is used for applying linear or non linear changes between key objects with use of editable envelopes e g to change object position morph scale rotation skew colour and transparency The Actions tab allows objects and keyframes to be attributed actions which will run e g go to a URL or designated marker when an event is triggered e g MouseOver Rollovers etc Advanced keyframe animation DrawPlus provides a range of features for the more experienced user i e Apply actions in response to object events or at a specific keyframe either via an easy to use dialog or develop ActionScript code directly Actions are great when developing interactive applications or games Use the Keyframe camera for panning zooming and
85. essure 256 printing 238 tracing 169 creating custom 172 workspace 20 Projection toolbar 199 projections 200 Pseudo 3D 199 Publish as PDF 14 242 QuickShapes 72 adjusting 73 converting to editable curves 73 creating 72 resizing 119 radial fills 149 radial transparency 158 Radian blur 190 raster bitmap images 163 changing raster to vector 170 rasterization settings for printing 242 reflection maps 195 registration 3 Replicate 108 reshaping curves 66 resizing 118 Rotate Tool 57 120 rotating canvas 46 objects 120 Roughen Tool 186 Rule of Thirds 47 110 rulers 33 moving 33 Run Backward Keyframe Animation 219 Run Forward Keyframe Animation 219 sampling colours 144 saving 207 animations 207 documents 27 Scalable Vector Graphics 26 scaling 33 of drawings 36 storyboard Keyframe animation 216 scanning 180 Select on Create 90 selecting objects 57 multiple 58 with lasso 59 Send to Back 128 Serif Metafile Format 163 Serif Transparent Video STV 232 setup 31 animations 206 documents 31 Shadow Tool 187 shadows 187 189 applying 188 shape text 95 97 shapes breaking open 71 drawing 59 editing 65 using QuickShapes 72 sharing designs online 249 shearing objects 121 Size Objects 118 SME 163 Index 273 Smoothness slider 61 Snap to Grid 37 snapping 12 37 dynamic guides for 40 grid 40 solid colours 146 solid fills 137 Solo Mode
86. eyframe into two separate runs storyboard al A tool for tidying up your storyboard any keyframes Compact P containing only tweened objects are removed from the storyboard storyboard Ps Expands or shrinks the whole storyboard All keyframe Scale durations are automatically adjusted to fit proportionately storyboard to the new Scale duration Creating Animations 217 Adding sound To complement the visual effect of your keyframe animation it s possible to add audio Sounds can be added either for the duration of a specific keyframe or when an action is applied to an object event see Applying actions on p 224 for details on actions and events To add an audio clip 1 On the Storyboard tab click on the keyframe s Js Sound icon located below the frame s thumbnail 2 From the dialog navigate to your audio file select it and click the Open button To remove a selected keyframe s audio clip right click and select Clear Background Sound Adding movies As well as using sound in your keyframe animation you can introduce movie clips The movie is inserted into your chosen keyframe as an object which like any other object QuickShape Text etc will need to be run forward for the movie to play throughout the animation DrawPlus supports various video formats including Flash Video FLV Flash SWF AVI WMV and QuickTime To add a movie 1 Select the keyframe to which the movie is to be added 2 Select Movie Clip
87. f your printer typically for creating banners and posters To simplify arrangement of the tiles and to allow for printer margins you can specify a Tile overlap value Margins are included in tiling calculations 242 Publishing and Sharing Publishing as PDF PDF short for Portable Document Format is a cross platform WYSIWYG file format developed by Adobe to handle documents in a device and platform independent manner The format has evolved into a worldwide standard for document distribution which works equally well for electronic or paper publishing Although PDF excels as an electronic distribution medium it is also an excellent format for delivering a drawing file to a professional printer using PDF X formats targeted for graphic arts and high quality reproduction Your print partner can tell you whether to deliver PDF X 1 or PDF X 1la DrawPlus supports both but from the DrawPlus end of things you won t see a difference In either mode all your drawing s colours will be output in the CMYK colour space and fonts you ve used will be embedded A single PDF X file will contain all the necessary information fonts images graphics and text your print partner requires If professional printing is required you ll need to select Prepress options via the Print dialog s Prepress tab before choosing to output your drawing To export your document as a PDF file 1 Prepare the document following standard print publishing guidel
88. faster Internet connections If you change your account details on the website at a later date you ll also need to make these account changes in DrawPlus 252 Publishing and Sharing Uploading Once you ve successfully created your account you can upload your design with the option of including only specific or all pages Page 1 W Page 2 To upload your design 1 On the Standard toolbar PA Share 2 Inthe Share dialog uncheck pages you don t want to upload use the scroll bar for more than three pages 3 Optional For the upload you can choose a different account to upload to enter a different Username and Password Otherwise any previously used account will be remembered 4 Click Upload to transfer your selected pages 5 On upload a progress bar indicates upload status On completion click OK to close the dialog or click View to immediately see your uploaded design on the website 1 Pressure sensitivity and pen tablets 254 Pressure sensitivity and pen tablets Pressure sensitivity and pen tablets 255 Pressure sensitivity When painting or drawing lines and curves DrawPlus lets you take advantage of pressure sensitivity in a variety of ways e viaan installed pen tablet e via the Pressure tab if pen tablet is unavailable via a pen tablet Your pen tablet and DrawPlus work in perfect harmony for a truly authentic drawing and painting experience with in built pressure sens
89. file name The profile appears in the drop down menu in profile selection screen and studio To delete an autotrace profile 1 Select the existing custom profile from the drop down menu 2 Click x Delete Current Profile The profile is removed from the menu Use the upper View toolbar for side by side previews and different outline views The zoom controls at the bottom of the studio offer magnification and panning control Working with Pictures 173 Applying PhotoLab filters PhotoLab is a dedicated studio environment that lets you apply adjustment and effect filters to photos individually or in combination PhotoLab offers the following key features Adjustment filters Apply tonal colour lens and sharpening filters Effect filters Apply distortion blur stylistic noise render artistic and various other effects Retouching filters Apply red eye and spot repair correction Non destructive operation All filters are applied without affecting the original photo and can be edited at any point in the future Powerful filter combinations Create combinations of mixed adjustment retouching and effect filters for savable workflows Selective masking Apply filters to selected regions using masks Save and manage favourites Save filter combinations to a handy Favourites tab Viewing controls Compare before and after previews with dual and split screen controls Use pan and zoom control for moving arou
90. from the Insert menu 3 From the dialog navigate to your movie file and select it 4 Click Open 5 Position the displayed cursor where you want the movie to appear 218 Creating Animations 6 Ta Either e To insert the movie at the movie s original size simply click the mouse Or e To set the size of the inserted movie drag out a region and release the mouse button Optional Use the object toolbar controls to run forward backward to the end start of the storyboard or by a set number of keyframes Previewing keyframe animations You can preview your animation at any time either in a web browser or in Flash Player Version 8 x is a DrawPlus install option This is a quick way of checking it prior to export To preview F Click the down arrow on the a button on the Storyboard tab then choose to either Preview In Browser The option displays a dialog which lets you preview in your web browser either standalone or by loading a target HTML page and associated SWF file the target SWF file e g a WebPlus banner will be replaced by the animation to be previewed Check Preview using existing HTML file for the latter then navigate to and select HTML and SWF files or Preview in Flash Player default Use the navigation controls to review your animation as it would appear as an exported Flash SWF file The animation loads Flash Player if installed and begins playing in a Flash Preview
91. g in a new window each time you choose this method the default page size is adopted x You can always adjust the page size and document format later via File gt Page Setup To start with a new animation see Getting started with animation on p 205 Use Import PDF from the Startup Wizard to unlock the contents of third party PDF drawings Opening a saved document You can open an existing DrawPlus drawing from the Startup Wizard Standard toolbar or the File menu Once a drawing is opened in its own document window the window and drawing can be made currently active from a Document tab or via the Window menu Getting Started 23 To open an existing document from the Startup Wizard 1 Select Open Saved Work In the Documents pane of the Open Saved Work dialog you ll see either your computer s folder structure for navigation to your DrawPlus drawings Folders tab or a list of most recently used drawings History tab Preview thumbnails are shown in the adjacent pane 2 Select a thumbnail from the pane then click Open To open an existing document via toolbar or menu S L Click Open on the Standard toolbar or select File gt Open 2 Inthe Open dialog navigate to then select the file name and click the Open button Displaying drawings Lorem1 dpp H Lorem dpp 1 Lorernl dpp 2 Lorem dpp 3 Lorern3 dpp Lorem3 dpp Click on a Document tab at the top of
92. g it back to another point on the original line Again the cursor changes to include a curve when you re close enough to the line to make a connection When you release the mouse button the original portion is replaced by the newly drawn portion SOON Reshaping a line The main tool for editing lines and shapes is the Node Tool In general you first use the Node Tool to select one or more nodes on the object then use the buttons on the tool s supporting context toolbar To reshape a curved line 1 Click the gt Node Tool on the Drawing toolbar 2 Select any curved line on your page The line s nodes appear and the context toolbar also pops up 3 Hover over a segment and drag the segment to form a new curve shape Or Lines Curves and Shapes 67 Select nodes and drag Selection can be by one of the following methods Hover over a single Drag out a marquee Drag out a lasso node and click to to select multiple with Alt key select the node neighbouring nodes pressed to select Shift click for multiple nodes multiple nodes otherwise difficult to select via a Marquee Once selected a node becomes highlighted and control handles for the adjacent line segment s will appear Note that each segment in the line has a control handle at either end so when you select an end node or interior node indicated below you ll see either a control handle on each selected end node one segment or a pair of handle
93. g objects Alignment involves taking a group of selected objects and aligning or distributing them or both the operation is applied to all of the objects selected gt To align two or more objects 1 Using the Pointer Tool Shift click on all the objects you want to align or draw a marquee box around them or use Edit gt Select All to create a multiple selection 2 From context toolbar Align tab or Arrange gt Align Objects select an option for vertical alignment Align Top Centre Vertically or Align Bottom or horizontal alignment Align Left Centre Horizontally Align Right of an object Object means the last selected object for Shift click multiple selection or the farthest back in Z order for marquee multiple selection To align one or more objects with a page edge e Follow the steps above but check the Include Page option If selected the page is added to the set of objects included in the alignment e g selecting Align Top aligns all of the objects in the selection to the top of the page If only one object is selected page edge alignment is automatic You can distribute objects so that your objects as a multiple selection are spread evenly between the endmost objects on your page Alternatively check the Spaced option and corresponding measurement value to set a specific distance between each object Working with Objects 127 To distribute two or more objects 1 Using the Pointer Tool Shift
94. ge Cropping discards unwanted outer regions of an object while keeping the remainder visible To crop an object 1 Select an object and then on the Drawing toolbar click the 4 Crop Tool 2 Click and drag an edge or corner handle towards the centre of the object ce As an aid applying a Rule of Thirds grid helps the composition of your design during cropping To apply the Rule of Thirds 1 Select your object and click the Crop Tool 2 On the Crop context toolbar click H Show Hide Thirds Grid Working with Objects 111 A 3 x 3 grid is superimposed on top of the object Drag a corner or edge grid handle to crop the image As you do so the grid repositions itself Click and drag on the crop window to pan the image For best results aim to position your main subject of interest at a point where any two gridlines intersect To rotate or zoom into or out of the object use the adjacent control bar PPaAd 112 Working with Objects e To select the crop window e To select cropped objects e To uncrop a cropped area e To crop an object using a preset shape e To reshape a cropped area O2 a Zoom In Out Rotate anti clockwise clockwise Select H Crop from the control bar Click iil Select Cropped Object s from the control bar The original object is selected Click T Uncrop with the crop window selected LJ 1 With the crop window selected choose a QuickShape f
95. ges to the manufacturer s software installed with the device on your computer However what DrawPlus will offer is the ability to choose between different TWAIN sources launch the manufacturer s software automatically and subsequently place any chosen images onto the DrawPlus page To set up your digital device for image acquisition e _ Follow the instructions supplied with the device To import pictures from a TWAIN device i e scanner 1 Ifyou have multiple TWAIN compatible devices choose the device from which your image will be acquired Picture gt TWAIN gt Select Source from the Insert menu lets you select your device from a menu 2 Choose Picture gt TWAIN gt Acquire from the Insert menu to open the device s image management dialog Follow the device manufacturer s instructions and select the scanned image for import 3 In DrawPlus the image to be placed at default size by single click or sized by Picture Size cursor is displayed which allows dragging across the page You can also use the above procedure for importing photos from cameras that support TWAIN More typically modern cameras allow photo import see p 163 directly from their own memory cards appearing as a removable disk in Windows 1 Applying Special Effects 182 Applying Special Effects Applying Special Effects 183 Creating borders The Border Wizard lets you create a border around the whole page or a selected objec
96. guide click on the horizontal or vertical ruler respectively and drag onto the page while fine tuning the guide into its position Hold down the Alt key before guide creation to produce a horizontal guide from a vertical ruler and vice versa To manage guides To move a guide click and drag it into position with the Pointer Tool To remove a guide drag and drop it onto the respective ruler To lock the guides and prevent them from being moved choose Options from the Tools menu and from Layout gt Grid and Guides check the Lock Guides box or right click on a ruler To show or hide guides check or uncheck Layout Tools gt Guides from the View menu or use Tools gt Options Layout gt Grid and Guides 36 Working with Pages Drawing scale You can create scale drawings such as a garden design or model diagram by setting a ratio other than 1 1 between page units and ruler units For example you might wish to set one page centimetre equivalent to 0 5 metre a good scaling ratio for designing gardens of a typical size 13 02 m Use Dimension tools above in conjunction with scale drawings for on the page measurements which automatically update as you move objects To change the drawing scale 1 20 1 Choose ian Drawing Scale from the context toolbar shown with Pointer or Rotate Tool selected or Choose Options from the Tools menu and select the Layout gt Drawing Scale option 2 Check the
97. h Defaults See Updating defaults on p 51 Using Brushes 91 Editing brush strokes It s possible to alter any previously drawn brush stroke with respect to its properties brush type and shape To change brush stroke properties e Use the Brushes context toolbar to adjust the properties of a brush stroke once applied to your page To change brush stroke type 1 Select the brush stroke 2 Go to the Brushes tab and select firstly a brush category then a brush type from the displayed gallery The brush stroke adopts the newly chosen brush Brush types currently applied to your brush strokes are handily y listed in the Document folder of the Brushes tab To change the shape of your brush stroke hs A brush stroke possesses very similar characteristics to a plain line Any brush stroke can therefore be edited extended or redrawn with the Node Tool Drawing toolbar just as for a straight or curved line see Editing lines and shapes on p 65 Use for fine tuning your brush strokes after application 92 Using Brushes Working with Text 94 Working with Text Working with Text 95 Entering text You can create different types of text in DrawPlus i e Artistic Text Frame Text or Shape Text all directly on the page lorbi nisl eros dignissim nec malesuada et convallis quis augue Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Gurae Proin Artistic Text Fr
98. h file name and folder location and click the Save button You ll see an export progress dialog appear until the Flash file is created 232 Creating Animations Flash Lite i Mode Use if you re intending to export a keyframe animation for mobile users operating mobile phones personal organizers and more The format is optimized for viewing on smaller screen displays The outputted file type is the same as that for Flash export with a SWF file extension To export to Flash Lite i Mode l 2 Video Choose Export gt Export as Flash Lite i Mode from the File menu From the dialog provide a ShockWave Flash file name and folder location and click the Save button You ll see an export progress dialog appear until the file is created Exported video formats include QuickTime The QuickTime video and animation format MOV developed by Apple Computer It can be read on many platforms including Microsoft Windows needs QuickTime Player and of course on Apple computers QuickTime supports most encoding formats including Cinepak JPEG and MPEG Serif Transparent Video The STV format is a useful proprietary format which can export animated text and logos with transparent backgrounds The export benefits Serif MoviePlus users who would like to use their keyframe animation as an overlay of titles animated characters etc Video for Windows The Windows Audio Video Interleave file AVI is ideal for playback on a W
99. hanges position Double click on the ruler intersection to make the rulers zero point jump to the top left hand corner of the selected object 2 4 a qe bobo This comes in handy for measuring page objects If the rulers have already been moved or the object is deselected double clicking on the intersection will send the rulers back to the default position Rulers as a measuring tool The most obvious role for rulers is as a measuring tool As you move the mouse pointer a small line marker along each ruler displays the current horizontal and vertical cursor position When you select an object the rulers not only show its position but also its extent by a lighter coloured area also showing the object s dimensions 2 fa Working with Pages 35 Creating guides If you want to position objects repeatedly on the same horizontal or vertical boundary then guides can be used DrawPlus lets you set up horizontal and vertical guides non printing red lines you can use to align one object with another Guides are sticky as long as you have Snap to Guides turned on via Tools gt Options Layout gt Snapping i e a moved object will behave as if it is attracted to a guide as you move it close to the line Guides also attract the object when you are changing its size 2 G a 10 Te Ai Dera coro Ure cee em ere eres reel rere reer rl OP el ee ee To create a guide For a horizontal or vertical
100. he drawing s colour scheme instantly by simply modifying that base colour Welcome Transparency Effects Transparency can make the difference between flat ordinary visuals and sparkling realism And DrawPlus provides it all a full range of transparencies for shading shadows reflections depth effects and more Lines brushes and shapes Versatile Line Drawing Sketch using calligraphic lines with an adjustable pen angle Add rounded corners when and where you need them and choose different end caps and joins Create decorative chain lines for marching footprints themed borders and much more Dimension Lines and Scale Setting Click a couple of times to take linear or angular measurements of any object on the page DrawPlus displays the dimension using your 7 choice of ruler units at your specified scale say one inch to two feet Dimensions update when objects are moved or resized Design room layouts make maps draw scale models and more Connectors For drawing dynamic flow diagrams schematics family trees and organization charts connector objects let you link your boxes and symbols and then rearrange at will Connection points stay put on each object keeping connections intact Auto Connectors intelligently display bridges at line crossings and even route themselves around obstructive objects Natural Curve Editing Simply click and drag to break and redraw a curve at any node Apply smoothing selec
101. he fill pattern For details of how to edit and manage bitmap and plasma fills see online Help 154 Fill Lines Colours and Transparency Working with mesh fills A mesh fill works like a gradient fill but uses a more complex fill path with a grid or mesh of many nodes representing separate key colours The overall effect especially useful for multifaceted highlighting arises from the colour gradients that spread between each of these nodes As an example the Mesh Fill Tool can be used to dramatic effect on a sports car s bodywork To enable the Mesh Fill Tool e Select FA Mesh Fill Tool on the Drawing toolbar s Fill flyout With the tool enabled a mesh of editable patches and nodes are revealed above A mesh fill is applied to an object via the Swatch tab s Gradient gallery see Setting fill properties on p 137 You can edit the mesh itself with the Mesh Fill Tool and the accompanying context toolbar to achieve unique results The path lines that connect nodes in a mesh fill are actually curves so editing the mesh is similar to the method for Editing lines and shapes see p 65 Simple warping effects colour spread changes and path line curvature can all be affected The tool lets you reshape curved path lines by adjusting one or more nodes and their control handles Fill Lines Colours and Transparency 155 In addition the areas between four nodes called mesh patches can be recoloured or moved individua
102. he layer you want to merge to by clicking its entry The layer is highlighted in blue Note that the active layer becomes uppermost in the workspace 2 With the Ctrl key pressed select a single or multiple layers that you want to merge into the activated layer 3 Click the Merge button The contents of the merged layer s appear on the active layer and the previously selected layers disappear If you re working on an especially complex document you can temporarily freeze a layer and its objects finished with to speed up performance The layer is rasterized to a user defined DPI 96 DPI by default and is not editable until it is unfrozen although it remains visible Layer Properties Layer properties allow you to assign paper textures make layers invisible and or locked aed See Studio Layers tab in online Help for more details Managing objects on layers A useful feature of the Layers tab is that you can see objects or even groups of objects under the layer on which they were created This gives you the option of selecting an object or group from the tab as opposed to from the page itself Either group or object can be named and once named located on your page To add objects to a particular layer e When drawn objects are added to the selected layer automatically This is why it is a good idea to check which layer you are currently working on 132 Working with Objects To select objects on a particular la
103. hear the object then release Or i E e Select the object go to the Transform tab and enter a Shear value To copy shear use the Ctrl key while dragging this preserves the original object while shearing the new copied object as you drag To undo the rotation or shear restore the original object e Double click the object 122 Working with Objects Flipping objects You can flip selected objects horizontally or vertically To flip an object e Select the object s with one of the selection tools Pointer Rotate or Node e To flip the selection left to right click Flip Horizontal on the Standard toolbar Top and bottom stay the same E e To flip the selection top to bottom click ial Flip Vertical on the same toolbar Left and right stay the same You can use equivalent options on the Arrange tab or Arrange menu Locking unlocking an object If you re happy with your objects and don t want to risk moving resizing or deleting them further you can lock them to prevent accidental changes from occurring To lock unlock an object 1 Select the single or grouped object 2 Choose Lock Position or Unlock Position from the Arrange menu When you lock the object the cursor changes to a lock symbol Working with Objects 123 You can still alter a locked object s fill line or transparency properties Grouping objects The advantage of converting a
104. hin each category with the option of naming elements to facilitate rapid retrieval 84 Lines Curves and Shapes To view your Gallery e Click the Studio s Gallery tab e Select a folder or category from the drop down menu The items from the folder s first listed category are displayed by default To use a design from the Gallery e Drag any preset design directly onto the page You can modify then drag the design back into your own custom category To copy an object into the Gallery 1 Display the Gallery tab s My Designs or sub category of that where you want to store the object 2 Drag the object from the page and drop it onto the gallery 3 You ll be prompted to type a name for the design You can name or rename the design later if you wish By default designs are labelled as Untitled 4 A thumbnail of the design appears in the gallery labelled with its name To delete or rename a custom design e Right click its gallery thumbnail and choose Delete Design or Rename Design from the submenu You can create your own folders and categories from the Gallery tab s Tab Menu 5 Using Brushes 86 Using Brushes Using Brushes 87 Selecting brushes DrawPlus supports a wide range of brushes all capable of producing J Stroke brush effects e Draw graphic pencil marker pen pen pencil e Paint bristle stipple wash F effects Spray and photo brush e Airbrush sp
105. hronize defaults off for manual default control e Uncheck Synchronize Defaults on the _ Defaults flyout of the Standard toolbar Working with Pages 53 To set object defaults manually 1 With Synchronize Defaults disabled create a sample object the object type matching the set of defaults you re updating and alter it to use the specific properties you plan to use as defaults or Use an existing object that already has the right properties 2 Right click the object and choose Update Defaults or choose Update Object Defaults from the Format menu When you update defaults from a shape all default shape properties including shape text attributes are reset at the same time Shape text properties are stored along with other shape defaults such as line and fill To avoid altering these settings when updating shape text defaults create a new sample shape and modify only its text Normally each time you close a document object default settings are recorded as master settings to be used in future documents To stop DrawPlus from recording the defaults as master settings choose Tools gt Save Settings and uncheck the Object Defaults box Resetting defaults A reset of defaults is useful if you feel the need to get back to basics and return to your original default settings e Select Reset Object Defaults from the __ Defaults flyout Standard toolbar With no objects selected this acts globally i
106. hts reserved No part of this User Guide may be reproduced in any form without the express written permission of Serif Europe Ltd Serif DrawPlus X4 1991 2010 Serif Europe Ltd All rights reserved Companies and names used in samples are fictitious Contents Tk WWCICOMG s ctesateontzensaextesnsienteentossteentnsatauaiancieiaca 1 EXITS CIN SORCI SS cohssisichisss E AAA EE 4 INE WCAC NCS eee eee eee 12 NIRS CAA OVN as aseseseracecsa ses esccncecsasesesceencxverecercecancceecercecarceeeoercecorceemeneee eee 15 2 Gling Stated rcns a a 17 Le UU AVAA 7 1 BAIIIA AOTT E A A Cryvevereyert yee 19 Starting with a design template sesessessessessessessessesseessessesseoseeseeseeseesse 20 Starting witha newdrawinhg sa 21 Opening a saved COCUMENL s ssessessesssessessessessessessessessseosessesseoseoseeseeseessesse 22 Opening Other file types siinon nin na E A En 24 SAV MING QUI WONK oei 27 CIOS HAGA W PHS ves acccceccsececscecccscccecccecscccseseveexesesnsnswansasnsnsnscssssssssecectsteacacatates 28 3 Working with Pages cccccsccssseeseeeseeeeeeeens 29 SETTING UP A COCUMENL Eazos aR 31 Using the page and pasteboard e ssessessessessessessessesseeseesseoseoseeseessesees 32 Setting measurement units ANd drawing SCAlE cssssscesceseseeeseees 33 Using i ars 0 a o eenean i eee ye ery erate taster mre ey tn emer arene 37 Viewing pageS sessesessssesessesessesessesesessessesessesessesesesseses
107. ices vil be Calbrate g7 Soft strokes Fem sakas Define rs ignored by the tools The studio offers A practise area for automatically calibrating your tablet s input devices Pressure Stylus Eraser Airbrush etc by drawing soft firm strokes Manual calibration for fine tuning is also possible As you swap between each device e g between pen stylus and eraser the pressure response curve for that device is displayed accordingly Management of pressure response profiles Preset profiles are available to resolve common problems associated with unexpected pressure response Pressure sensitivityand pentablets 261 e Disabling of pressure input globally to allow DrawPlus to operate without tablet pressure sensitivity To launch Pressure Studio e Select Pressure from the Standard toolbar The Pressure Studio is displayed Before calibration practise drawing with your input device in the practice area The calibration process is described in detail in the online Help Function key assignment If your pen tablet is equipped with ExpressKeys or equivalent Pressure Studio lets you assign your tablet s keys to DrawPlus tools The studio changes depending on the type of pen tablet installed so you ll get an accurate representation of your pen tablet s key layout shown within Pressure Studio s Functions tab ExpressKeys Key 1 Select v
108. ick your required thumbnail from the displayed presets drag from the thumbnail onto the object as an alternative For solid gradient or plasma fills you can then edit colour s and shade tint lightness For gradient and plasma fills the fill path coverage can also be edited see Working with gradient fills on p 149 140 Fill Lines Colours and Transparency To edit an object s fill colour s and tint 1 Right click the object and choose Format gt Fill 2 Optional From the dialog s Model drop down menu choose a different colour model e g RGB sliders Lo Model HSL Ca HSL Cal HSL Colour Box HSL Sliders RGB Sliders NS our Wheel RGB Sliders Hex CMYK Sliders Palettes 3 Depending on the selected colour mode use the Colour Wheel Colour Picker or combination of slider and colour spectrum or use the input boxes to set your colour value When using the colour spectrum click anywhere in the window then drag the marker around to fine tune your colour selection 4 Click OK An Opacity level can be applied to your fill at the same time that a colour is applied this leads to powerful colour opacity combinations on solid fills or on gradient and plasma fill paths See Setting opacity on p 155 For gradient or bitmap transparency effects see p 157 use the Transparency Tool or Transparency tab Exact colour values can be set in a Colour Selector dialog available from Format gt
109. ies effects etc 58 Lines Curves and Shapes Selecting multiple objects It is also possible to select more than one object making a multiple selection that you can manipulate as if it were one object or turn into a grouped object p 123 To select more than one object multiple selection 1 Choose the Pointer Tool or Rotate Tool 2 Click in a blank area of the page and drag a marquee box around the objects you want to select Release the mouse button All of the objects within the marquee box are selected and one selection box with handles appears around the objects To deselect click in a blank area of the page or 1 Click on the first object for selection 2 Press the Shift key down then click on a second object 3 Continue selecting other objects to build up your multiple selection Handles or a bounding box depending on the tool appear around the multiple selection To select all objects on the page e Choose Select All from the Edit menu or use Ctrl A To add or remove an object from a multiple selection e Hold down the Shift key and click the object to be added or removed Lines Curves and Shapes 59 Selection using a lasso For more detailed multiple object selection using a fixed marquee or Shift select may be too inflexible Instead you can draw an irregular shaped lasso around one or more objects in a complex design To select using a lasso 1 Choose the Pointer or Rotate
110. ily use the Ctrl key to redefine the erase area while drawing 4 Release the mouse button to erase the area drawn 118 Working with Objects To add to a selected object 1 Select the Freeform Paint Tool on the Drawing toolbar s J Vector Edit flyout 2 Optional From the context toolbar set a Width to define the nib width which will be drawn 3 Optional Disable Select on Create if you want to create new objects every time you use the tool you might want to create a series of shapes without switching tools os 4 Position the M cursor over the object and drag over an object boundary You ll see blue shading which represents the area to be added You can use the Ctrl key to redefine the painted area while holding down the mouse button 5 Release the mouse button to reshape the object to include the newly drawn area If you add to or erase from a bitmap QuickShape or artistic text they will be converted to curves preventing further editing in their Original form For Stopframe animation consider using either tool as a quick way to modify object shapes frame by frame Resizing objects It s fairly likely that you may want to resize an object to fit into your current design DrawPlus offers a range of resizing options directly on the object as well as more precise resizing via keyboard arrows or the Transform tab Most objects in DrawPlus maintain their aspect ratio when being resized One exceptio
111. imations 3 Optional Under the Background Colour section change the animation s background colour by clicking on the dialog wide colour swatch The dialog lets you pick up a colour from a range of drop down colour modes your Document Palette or via a colour selector drag and click anywhere on your computer screen to set If you check the Export transparent background to SWF option then any exported Flash SWF file will possess a transparent background even if a background colour is set Optional Animation Options lets you increase decrease the Frame Rate by dragging the slider left right respectively Optional To make your animation backward compatible to a specific version of Flash Player set the Flash Version via the drop down menu Newer versions offer greater compression in exported Flash files Optional To reduce Flash file sizes set the Flash Bitmap Quality to a lower percentage setting this drops the resolution of placed bitmaps and any filter effects applied to objects Click OK Make use of the Startup Wizard s Create gt Keyframe Animation or Open gt Design Template options to choose preset page setups or Web Banner animation templates respectively To view the Storyboard tab Unless the tab is already displayed click the handle at the bottom of your workspace to reveal the tab We ll assume that you ve drawn objects on the first keyframe You can run forward these automatically throughout you
112. imetric 4 54 90 17 Custom 202 Applying Special Effects Creating a custom projection e From the Projection Properties dialog pick a preset projection and modify Angle and or Scale values for one or more axes The projection s name changes to Custom Saving a custom projection 1 Click uc Save 2 Inthe dialog enter a name for the new projection and click OK The entry will appear at the end of the drop down menu 1 1 Creating Animations 204 Creating Animations Creating Animations 205 Getting started with animation What is animation Like flip books Disney movies and TV it s a way of creating the illusion of motion by displaying a series of still images rapidly enough to fool the eye or more accurately the brain Professional animators have developed a whole arsenal of techniques for character animation rendering human and animal movement in a convincing way A clear distinction has to be made between two types of animation techniques both possible from within DrawPlus i e e Stopframe animation also known as Stop motion animation involves the animation of static objects frame by frame In the film industry Stopframe animation is used within widely known productions based on figures made of clay or other bendable material think King Kong and more recently Wallace amp Gromit films Aardman Wallace and Gromit Ltd e Keyframe animation performs movement of computer generated objects from
113. import then click Open The dialog disappears and the mouse pointer changes to the Picture Size cursor What you do next determines the initial size placement and aspect ratio proportions of the picture 3 Either e To insert the picture at a default size simply click the mouse or e To set the size of the inserted picture drag out a region and release the mouse button By default the picture s aspect ratio is preserved To allow free dragging to any aspect ratio hold down the Shift key To constrain the aspect ratio while scaling from the picture s centre as you drag hold down the Ctrl key Notes e You can import Serif PhotoPlus spp files directly into DrawPlus The file is placed as a flattened bitmap e You can import photos directly from your camera s hard disk which shows as a removable drive in Windows However in advance of import you may wish to back up your photos to your computers hard disk making them permanently available to your DrawPlus project e You can import scanner images via TWAIN Acquire see p 180 e For importing from an inserted Kodak PhotoCD choose Picture gt Photo CD from the Insert menu e Once placed you can swap the picture by clicking te Replace Picture on the context toolbar Working with Pictures 165 e You can always resize a picture as required after it has been placed by dragging its handles For the finer points of resizing see Resizing objects on p 118
114. indows computer Defined by Microsoft it supports different types of video audio and image sequences in sync with a mono or stereo sound track along with compression via a wide variety of codecs AVIs are mainly for viewing on a computer Appropriate codecs have to be installed on the computer Creating Animations 233 Windows Media audio and Video The WMV format is best supported on PCs running Windows Media Player although some other software even on other platforms can play WMV video WMVs are Advanced Systems Format ASF files that include audio video or both compressed with Windows Media Audio WMA and Windows Media Video WMV codecs To export animation as video 1 2 Choose Export gt Export As Video from the File menu From the displayed dialog s Basic tab select your chosen export type from the File type and Template drop down list according to the type of output video format you require Optional Click Match project settings to set an approximate video frame size based on your animation project s Page size set in Page Setup Specify a name for file in the Filename box clicking Browse and selecting a new location if you first wish to choose an alternate drive or folder to store your file Optional From the dialog s Advanced tab make a new video template with the Copy button then alter more advanced settings such as video Frame size choose Custom then set a Width and Height Pixel aspect ratio F
115. ines taking the distribution method into account 2 Choose Publish as PDF from the File menu and check your export settings To export the whole document using default settings you won t need to change any settings Make further last minute changes for example a custom setting required by your print bureau 3 Review General Prepress Compression Security and Advanced tab settings and modify if necessary see online Help for more details When preparing a PDF X file for professional printing choose either PDF X 1 or PDF X 1a in the General tab s Compatibility drop down list General tab as advised by your print partner Publishing and Sharing 243 Also inquire whether or not to Impose pages this option is fine for desktop printing of a folded drawing or one that uses facing pages but a professional printer may prefer you to leave the imposition page sequencing to them If you checked the General tab s Preview PDF file option the resulting PDF file appears in the version of Acrobat Reader installed on your system 4 Click OK to proceed to export Exporting objects and drawings When you save a drawing DrawPlus uses its own proprietary formats dpp for drawings dpx for templates and dpa for animations to store the information From these formats it is possible to export your drawing as a graphic in order to read the drawing into another application or use it ona web page A choice of graphics formats
116. ing PhotoPlus insge spp commands such as draw a line from Pgtabie Network Graphic pna psp A to B These are like DrawPlus Kekan Ciub i i ivi Truevision TARGA Format tga drawings made of many individual ski n Windows Enhanced Metafile emf objects grouped together and you can oe edit them in the same sort of way Microsoft HD Photo wdp hdp Portable Network Graphic png You have the choice of ungrouping Windows Bitmap bmp Tagged Image File Format tif tiff the objects in order to edit them Adobe Photoshop Image psd Encapsulated Postscript eps ps further or leaving them as a group Serif Metafile Format smf Scalable Vector Graphics svg Compressed Scalable Vector Graphics svaz e Metafiles are the native graphics format for Windows i e Windows MetaFiles and combine raster and vector information Serif also has it own metafile format Serif MetaFile Format SMF which is optimized for image sharing between Serif applications Any imported picture ends up as an object you can select move scale shear rotate and even cut or crop using the Knife or Crop Tool on the Drawing toolbar The Image Cutout Studio p 165 lets you cut out the subject of your picture out from its background and vice versa 164 Working with Pictures To import a picture from a file 1 Click mt Insert Picture on the Drawing toolbar 2 From the dialog locate and select the file to
117. ing with Pictures For Show transparent mode a different Background colour can be set at the bottom of the Studio while Show Transparent is enabled this may help give better contrast at cut edges while fine tuning To select image areas for keeping discarding 1 In Image Cutout Studio click either L Keep brush or v Discard brush from the left of the Studio workspace 2 Optional Pick a Brush size suitable for the area to be worked on F at gt 48 00 pix 3 Optional Set a Grow tolerance value to automatically expand the selected area under the cursor by detecting colours similar to those within the current selection The greater the value the more the selected area will grow 4 Using the circular cursor click and drag across the area to be retained It s OK to repeatedly click and drag until your selection area is made you can t lose your selection unless you click the Reset button The Undo button reverts to the last made selection 5 If you re outputting an alpha edged bitmap you can refine the area to be kept discarded within Image Cutout Studio only after previewing with Erase and Restore touch up tools Vector cropped images can be cropped using standard DrawPlus crop tools outside of the Studio 6 Click OK to create your cutout or lt a Cancel to abort the operation Make your outline edge as exact as possible by using brush and touch up tools before committing your work You ll see your image
118. ints are now colour coded for easy differentiation Now create branched connectors Pressure Studio for pen tablets p 260 Calibrate and test your tablet s input devices even setup function keys rings wheels and sliders from within DrawPlus all in one easy to use studio For Wacom Intuos4 users take advantage of OLED touch sensitive shortcuts where illuminated DrawPlus tool icons show in your tablet s Functions area 14 Welcome Images PhotoLab for non destructive adjustment and effect filters p 173 The powerful PhotoLab studio packs a punch with an impressive selection of editable adjustments creative and artistic effects pencil water colour oil and more Use integrated Red eye and Spot repair tools for easy retouching Apply filters to selected areas of your photo by using brush based masking Apply adjustment effect combinations or save your own as favourites for future use Importing and Exporting Open import and export Scalable Vector Graphics p 243 Use web ready svg files open as a new document or import to complement your existing DrawPlus design Optionally share your design among the vector art community by exporting and some other enhancements you ve requested New dimensioning tool p 80 Simple to use and powerful the Auto Dimension Line Tool can place dimension lines vertically horizontally and diagonally with automatic label placement on the line snap to connection points or dyn
119. ion B which are automatically created between any two key objects A If you move any of these interim tweened objects you change your animation to follow a non linear path see illustration as a result the tweened object becomes a key object C Key Objects es Tweened Objects Ea El E cog Ad lt ib lt 0 Ob New Key Object a S q lt 0 This takes care of repositioning objects but what about changing an object s transform morph scale rotation and shear or attribute colour or transparency Simply a selected tweened object can be modified just like any other object it will be converted to a key object automatically as a transform or attribute change is applied Ba Use Convert to key object to lock a tweened object into place by making it a key object Use the opposite command Convert to tweened object to convert back to a tweened object removing any repositioning transforms or attributes local to the object Both options are on the object toolbar The Object toolbar also offers two commands for repositioning objects along the storyboard Update placement backward updates a previous object s position to match the selected key or tweened object s current position Conversely Update placement forward updates later object s position accordingly Creating Animations 221 To change object placement l 4 Select the object whose positional information you want to apply forward or ba
120. ional Enable oy Fill on Create to fill the unclosed curve produced by the brush stroke with the default fill colour 8 With the stroke ae f brush cursor drag across your page to create a brush Photo brushes available from the Brushes tab Photo category can be recoloured just as any other brush type B ou can also apply a brush stroke around an object s outline shape artistic text picture etc via Brush Stroke on the Line tab See Setting line properties on p 141 After this first brush stroke there are two ways in which you are likely to paint subsequently depending on the extent to which you plan to edit brush strokes as you go To assist you the Select on Create button on the Brushes context toolbar can be used e Edit then Paint With the button disabled the brush stroke is laid down and is immediately deselected The stroke needs to be reselected to perform any editing Use when you re happy to set all the brush properties colour brush type width etc before painting as above especially if you intend to paint repeatedly with the same brush stroke e Paint and Edit With the button enabled a painted brush stroke will remain selected meaning that the brush stroke can be fine tuned via the context toolbar immediately Use when changing your brush properties frequently e g when adjusting a brush stroke s colour width opacity or shape The ESC key deselects the current brush stroke Setting Brus
121. is always presented vertically with the option to move the label by dragging Extension lines are used to present the dimension line vertically and to allow for an optional offset dH o _ Horizontal Dimension Line Tool As above but for horizontal dimension lines g Slanted Dimension Line Tool Designed specifically for drawing diagonal dimension lines 82 Lines Curves and Shapes Click where you want to start the dimension line e g on a connection point then drag and release the mouse button where you want to end the line maybe on another connection point The illustrations below show the result of dragging between connection points on two QuickSquares Sem A pair of parallel extension lines Release when the line and label are with end nodes appears from the where you want them You can two points Between the two always change the positions later extension lines the dimension line Click away to reveal the dimension and its label float Click the blue line line box to position the floating line and label drag the red circle within or For an angular dimension click the a Angular Dimension Line Tool then click on a point along one side of the desired angle then drag and release the mouse button at a point along the other side of the angle points A and B in the illustration Click again at the vertex of the angle point C These three points define the starting and ending sides of the angl
122. itivity as you draw and paint See Using pen tablets p 259 for more information via the Pressure tab If a pen tablet is unavailable to you DrawPlus can simulate pressure sensitivity when using your mouse along with DrawPlus s Pressure tab Reset Pressure Profile 1 40 _ F eax E This tab is used to set pressure sensitivity globally by using a pressure profile The tab lets you e Select a preset pressure profile e Create your own custom profile from scratch e Adjust how brush pen or pencil width and transparency changes as it responds to pressure e Control the maximum and minimum pressure 256 Pressure sensitivity and pen tablets The pressure chart may appear a little daunting at first It becomes a lot clearer if you imagine the chart when it is superimposed over a brush itself it represents one half of a brush stroke along its entire length exactly Of course the same profile shape will be mirrored on the lower half of the stroke e Se Ses Bian The same would apply to a pencil or pen stroke To apply a pressure profile 1 Expand the Pressure tab at the bottom right of your screen and choose a pressure profile from the drop down list The pressure chart updates to reflect the chosen profile 2 Apply a brush stroke or draw a line on the page This will adopt the chosen pressure profile The profile is maintained until you reset it or pick another profile fro
123. kewed in one direction or another Radial Fill Elliptical Fill 152 Fill Lines Colours and Transparency Experiment to discover new effects For example you can widen or narrow the gradient s extent even drag either node completely outside the object Or for a Radial fill on a round shape try placing the start node near the figure s upper edge off centre to create a reflection highlight For details of how to edit and manage gradient fills see online Help Editing the fill spectrum Whether you re editing a fill that s been already been applied to an object or redefining one of the gallery fills the basic concepts are the same Whereas solid fills use a single colour all gradient fills utilize at least two key colours with a spread of hues in between each key colour creating a spectrum effect You can either edit the fill spectrum directly using the Fill Tool or use Format gt Fill to access the Gradient Fill Editor dialog With the Fill Tool selected colours can be selected from the Studio s Colour or Swatch tab to replace a selected node s colour or dragged from the Swatch tab to create new nodes on the fill path Both methods let you define key colours The Fill Tool method is more convenient for this but with the dialog you can also fine tune the actual spread of colour between pairs of key colours The editing of gradient fills is a complex operation and is covered in greater detail in the online Hel
124. lats spray can e Effects bubbles glitter neon smoke fur clouds e Grunge e Nature fog grass a i snow 4 e Photo rope chains zippers flowers embroidery textured edges ag S Painting inherits the principles of Drawing lines and shapes see p 59 The drawing freedom of the Pencil Tool is adapted for brushwork using the dedicated Paintbrush Tool You can pick up colour for your brushes as you would for other object by simply selecting the Paintbrush Tool choosing your brush type from the Brushes tab and picking a brush colour from context toolbar Colour or Swatch tab 88 Using Brushes The Brushes tab lets you select a brush type from a range of categories You can also view brushes currently being used in your document and edit brushes p 91 or create your own brushes see online Help Stipple 5 Stipple 06 Synthetic Designers Synthetic Filbert Wt J Li Stroke and spray brush types are indicated by and symbols respectively To make sense of all the brush types available to the user the preset brushes are stored under a series of pre defined categories under the name Global the brushes are available to all DrawPlus documents currently open The Document category shows the brush types currently in use in the DrawPlus drawing and is used to bookmark brushes for easy reuse in the future At some point you may want to edit copy or create your own
125. lick Legh Dynamic Preview on the HintLine toolbar If you ve multiple documents loaded you ll notice the current document s tab at the top of your workspace indicate the change to preview mode i Drawing To revert to Normal mode click Dynamic Preview again While in this mode any object can be manipulated or modified as if you are working in normal drawing mode but what you re seeing is an accurate portrayal of your graphic to be exported Publishing and Sharing 249 Sharing via DRAWPLUS COM You can share your design by print as a distributable electronic PDF or via the drawplus com website Publishing your design to website means you can share your design and ideas with a community of like minded designers The drawplus com website is designed specifically as a design community By uploading your completed design to the website just like other DrawPlus users do you add to the collection of published designs in the community The main website features include View published designs To aid your design skills or to browse for fun use the Wall design gallery which showcases public designs published by other DrawPlus users and yourself Take advantage of awesome zoom technology coupled with pan and zoom control Easily view your own the most recently uploaded and featured designs Drawing ratings Rate and comment on other people s designs and have your own design assessed by the community
126. ll Lines Colours and Transparency 145 To sample colours via Colour Picker Tool 1 Onthe Drawing toolbar click Colour Picker 2 From the context toolbar choose a colour picker type e g Point Sampler Fa Point Sampler Ea Square Sample Square and Circle Sampler types allow you size the sampling region by cf Circle Sampler Gradient Sampler using the Colour Picker Size option Gradient Sampler offers a Gradient Picker Sensitivity option for controlling the level or detail to which the gradient is sampled 3 Hold the mouse button down and drag to the target area then release For gradient sampling rather than clicking you sample by dragging a line across your chosen colour gradient The sampled colour s is picked up in the Colour tab s Picker Colour swatch L 4 Click the Colour tab s Line or Fill swatch then the Picked Colour swatch to transfer the colour to the chosen swatch You can then apply the colour to any object this will then be stored automatically in the Swatch tab s Document Palette for further use pre This method lets you sample anywhere in the DrawPlus workspace but it s possible to sample colour from anywhere on your computer screen via the Colour tab 146 Fill Lines Colours and Transparency To sample colours via Colour tab e Select FP Colour Picker hold the mouse button down and drag to the target area then release The colour under the cursor is picked up in
127. lly from the Colour tab or taken The palette also stores commonly used colours e g Red Green Blue etc Colours can be added edited deleted or renamed within the Document Palette as in any of the other Swatch tab s palettes Colours in the Document Palette are just saved locally along with the drawing s current defaults That is the colours don t automatically carry over to new drawings However changes to the other palettes are saved globally in that colour changes will carry over to new documents automatically To add a colour to the Document Palette from Colour tab e Select a colour mixed from the Colour tab If the colour doesn t already exist in the Swatch tab s Document Palette a new thumbnail appears for it To add a new colour via dialog 1 Display the Document Palette on the Swatch tab 2 Click Palette Menu and select Add New Colour or right click any thumbnail and choose Add 3 Optional From the dialog s Model drop down menu choose a different colour model e g RGB sliders 4 Depending on the selected colour mode use the Colour Wheel Colour Picker or combination of slider and colour spectrum or use the input boxes to set your colour value When using the colour spectrum click anywhere in the window then drag the marker around to fine tune your colour selection 5 Click OK A new swatch is added to the palette 148 Fill Lines Colours and Transparency To add a c
128. lly or in multiples As for curved lines you can add delete and move one or more nodes at any time 7 A Node and B Patches in a mesh fill Setting opacity Key point In DrawPlus opacity is a property of colour both can be set in the Colour tab in combination Transparency refers to object based gradient or bitmap transparency effects set via the Transparency tab or Transparency Tool Opacity is great for highlights shading and shadows and simulating rendered realism It can make the difference between flat ordinary visuals and sparkling realism Opacity is the inverse of transparency fully opaque 100 is no transparency 0 and vice versa It works rather like fills that use disappearing ink instead of colour The less opacity in a particular spot the more disappearing takes place there and the more the object s underneath show through 156 Fill Lines Colours and Transparency The Opacity slider Colour tab can be AL used to alter the opacity of a specific colour whether that colour is a solid fill in an object or on a line or a node s colour on a gradient fill path Opacity can be applied locally to each object the EN H 240 5 51 default is 100 opacity i e the object is aah fully opaque Opacity 56 Blend Mode COMED fj Nomi For solid fills the opacity change will be made uniformly across the object s interior see disc illustration For gradient fill paths
129. m the preset list To create a new pressure profile l Click Reset Pressure Profile This sets the pressure chart back to default 2 A turquoise line runs along the maximum pressure line at the top of the chart Click on this line the cursor changes and drag downwards moving the displayed red node into your chosen position You now have a blue curve which represents the pressure profile 3 Repeat the process for the number of nodes that you want to add to make up the profile Pressure sensitivity and pentablets 257 Edit an existing pressure profile from the preset drop down menu to create profiles quickly You can save the current pressure settings to your own saved pressure profile this allows you to store and reapply your settings at any point in the future To save a new pressure profile e Click the tab s Tab Menu and select Add Pressure Profile Your new profile is automatically added to the bottom of the drop down list To delete a pressure profile 1 Click the tab s Tab Menu and select Manage Pressure Profiles 2 Inthe dialog select the pressure profile for deletion and click Delete Altering stroke width and opacity with pressure For subtle pressure control DrawPlus can vary the extent to which pen pressure can alter the width and opacity of a brush stroke or drawn line This is expressed as a percentage of the original stroke s Width and Opacity values shown in the Brushes context toolbar or eq
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131. moved in order to create custom envelopes or to allow preset envelopes to be applied to the selected object The displayed context toolbar shown while the tool is active offers various options to customize the envelope envelope shape line colour weight and style can all be altered It also lets you pick from a range of pre defined envelopes of various shapes remove the selected object s envelope or apply curve adjustments on the envelope s boundary To apply an envelope 1 Select the object s you want to be enveloped gt lal 2 Click Envelope Tool on the Drawing toolbar s Ld Transform flyout 3 From the context toolbar select an envelope preset from the Eik Preset Envelopes flyout The first item User Defined envelope retrieves the last drawn custom envelope shape used in your current DrawPlus session 76 Lines Curves and Shapes To remove an envelope e Select the envelope with the Envelope Tool then choose amp Remove Envelope from the Envelope context toolbar To create edit your own envelope e Select the object s with the Envelope Tool e Drag the nodes and handles accordingly DrawPlus automatically selects the Node Tool when an envelope is applied The Node Tool along with the displayed curve buttons on the Envelope context toolbar lets you reshape the envelope by dragging its corner nodes and attractor nodes as when editing curved lines To review these concepts see Editing lines and shapes on p 65
132. mpressed svgz DrawPlus allows editing of original vector graphic art from both formats Getting Started 27 Opening AutoCAD files DrawPlus opens AutoCAD dwg and dxf files quickly and easily Using the same process as that for PDF files this creates an opportunity to not only view engineering layouts and designs up to AutoCAD 2006 in DrawPlus but to edit the drawn objects and to save the drawing as a DrawPlus drawing dpp On file open a DXF DWG Options dialog provides options to scale the imported file objects position the artwork on the page and merge objects onto one layer To open an AutoCAD file Open on the Standard toolbar 1 Click 2 Change the file type drop down menu to display AutoCAD files dwg dxf locate and select the file and click Open 3 In the dialog specify scaling and positioning options Uncheck Merge Layers to retain the layer structure of the original AutoCAD file layers will automatically be shown in the Layers tab 4 Click OK The AutoCAD drawing is imported Saving your work DrawPlus saves its documents as dpp Drawing dpx Template or dpa Animation files for Stopframe and Keyframe animation modes To save your work e Click Or Save on the Standard toolbar To save the document under its current name choose Save from the File menu or To save under a different name choose Save As from the File menu 28 Getting Started Clo
133. n alignment aid on the page when Snap to Grid is also enabled To show or hide the snapping grid ree may hd fae e From the Standard toolbar click Overlays and select Snapping Grid from the drop down list A grid is overlaid over your page ore Choose Layout Tools from the View menu and check or uncheck on the submenu Of Choose Options from the Tools menu select Layout gt Grid and Guides then check or uncheck the Display Grid box Snapping with dynamic guides For accurate object alignment and resizing you can use dynamic guides instead of either setting ruler guides manually or performing selection transform and alignment operations These guides automatically display between the object being moved and the object to be aligned to visually suggesting possible snapping options and allow snapping to the object s left right centre top right bottom page centre or vertices In technical engineering drawing dynamic guides are especially useful when snapping to object vertices i e the natural points and corners of irregularly shaped objects lines curves and rotated bitmaps Working with Pages 41 Snapping to QuickShapes Quick Star Snapping to irregular drawn shapes Snapping to line curve nodes Snapping to rotated pictures For ease of use dynamic guides always use a candidate system where objects previously selected hovered over or newly created become the focus for snapping All othe
134. n is when resizing QuickShapes as their versatility lend themselves to being resized without constraint Working with Objects 119 To resize an object to a fixed aspect ratio 1 Select the object s with the R Pointer Tool 2 Position the cursor over one of the object s handles you will notice that the cursor changes to a double headed Size cursor 3 Drag from a corner handle above to resize in two dimensions by moving two edges while maintaining the selection s aspect ratio proportions To resize to any aspect ratio with the Shift key depressed drag from an object s corner handle This resizes in two directions If you drag an object s side handles you ll stretch or squash the object in one direction To resize about the object centre instead press the Ctrl key as you drag You can also make fine resizing adjustments via the keyboard or from the Transform tab To resize QuickShapes e As above but the object s aspect ratio is not maintained by default on resize You can use the Shift key as you resize to maintain aspect ratio 120 Working with Objects Rotating and shearing objects The Rotate Tool lets you both rotate and shear slant one or more objects To rotate one or more objects around a centre point a Click Rotate Tool on the Drawing toolbar s Selection flyout Click to select the object then hover over a corner handle and when you see the cursor change drag i
135. n the direction in which you want to rotate the object then release the mouse Use Shift key for rotating in 15 degree intervals Youll notice the angle of rotation displayed around the object s centre of rotation Note that when rotating objects dimensions will be temporarily displayed during the operation To change the centre point of rotation l Move the centre of rotation away from its original position to any position on the page The marker can also be moved to be outside the object ideal for rotating grouped objects around a central point Drag the rotate pointer to a new rotation angle the object will rotate about the new pivot Besides being able to rotate an object the Rotate Tool allows you to skew or shear it Working with Objects 121 To rotate selected object by set degrees i e For 90 anti clockwise click __ Rotate 90 on the Standard toolbar I For 30 45 60 90 180 275 anti clockwise click the down arrow on the Arrange tab s Rotate button and select a value Once set clicking the button will rotate the object by the chosen value incrementally To shear or copy shear an object 1 Select 3 Rotate Tool on the Drawing toolbar s Selection flyout 2 Click to select the object s hover over any side handle not a corner handle until you see the Shear cursor 3 Hold the mouse down and drag the pointer in the direction in which you want to s
136. nd your photo Locking controls Protect your applied filters from accidental change then optionally apply them to other images on selection PhotoLab includes filter tabs a main toolbar and an applied filter stack around a central workspace 174 Working with Pictures Photos present in your scrapbook display in the Images tab which is hidden by default To display this tab as illustrated below simply click the button at the bottom of the dialog ky i TE FF Filters are stored in the Favourites El Quick Fix 7 Adjustments and Effects filter tabs and are e grouped into categories Taa For example the Adjustments tab provides Lighting the Quick Fix and Pro Edit categories while r the Effects tab offers a wide range of creative effect categories On the Favourites tab you ll find a selection of presets created with individual and combined filters You can add your own custom filters to the Favourites tab See Saving Favourites on p 179 When you apply a filter from one of these tabs it is temporarily added to the Trial Zone that displays beneath the filter stack This lets you preview and adjust filters before applying them Working with Pictures 175 Applying filters l Select the photo you want to work on If the photo is framed select it and click b Select Cropped Object Click PhotoLab on the Photo context toolbar For ease of use when you open Pho
137. nding possibilities objects can be multiply blended to from other blends to create truly stunning illustrations It is possible to leap frog between separate shaped objects to create daisy chained blends by click and drag on each object consecutively Applying Special Effects 185 To create a blend with the Blend Tool l 2 Select the Blend Tool button on the Drawing toolbar Optional From the displayed Context toolbar choose e the number of morph Blend Steps to be taken between both points to increase decrease the smoothness of the blend e a Position or Attribute Profile for non uniform blends use for rate or transform and blend respectively See Using blend profiles in online Help e a Colour blend type which defines how colour distribution occurs between the originating and destination object You can Fade between colours by default apply a Clockwise anti clockwise colour spread around the HSL Colour Wheel from the Colour tab or use the Shortest or Longest route between colours on the HSL Colour Wheel Hover over the object to display the Blend cursor If blending to multiple objects remember to group them in advance Click and drag the cursor drawing a dashed line as you go to your destination point this must be on an object and release Your blend is created Optional Click the Convert Blend Object into a Group Object button on the context toolbar to group all blended objects
138. ng and Sharing Defining a region for export DrawPlus lets you export a specific region in your design The region shown as a bounding box is actually a layer overlay which can be resized repositioned over the export area and shown hidden The Image Export dialog is used for the actual export E 4 process To define an export region a a wey 1 From the Standard toolbar click Overlays and select Export Overlay from the drop down menu A bounding box is overlaid over your page 2 Drag a corner or edge handle to resize the box use the Ctrl key as you drag to resize the box about its centre reposition the box over the export area 3 Optional Name the Export Overlay layer in the Export Name box on the context toolbar this labels the export overlay in the Layers tab and provides the default file name at export 4 Click Export shown under the box The Image Export dialog is displayed from which you can modify and choose an export file format described previously When the overlay is applied the bounding box is automatically selected it shows the selection colour of the overlay layer Clicking away from the box will deselect it showing the box Colour but it can be reselected at any time e g for repositioning To select the box a EE ie al e From the Standard toolbar click Overlays and click Export Overlay Publishing and Sharing 247 Dynamic preview Although the Image Ex
139. ng in frames and shapes 100 resizing 100 retyping 98 setting defaults 51 shape 95 entering 96 spell checking 102 Unicode 97 textures paper 195 three colour fills 149 three points transparency 158 tiling Bitmap and Plasma fills 153 printing 239 241 tint 139 adjusting 139 Tool Artistic Text 96 Blend 184 Colour Picker 144 Connector 77 Crop 110 Dimension 81 Envelope 75 Erase 117 Fill 149 152 Frame Text 96 Freeform Paint 118 Knife 114 Mesh Fill 154 Node 57 66 Paintbrush 87 89 Pen 60 62 Pencil 60 Perspective 74 Pointer 57 QuickShape 72 Rotate 57 120 Roughen 186 Shadow 187 Straight Line 60 61 Transparency 157 tracing 169 colour bitmaps 169 creating custom profiles for 172 greyscale bitmaps 169 logos 169 photos 169 profiles 169 Transform tab for precise repositioning 114 for precise resizing 118 for precise rotation and shearing 121 transparency 3D 194 effects 157 path 159 pictures with 165 Transparency tab 157 Transparency Tool 157 TWAIN images importing 180 Index 275 tweened objects 211 ungrouping objects 123 Unicode text 97 vector graphics 163 vector objects 169 Vector cropped bitmap 166 Video export Keyframe animation 232 View All Layers 133 Web 205 animations 205 export settings 243 previewing in browser 210 218 Weight of line width 143 Welcome to DrawPlus 3 windows multiple 50
140. ng your traced output several options are possible e For removing colours in traced logo output right click on the palette colour you want to remove User Defined Palette Pa Fi a You can add a new colour or replace an existing colour by left clicking on an empty or occupied colour swatch and dragging the P Colour Selector to any colour on your computer screen Remember to click Trace to refresh the view e Click a Adjust to access Merge Fill and Node tools for fine tuning your vector output 6 When you re happy with your traced output click G Accept to add it to the page All slider settings are described in full in the Help pane which accompanies the AutoTrace studio Also covered are procedures for tracing greyscale and colour photos The autotracing procedure above differs slightly when applied to greyscale or colour photos i e instead of comprehensive palette control you have a photo preview Using photos in autotracing is covered in the tutorial Cutting Out and Tracing 172 Working with Pictures Creating custom profiles Adjusting any slider means that you ve modified your chosen preset profile If you want to keep the settings for future autotracing you can save the profile to a new name and reuse it from the drop down menu on the profile selection screen or within AutoTrace studio To save a custom autotrace profile 1 Click cal Save Current Profile 2 From the dialog enter a custom pro
141. nges you ll be prompted to save the drawing or animation to a file name Starting with a new drawing The first time you launch DrawPlus you ll see the Startup Wizard with a menu of choices The Start New Drawing option offers an easy way to create your new drawing and takes care of the initial setup for the particular type of document youll be producing Choose from a wide range of preset document types including booklets and folded documents Work on pages right side up automatic imposition assures correct order and orientation of your output To start a new drawing from scratch using the Startup Wizard 1 Start DrawPlus or choose File gt New gt New from Startup Wizard if it s already running 2 Select Start New Drawing from the Startup Wizard 22 Getting Started 3 Select a document category from the left hand pane and a sub category if applicable Categories contain preset document types or if you select Regular you can choose from standard document sizes presented in Portrait or Landscape sub categories For custom sized pages choose the Custom Page Setup button at the bottom of the dialog Select a document type thumbnail from the right hand pane and click OK The new document opens To start a new drawing during your DrawPlus session Click New Drawing on the Standard toolbar if Startup Wizard is disabled or Choose New gt New Drawing from the File menu You ll get a new drawin
142. number of previous frames that will be visible normally one To turn onion skinning on or off 1 From the Frames tab click the Ld Onion Skinning button to turn onion skinning on or off Mee Optional To set more than one previous frame to be visible click Properties then set the number of frames in the Onion Skinning input box The preceding frame s objects will show behind those of the currently selected frame 210 Creating Animations Previewing Stopframe animations You can preview your animation prior to export at any time either directly from your Frames tab shown in a Preview window or from within your default web browser To preview in the Preview window e Click _ Preview on the Frames tab The animation loads into the Preview window and begins playing at its actual size and speed Notice that you see only the drawn portion of the animation any extra surrounding white space is cropped away You can use the control buttons Play Stop etc to review individual frames To preview in a web browser e Select Preview in Browser from the File menu The animation loads your default web browser and begins playing This actually exports a temporary copy of the animation using the current export settings and displays it in your web browser You can leave the browser open and DrawPlus will find it again next time you issue the command Creating Animations 211 Working with Keyframe animation Wh
143. objects on top choose Bring to Front on the Standard toolbar or Arrange tab m Tr To shift the selected object s position behind other objects on the bottom choose Send to Back on the Standard toolbar or Arrange tab To shift the object s position one step toward the front choose Forward One on the Arrange tab Eh e _ To shift the object s position one step toward the back choose Back One on the Arrange tab Working with layers If you are drawing something simple you don t really need to make use of layers you can do all your work on the single layer that every new document has However if you re creating something a little more tricky then layers can be a vital aid in separating objects into independent sets You can think of layers as transparent sheets of paper upon which you can draw your objects X Sy Le j z n 2 b me e Layers are useful when you re working on a complex design where it makes sense to separate one cluster of objects from another The whole drawing is produced by piling up the layers and viewing all of the objects on all of the layers you can Working with Objects 129 choose which layer you are editing and thus make changes without fear of modifying anything on another layer In essence by building up your drawing from multiple layers you make it much easier to edit Each layer is situated along with other Serre layers if present within a stack on the Bo
144. ode Tool select the leading node of the line segment the node nearer the start of the line Then either Z the context toolbar The selected segment immediately jumps to a e To make a line segment straight click Straighten Line on straight line or e To make a line segment curved click one of the node buttons on the context toolbar Sharp Corner Smooth Corner Symmetric Corner or Smart Corner You can then adjust the curvature of the newly created curved segment To convert to straight lines l With the Node Tool select the curve hga eer From the context toolbar choose ___ Convert to Straight Lines The curve segments are replaced by straight line segments throughout the line Lines Curves and Shapes 71 Adjusting a shape As described on p 64 you can easily turn a curve into a shape by connecting its end nodes You can go the other way too break open a shape in order to add one or more line segments To break open a line or shape 1 With the Node Tool select the node on the closed curve where you want the break to occur m 2 Click nai Break Curve on the context toolbar so that the line will separate A shape will become a line with the selected node split into two nodes one at each end of the new line 3 You can now use the Node Tool to reposition the nodes and reshape the line by dragging on the handles Joining lines together You can connect any two straight or curved lines to fo
145. ode is set to be sharp smooth symmetric or smart You can quickly identify a node s type by selecting it and seeing which button is selected in the displayed context toolbar Each type s control handles behave differently as illustrated below To change one or more nodes to a different type 1 Select the object with the Node Tool followed by the node s you want to change 2 Click one of the node buttons described below on the displayed context toolbar R A Sharp Corner means that the line segments to either side of the node are completely independent so that the corner can be quite pointed f A Smooth Corner means that the slope of the line is the same on both sides of the node but the depth of the two joined segments can be different 70 Lines Curves and Shapes fe At a Symmetric Corner nodes join line segments with the same slope and depth on both sides of the node Note Normally Custom segments you draw with the Pen Tool end in a symmetric corner s gt Smart Corner nodes automatically determine slope and depth for a rounded best fitting curve If you attempt to adjust a smart corner s handles it reverts to a symmetric corner You can always reset the node to smart but to maintain smart nodes be careful what you click on You can also use the context toolbar to define a line segment as either straight or curved To change a line segment from straight to curved or vice versa L With the N
146. of remarkable 3D Edible surface and texture presets in various categories Glass Metal Wood etc Click any thumbnail to apply it to the selected object Assuming the object has some colour on it to start with you ll see an instant result 0 pt n Opt fe Alternatively you can customize an Effects tab preset or apply one or more specific effects from scratch by choosing Filter Effects If you want to keep the effect for future you can save it See Studio Effects tab in online Help For more information about creating 3D filter effects see online Help Applying Special Effects 193 To apply 3D Effects a e Choose f Filter Effects from the Format menu or right click the object and choose Filter Effects Filter Effects from the Drawing toolbar or choose e Check 3D Effects in the Filter Effects dialog e Adjust the master control sliders here to vary the overall properties of any individual 3D effects you select e Blur specifies the amount of smoothing applied in point size Larger blur sizes give the impression of broader more gradual changes in height e Depth specifies how steep the changes in depth appear in point size e The button is normally down which links the two sliders so that sharp changes in Depth are smoothed out by the Blur parameter To adjust the sliders independently click the button so it s up e Optional If needed expand the preview pane by
147. olour from a selected object 1 Click Palette Menu and select Add Fill from Selection 2 Inthe dialog choose a name and click OK To add a colour directly from any palette e Right click the palette swatch and select Add to Document s Palette To add colour spreads using Colour Palette Designer 1 Click Colour Palette Designer on the Document Palette s title bar TS 2 Choose a Base Colour a Spread from the drop down list and click either the Add Range or Add All button 3 Click OK For more details see Creating colour palettes from spreads in online Help To modify or rename a palette swatch e Right click the swatch and choose Edit To delete a palette swatch e Right click the swatch and choose Delete If any existing objects use the fill if you delete it the objects will retain it Adding fills to the Document Palette To add a gradient mesh or plasma fill from a selected object 1 Click Palette Menu and select Add Fill from Selection 2 Inthe dialog choose a name and click OK Fill Lines Colours and Transparency 149 To add a bitmap fill from an imported picture 1 Click Palette Menu and select Add Bitmap Fill 2 Inthe dialog navigate to the bitmap select the file name and click Open Working with gradient fills Gradient fills are those that use gradients small spectrums with colours spreading between at least two defined key values Specifically gradient fills include
148. onto any object Fill Lines Colours and Transparency 151 Editing the fill path If an object using a gradient fill is selected you ll see the fill path displayed as one or more lines with circular nodes marking where the spectrum between each key colour begins and ends Adjusting the node positions determines the actual spread of colours between nodes You can also edit the fill by adding deleting or changing key colours To adjust the gradient fill path on a selected object 1 Select an object with a gradient fill 2 Click gt Fill Tool on the Drawing toolbar The object s fill path appears 3 Use the Fill Tool to drag the start and end circular path nodes or drag on or outside the object for a new start node creating a new fill path as you drag The gradient starts where you place the start node and ends where you place the end node To constrain the fill path in 15 degree increments hold down the Shift key while dragging On Elliptical fills Ctrl constraining also forces the gradient s aspect ratio to match the object s bounding box Each gradient fill type has a characteristic path For example Radial fills have single line paths with the gradient initially starting at the object s centre Elliptical fills likewise begin at the centre but their paths have two lines so you can adjust the fill s extent in two directions away from the centre Radial fills are always evenly circular while Elliptical fills can be s
149. ools Tools such as Knife Tool cuts through objects leaving them in multiple parts still as vectors The Erase Tool removes areas under a brush line of variable nib width to redefine object boundaries The opposite of the Erase Tool the Freeform Paint Tool adds to current vector objects shapes text bitmaps Comprehensive Design Gallery The Gallery tab provides an impressive selection of instantly available Arts amp Crafts Cartoons ShapeArt Connecting Symbols family trees electronics computers and Layout Symbols garden and interior design and many more Use the Gallery to additionally store and organize your own favourite designs for future use Picture Import and Adjustments Import pictures from hard disk CD DVD PhotoCD digital camera or scanner Use image adjustments for quick fixes or special effects including Red Eye Tool Auto Levels Auto Contrast Brightness Contrast and many more Apply adjustments singularly or in combination 6 Welcome Object Default control Set your intended object s default line colour style fill and transparency before even drawing your object As a more powerful default control Synchronize Defaults lets you adopt a currently selected object s attributes for future objects For example select a red brush stroke to subsequently paint in red then a green brush stroke to paint in green all or selected attributes can be affected Global and object specific defaults can be rese
150. opular amongst drawing professionals Colour gt C HSL Colour Wheel JE H 0 S 0 L 100 Opacity 100 Blend Mode Normal 7 138 Fill Lines Colours and Transparency The HSL Colour Wheel is made up of four key components the line fill swatches the outer Hue wheel Saturation Lightness triangle and an Opacity slider The Line Fill swatches govern whether the selected colour is applied as a line colour solid fill or both simultaneously The small circles shown in the wheel and triangle indicate the current setting for hue and saturation lightness respectively Drag either circle around to adjust the overall HSL value A Tinting option in the Colour tab s drop down menu not shown above allows a percentage of shade tint to be applied to your colour Swatch gt By comparison the Swatch tab hosts a vast array of preset colour swatches for Document 46 solid gradient plasma and bitmap fills Swatches are stored in palettes which can be managed from within the tab You can even create your own palettes and palette categories To apply a solid fill colour via the Colour tab 1 Select the object s and display the Studio s Colour tab ra 2 Crs Set the Line Fill Swatch at the top left of the tab so the Fill Swatch appears in front of the Line swatch This defines where the colour will be applied Alternatively apply colour to both line and fill simultaneously by
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152. orary composite object where two or more component objects used to overlap Crop and Clip flyout This combination like a group can be broken apart later with Crop gt Uncrop on the Arrange menu e Crop to Top Object 4 The bottom object is cropped to the outline of the top object e Crop to Bottom Object The top object is cropped to the outline of the bottom object e Clip to Top Object The bottom object is clipped to the outline of the top object e Clip to Bottom Object The top object is clipped to the outline of the Loe bottom object Ca Q Subtract gt dy Intersect Working with Objects 125 Creates one new object that s the sum of any two selected objects whether or not they overlap Add along with Subtract an Intersect are Join commands where you actually produce a permanent new object out of any selected objects The action can t be reversed except by using the Undo command A Joined object can be edited with the Node Tool while a combined cropped or clipped object cannot The objects need not be overlapping Discards the overlap between the top and bottom object The top object is also discarded Useful as a quick way of truncating shapes and pictures with another object Be sure the objects are overlapping Like Subtract requires overlapping objects it retains the overlap and discards the rest 126 Working with Objects Aligning and distributin
153. ouse button to reposition the canvas Or e Click the down arrow on the tole Rotate Canvas button HintLine toolbar and choose a preset angle from the drop down list You can also select an object and then choose To Object from the Rotate Canvas drop down list The canvas adjusts so that the object is positioned square to the X and Y axes To reset your canvas e With the button enabled double click anywhere on the canvas to reset Applying the Rule of Thirds Traditionally a technique used in photography the Rule of Thirds grid can also be applied to your design to help with its composition For example note the way the primary object pear is vertically aligned between the top and bottom left intersecting points i e under the stalk and core The secondary object orange is located under the opposite intersecting line to offer some balance to the design 48 Working with Pages By aligning objects to intersecting horizontal and vertical lines rather than just centring objects on the page you can create designs with greater visual interest When a grid is applied to your page the displayed context toolbar lets you alter the grid s colour and opacity and reset or delete the grid See online Help The grid is actually an overlay which appears as an Overlay Layer in the Layers tab As such you can use the Visible layer control to temporarily show hide the grid To apply a Rule of Thirds grid
154. oves Or Click within the selection and drag 2 Note that the Pointer cursor changed to become a Move cursor Use the keyboard arrows to move in increments To set exact horizontal and vertical positions use the Transform tab Cutting up objects aca It is possible to cut any object or image for that matter by using the Knife Tool Drawing toolbar You can cut along a freeform or straight line drawn across your object s leaving you with separate fragments of the original gt g iVar freeform cut using Bump profile straight line cut Working with Objects 115 Cutting with a freeform or straight line is possible by drawing the line across the object or by sweeping the knife cut in and out of the object multiple times in a zig zag pattern By hovering over resulting split fragments you can click an unwanted fragment to delete Alternatively you can deselect the Knife Tool to move the cut fragments apart see carrot illustration Up to now you may have only performed straight cuts but you can use the Knife Tool s context toolbar to cut with more sophisticated shaped cutting profiles e g Wavy Shark Fin Bump plus many more or preset knife paths cookie cutters based on QuickShapes The context toolbar is also used to modify any applied cutting profile To cut selected objects freeform or straight line Ensure Edit All Layers button on the Layers tab is enabled if you want to cut through selec
155. p Working with bitmap and plasma fills A bitmap fill uses a named bitmap often a material pattern or background image DrawPlus supplies an impressive selection of preset bitmap fills on the Swatch tab and you can import your own Fill Lines Colours and Transparency 153 A plasma fill sometimes called a fractal fill is a bitmapped pattern with dark and light regions useful for simulating cloud or shadow effects Again the Swatch tab hosts a selection of these fills Once you ve applied either type of fill to an object using the Swatch tab see Setting fill properties on p 137 you can adjust the fill s tint with the Shade Tint slider in the Colour tab use Colour mode drop down menu and use the Fill Tool to edit the object s fill path defining the placement of the fill across the object Editing the fill path If an object using a bitmap fill is selected you ll see the fill path displayed as two lines joined at a centre handle Nodes shown as small filled circles mark the fill s centre and edges To reposition the fill s centre drag the centre handle To create a skewed or tilted fill region drag one or both edge nodes sideways Unlike the other fill types bitmap and plasma fills don t simply end at the edges of their fill path Rather they tile repeat so you can fill indefinitely large regions at any scale By dragging the edge nodes in or out with the Fill Tool you can zoom in or out on t
156. port dialog s preview options lets you see how your export will look it s time consuming to repeatedly export your graphic until you get the output exactly as you want it Instead you can use Dynamic Preview which lets you swap to a preview and edit mode showing how your graphics will export directly on the page It also lets you edit that output while still previewing and set up the exported file s name format and other settings The ability to fine tune object positioning to pixel level gives an added advantage for web graphics developers To change export settings 4 From the HintLine toolbar click the ih bid Dynamic Preview down arrow and choose Preview Settings The option launches the Dynamic Preview Options dialog which closely resembles the Image Export dialog see p 244 Optional From the Export Area section scale the image to a new size if desired change pixels or adjust the dpi dots per inch setting Change settings in the Properties box according to your chosen Format Settings change according to file type see online Help for more information Click OK To export via Dynamic Preview From the HintLine toolbar click the Ee Dynamic Preview down arrow and choose Export Preview As From the dialog you ll be prompted for a file name to which you can save your graphic Choose a folder location and enter a file name 248 Publishing and Sharing To toggle between Normal and Preview Mode e C
157. ported drawings Blend modes p 184 Use blend modes such as Multiply Erase Colour Dodge and more for appealing object over object colour effects Great for blending brush fill or line colours over textured backgrounds Welcome 13 Colour Palette Designer p 146 Create your own palettes from colour spreads based on accepted colour theory Monochromatic Complementary Triadic and more You can add suggested colours automatically or mix your own colours to create the new palette Spreads are perfect for simulating various skin and natural tones Colour Picker Tool p 144 Sample colours directly under the cursor or for artefacted halftone or dithered images by averaging colours under a shaped region Don t forget to try colour gradient sampling for sampling sunsets metal or glass surfaces and more Brushes get more powerful p 87 Paint more realistic brush strokes by using brush specific pressure properties especially good for natural brush textures Now recolour photo brushes in an instant Lines get pressure sensitive p 255 For cartoons and line art pressure sensitivity now encompasses freeform lines and curves with weight and opacity control Intuitive connector tools p 76 Now even easier to use with direct editing of connectors Perfect in combination with the Gallery tab s exciting range of office flow chart symbols or with ever dependable QuickShapes Overlapping target object s connection po
158. pping box Alternatively switch Snapping on or off via the Arrange menu To turn individual snapping controls on and off te iaa e Click the down arrow on the _ Snapping button Standard toolbar and check uncheck a specific snapping option via the drop down list e g Snap to Guides 38 Working with Pages All snapping options are described as follows Snap to Guides Objects will jump to visible ruler guides Snap to Margin Objects will jump to align with defined page margins Snap to Page Edge Objects will jump to the absolute page edge Snap to Grid Objects will jump to align with a visible grid s dots lines or dashes Working with Pages 39 Snap to Margin Centres Objects jump to margin centres i e the centre of the page in relation to the page margins Snap to Page Centre Objects jump to the page centre i e the centre of the page in relation to the page edge Snap to Units Objects will jump to snapping measurement units independent of ruler measurement units For example a shape can be resized by pixel on a supporting pixel grid 40 Working with Pages Use dynamic guides A moved object can be aligned precisely with an already placed object using optional vertex snapping See Snapping with dynamic guides below Using the snapping grid The Snapping Grid when enabled appears as a matrix of dots lines or dashes covering the page It s especially useful as a
159. print a poster or banner from a standard size page 1 First create your standard sized page e g A4 2 On the Print dialog s Layout tab check Print tiled pages for overlapped multiple sheets 3 Set the As in document Scale factor to print at a larger size e g 300 Printing business cards and labels While DrawPlus can deal with large format documents it is equally suited to documents where the design can be repeated multiple times on the same page during printing Set up your drawing beforehand using File gt Page Setup with the Small document type option to preview and select a particular preset arrangement At print time you can set the Multiple pages per sheet option to Repeat pages to fill sheet Each page N times or Full sheet of each page in the Print gt Layout tab You can tell DrawPlus to skip a certain number of regions on the first sheet of paper useful if for example you ve already peeled off several labels from a label sheet and don t want to print on the peeled off sections If you haven t set up the drawing as a Small Drawing but still want to print multiple pages per sheet try using the Fit Many option Printing thumbnails e Under Special Printing on the Print dialog s Layout tab set the Print as thumbnails option to print multiple pages at a reduced size on each printed sheet taking printer margins into account Specify the number of thumbnails per sheet in the value box DrawPlus
160. r Opacity value by setting a percentage value in the input box using the slider or using the up down arrows The lower the value the less the pressure effects the stroke width or opacity i e a value of 50 will apply half the stroke width or opacity under pressure Pressure sensitivity and pen tablets 259 For some preset brushes stroke width and opacity are set differently to and override the Pressure tab s global settings This is to more accurately represent the inherent characteristics of that particular brush It is possible to adjust these settings further or to apply settings to a brush currently without such settings To adjust stroke width or opacity with pressure per Brush 1 Right click on a brush in a Brush tab s category and select Edit 2 Inthe Brush Properties section check the Initialize creation tools option 3 Set Variance values for Width and Opacity 4 Click OK Any new stroke using the edited brush will adopt the new settings You can also set the pressure variance i e the degree to which you apply pressure via the Pressure tab or per brush See online Help for more information Using pen tablets You can either draw or paint with your mouse or for a more natural experience use a pen tablet A pen tablet is comprised of an intelligent electronic pad equipped with a pressure sensitive pen A rectangular active area responds to pressure applied by the input device e g Pressure Stylu
161. r a bitmap in a solid colour effectively ignoring everything but the transparency Feathering Feathering is a filter effect that adds a soft or blurry edge to any object It s great for blending single objects into a composition vignetted borders on photos and much more You can apply feathering in conjunction with other filter effects For simple feathering use the Feather Edge setting on the Effects tab instead Blur Various blur effects can be applied to DrawPlus objects The types of blur include e Gaussian the effect smooths by averaging pixels using a weighted curve e Zoom applies converging streaks to the image to simulate a zoom lens e Radial applies concentric streaks to the object to simulate a rotating camera or subject e Motion applies straight streaks to the object to simulate the effect of camera or subject movement 192 Applying Special Effects Using 3D filter effects 3D filter effects go beyond 2D filter effects shadows bevel emboss etc to create the impression of a textured surface on the object itself Keep in mind is that none of these 3D effects will do anything to an unfilled object you ll need to have a fill there to see the difference they make Ke The Studio s Effects tab is a good place to begin experimenting with 3D filter effects Its multiple categories each offer a gallery full of predefined effects using various settings Eas gt Youll see a variety
162. r Y Shear Nodes appear on the object for fine control A a 5B e DC Simple shadow Node controls drag from object A Shear X Scale Y B Shear Y Scale X centre C Reposition shadow D Opacity E Lock Point F Blur showing control nodes 188 Applying Special Effects r With subtle Shear and Scale adjustments you can produce skewed shadows for realistic 2D lighting effects The example opposite has had adjustments to Shear X and Shear Y with blurring and reduced opacity Once you ve created a basic shadow you can further edit it as needed using the Filter Effects dialog Applying drop shadows with Shadow Tool 1 Click the an Shadow Tool on the Drawing toolbar You ll notice control nodes appear which allow adjustment as described in the annotated illustration above 2 Drag across the object to create a drop shadow note additional nodes being created 3 Change blur opacity shear or scale accordingly by node adjustment or via the displayed context toolbar To change a shadow s colour e Select the object choose the Shadow Tool then select a colour from the Studio s Colour tab To remove the shadow from an object e Double click the object while the Shadow Tool is selected For more advanced shadow control on your object click a Filter Effects on the Drawing toolbar This provides shadow blend modes intensity and the ability to lock the shadow to the left right top or
163. r objects can t be snapped to until they are activated The last several activated objects are included in each snapping operation If snapping to vertices isn t needed perhaps during less technical design you can switch the option off Dynamic guides can also be switched off entirely if required 42 Working with Pages To disable dynamic guides and snapping to vertices Tel L 1 Click the down arrow on the Snapping button Standard toolbar and select Options 2 From the dialog uncheck Dynamic guides or just Snap to Vertex Viewing pages The HintLine toolbar at the bottom of the screen displays the current page number and provides a number of controls to let you navigate around your pages As an alternative the Pages tab shows your pages as thumbnails which when selected will display that page in your workspace Once you ve got a page in view you can use the scrollbars at the right and bottom of the main window to move the page and pasteboard with respect to the main window As you drag objects to the edge of the screen the scroll bars adjust automatically as the object is kept in view To go to a specific page 1 Click ts Add Delete Pages on the HintLine toolbar 2 Onthe Page Manager s Go to Page tab select the page number to go from the drop down list and click OK or 1 Display the Pages tab docked at the bottom of your DrawPlus workspace by clicking the button 2 Click on a thumbnail
164. r to pick from the Edges category in the Brushes tab Changing line caps and joins The Line tab also lets you vary a line s Cap end and the Join corner where two lines intersect Both properties tend to be more conspicuous on thicker lines joins are more apparent with more acute angles Changing line width On a selected line curve or shape opposite drag the Weight slider in the Line tab To turn off the line set the box to 0 0pt A 10 0 pt 144 Fill Lines Colours and Transparency Sampling colours Use the Colour Picker tool to sample and then reuse any colour in your DrawPlus workspace The picked colour can then be made the current line or fill colour in DrawPlus Various sampling methods can be used depending on the type of object fill or screen area to be sampled m uas Point sampler Use for picking up an individual pixel colour directly under the cursor Square circle sampler Use for sampling halftoned images dithered GIFs or images with undesirable colour artefacts The colours within the shaped black outlined region in the magnification area are averaged rather than using a specific pixel colour Use a square or circle shape depending on the shape of the region to be sampled Gradient sampler Use for picking up colour gradients present in images Great for sampling colours in sunsets Use the Colour tab s Colour Picker to sample colours anywhere on your computer screen Fi
165. race button Standard toolbar and select a profile from the menu OFr Ei Click AutoTrace and choose a profile from the profile selection screen 2 The AutoTrace studio appears with the original artwork displayed along with adjustable sliders a colour palette logo profile only or a collapsible preview window photo profiles only showing how your output will look once traced Autotie Studo in p A n joe H A a gt tub OS mage Tace gt ww at gt Back Oise Tracing logos th rofle tt oe 9 we to 16 ae routing resus dge end ecoursie colo 100 Te tree a loge n 7 Setect Ae Loge I Wet R x T Ps rece your ne sping the 10 profes Sefavtt setongs proceed to iep 4 ari a othiag Fih tage e Detect on roe Colt lii Per idp Tere Prance Ge re E vj Smoothe Pite d Le e A tee mog oe mmooth nge r s Aon rra Qoro e R z 5 3 Optional Adjust the sliders at the right of the workspace each unique to the profile used your profile settings will be modified If you want to save these modified settings you must save the changed profile to a new custom name Working with Pictures 171 4 Click Trace to trace your logo photo or other bitmapped artwork It s best to keep clicking this button to update your main window after any adjustment If you want to abort the autotracing process you can click the Cancel button on the progress bar 5 Optional For fine tuni
166. rame rate Interlacing Codec settings and more depending on the format to be exported See Exporting video Advanced in online Help for more details Optional Set an export Quality Click the Export button Your project will then be composed and converted into the specified format and you will be shown a progress bar during this process 234 Creating Animations Image Within Stopframe animation this option lets you create an animated GIF by default which we ll focus on here For keyframe animation you can export a single keyframe as any type of image format The GIF format is ideal for web as it s universally supported by web browsers and as it s a multi part format it s capable of encoding not just one image but multiple images in the same file A GIF animation player or web browser can display these images in sequence in accordance with certain settings looping frame delay etc included in the file The result it moves As with single frame GIFs if you opt to export your animation with the Transparency setting turned on any unfilled regions of the graphic will become transparent in the GIF All other regions will become opaque For details on using transparency in GIFs see Using transparency effects on p 157 To export as an animated GIF aor 1 Choose Export from the Frames tab 2 The Animated GIF format is pre selected on the Format drop down menu by default if not select it If you choose
167. rames and shapes Text overflow If there s too much text to fit into a text frame or shape the Overflow Al button appears beneath the shape DrawPlus stores the overflowing text in an invisible overflow area Morbi nisl eros dignissim nec malesuadaet convalis quis augue Mort nisl cros dignissim nec makesmadaect convallis quis augue Veswbulam ante ipsum primis in Faucibus orci luctus et Janice i PHL Peal ia Curae Proin aleguam boo ai crus lempas eno Drik Al To make all the text fit you might edit the story down to allow text to fit in the frame or shape However scaling the text to fit may be preferable where you can scale the shape or frame text size so it fits exactly into the available frame 100 Working with Text To scale the frame or shape text Click Overflow Al to autofit the frame or shape text to its container This first applies small point size changes then small leading changes then adjustments to the paragraph space below value until the text fits Other settings are not affected m or e Use Autofit on the Text context toolbar For incremental scaling use the S Enlarge Text or Shrink Text buttons on the same toolbar Positioning Vertical alignment right click Text gt Text Flow moves existing text to the Top Bottom or Centre of the container alternatively you can justify text vertically The setting anchors a particular part of the object
168. rawing scale 33 setting 36 drawings closing 28 creating with design templates 20 exporting 243 opening saved 22 perspective 74 saving 27 starting new 21 drop shadows 187 189 Duration animation frames 231 DWG DXF files opening 27 Dynamic guides 37 40 Dynamic Preview 247 Easing tab 212 edges 143 Edit All Layers 133 Edit Text window 98 editing 97 brush strokes 91 connectors 76 curves 65 lines and shapes 65 QuickShapes 73 text 97 effects 2D 189 blends 184 borders 183 curved text 101 envelopes 75 feathering 191 filters 189 192 Instant 3D 196 268 Index outline 190 perspective 74 Pseudo 3D 199 roughening edges 186 shadows 187 Effects tab 192 ellipse fills 149 ellipse transparency 158 Emboss effect 189 Envelope Tool 75 envelopes 75 in Keyframe animation 228 Erase Tool 117 estimating download time 245 Export Optimizer 12 231 243 exporting 231 242 animations 231 drawings 243 HD photos 245 objects 243 overlays 246 PDF files 242 Serif Metafiles 245 via Live Export Preview 247 Feather Edge 189 Feather effect 190 feathering 191 features existing 4 new 12 fill path bitmap and plasma fills 153 gradient fills 151 mesh fills 154 Fill Tool 149 152 Fill on Create 63 90 fills 137 applying solid 138 Bitmap and Plasma 152 Bitmaps 137 changing 149 gradient 137 149 mesh 154 plasma 137 setting defaults 51 solid 137 defining 1
169. represented on the page area by solid blue guides top bottom left and right 5 Click OK to accept the new dimensions The updated settings will be applied to the current document Using the page and pasteboard Most of the DrawPlus display is taken up by a page or artwork area and a surrounding pasteboard area This arrangement is an electronic equivalent of the system used by traditional graphic designers They kept design tools and bits of text and graphics on a large pasteboard and then carefully pasted final arrangements of text and graphics onto a page sized artwork sheet pinned down in the middle of the board A Page and B Pasteboard The page area is where you put the text and graphic elements that you want to be part of the final output The pasteboard area is where you generally keep any elements that are being prepared or waiting to be positioned on the page area Working with Pages 33 Setting measurement units and drawing scale For precision drawing you need techniques that allow you to position and draw accurately without effort that will also be of use at any scaled size Such techniques make use of rulers and guides for actual size or scaled drawings Rulers The DrawPlus rulers mimic the paste up artist s T square and acts as a measuring tool and guide creator The rulers that surround the page allow you to measure the exact position of an object Ruler units used by DrawPlus determine the units
170. rm a new line To join two lines together 1 Select both lines by Shift clicking with any selection tool 2 Choose Join Curves from the Tools menu The end control node of one line is connected with the start control node of the other 72 Lines Curves and Shapes Using QuickShapes QuickShapes are pre designed objects that you can instantly add to your page then adjust and vary QuickShapes are added from a flyout containing a wide variety of commonly used shapes including boxes arrows hearts spirals and other useful symbols To create a QuickShape g L I QuickShape button on the Drawing toolbar then select a shape from the flyout The button takes 1 Click the down arrow on the on the icon of the shape you selected 2 At your chosen cursor position either e Double click to place a default sized QuickShape or e Click and drag on the page to draw out your QuickShape to a chosen size use the Shift key to lock the aspect ratio the Ctrl key to scale from its centre point or both together New QuickShapes adopt the currently set line and fill in DrawPlus Lines Curves and Shapes 73 All QuickShapes can be positioned resized rotated and filled What s more you can morph their designs For example dragging the handles on a Quick Polygon will change the number of sides to make a triangle pentagon hexagon or other polygon To adjust the appearance of a QuickShape 1 Click on the
171. rnative spellings on the context menu 2 To replace the word choose an alternative spelling from the menu 3 To tell DrawPlus to ignore leave unmarked all instances of the marked word in the document choose Ignore All 4 To add the marked word as spelled to your personal dictionary choose Add to Dictionary This means DrawPlus will ignore the word in any drawing You can also run the Spell Checker from the context menu by choosing Check Spelling You can make your own custom dictionary via Tools gt Options Text gt Spelling Dictionary 104 Working with Text Working with Objects 106 Working with Objects Working with Objects 107 Copying pasting cutting and deleting objects To copy one or more objects to the Windows Clipboard 1 Select the object s 2 Click the r Copy button on the Standard toolbar If you re using another Windows application you can usually copy and paste objects via the Clipboard To paste an object from the Clipboard e Click the IO Paste button on the Standard toolbar The standard Paste command inserts a clipboard object onto the page To select the type of object to be pasted from the Clipboard choose Paste Special from the Edit menu To cut one or more objects to the Clipboard 1 Select the object s 2 Click the LAJ Cut button on the Standard toolbar The object is deleted from the page and a copy is placed on the Windows Clipboard To
172. rom the Crop Shape drop down menu With the crop window selected a gt e Choose gt Convert to Curves on the Arrange tab J e Select the Node Tool then drag the window s nodes For details see Editing lines and shapes p 65 Working with Objects 113 Copying an object s formatting Format Painter is used to copy one object s line and fill properties directly to another object including between line shape and text objects To apply one object s formatting to another 1 Select the object whose formatting you wish to copy 2 Click i Format Painter on the Standard toolbar When you click the button the selected object s formatting is picked up 3 Click another object to apply the first object s formatting to it The second object becomes selected 4 To select another object without pasting the formatting click it with the Shift key down 5 To cancel Format Painter mode press Esc click on a blank area or choose any tool button For copy formatting from one text object to another a number of other text properties font style and so on besides line and fill are passed along at the same time 114 Working with Objects Moving objects You can move any selected object anywhere you want and drop it back onto the page or pasteboard by releasing the mouse button To move one or more objects 1 Select the object s 2 Click and drag the k l Move button The object m
173. rporated in the United States and or other countries Wacom the logo and Intuos are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Wacom Company Ltd Copyrights TrueType font samples from Serif FontPacks Serif Europe Ltd Digital Images 2008 Hemera Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved Digital Images 2008 Jupiterimages Corporation All Rights Reserved Digital Images 2008 Jupiterimages France SAS All Rights Reserved Bitstream Font content 1981 2005 Bitstream Inc All rights reserved The Sentry Spelling Checker Engine 2000 Wintertree Software Inc Panose Typeface Matching System 1991 1992 1995 1997 Hewlett Packard Corporation Portions graphics import export technology LEAD Technologies Inc amp Eastman Kodak Company Anti Grain Geometry Version 2 4 2002 2005 Maxim Shemanarev McSeem PANTONE Colors displayed in the software application or in the user documentation may not match PANTONE identified standards Consult current PANTONE Color Publications for accurate color PANTONE and other Pantone Inc trademarks are the property of Pantone Inc Pantone Inc 2005 Pantone Inc is the copyright owner of color data and or software which are licensed to Serif Europe Ltd to distribute for use only in combination with DrawPlus PANTONE Color Data and or Software shall not be copied onto another disk or into memory unless as part of the execution of DrawPlus 2010 Serif Europe Ltd All rig
174. rspective The Perspective Tool like the adjacent Envelope Tool produces an overall shape distortion Perspective gives you the visual impression of a flat surface being tilted or skewed in space with an exaggerated front back size differential To apply a perspective effect 1 Select an object and click Perspective Tool on the Drawing toolbar s Transform flyout The Node Tool becomes the active tool and an adjustment slider appears above the object 2 Drag the a 3D cursor over the selected object or drag the special adjustment slider handle left or right to see it respond by tilting in all sorts of orientations Use Undo if you re not happy with a particular adjustment Or Lines Curves and Shapes 75 l ar e From the context toolbar select an item from the Perspective Presets flyout closest to the effect you re after The first item User Defined perspective retrieves the last drawn custom perspective shape used in your current DrawPlus session You can still use the cursor and handles for adjusting perspective Applying envelopes An envelope distortion is one that you can apply to any object to change its shape without having to edit its nodes You can use envelopes to bend text into a wave arch trapezoid or just about any other shape You can edit envelopes into custom shapes and apply them to other objects for corresponding effects Cetera With the Envelope Tool an object s nodes can be
175. s The pad when connected to your computer allows realistic sketching freehand line drawing and painting within DrawPlus making the drawing experience as close to a pencil pen or paintbrush as you can get The tablet s pressure sensitive capabilities in conjunction with DrawPlus allows control of stroke width or transparency when drawing or painting DrawPlus works equally well from entry level to professional pen tablets from all the major tablet manufacturers including Wacom and AipTek Within DrawPlus you can use the Pressure Studio to calibrate your tablet s pressure response and to customize your own assignments for your tablet s ExpressKeys TouchStrip or TouchRing DrawPlus settings take precedence over your device s original settings Not available on some pen tablets 260 Pressure sensitivity and pen tablets Using Pressure Studio DrawPlus s Pressure Studio acts as an interface between your tablet and DrawPlus purposely designed to Pressure Studio Calibrate pressure response below for multiple input devices so that DrawPlus tools respond more predictably per device Set up your tablet s key assignments from within DrawPlus if your tablet supports function keys Pressure Setup Proper aes Tablet WACOM Tablet Device Pressure Stylus Pressure 2575 a Fa i E Reset Predie Tf you dahle pesue input Draw a few penile strokes to calibrate the lower pressure range your input dev
176. s and scale are important Although they can be drawn anywhere on the page dimension lines are at their most accurate when attached to connection points on objects see p 76 or when snapped to dynamic guides see p 40 e Connection points When you choose one of the Dimension tools connection points on page objects become visible on hover over i e when you move the mouse pointer directly over a connection point a small box appears around it when a connection can be made The line can then be connected to the object s connection point Lines Curves and Shapes 81 e Dynamic guides You can snap a dimension line to a dynamic guide creating free floating dimension lines that don t actually touch objects as above Use this for neatly presenting horizontal or vertical dimension lines Guides will be offered to snap to when your line approaches objects on the page To draw a dimension a ae 1 Select the Dimension Tool from the Drawing toolbar s H Connecting tools flyout The flyout shows the icon of the most recently selected tool 2 Either for a linear dimension click the respective tool from the Dimension context toolbar EH i e ___ Auto Dimension Line Tool Use to draw vertical horizontal or diagonal dimension lines in any direction with automatic placement of the dimension label adjacent to the line ake Vertical Dimension Line Tool Ideal for vertical dimension lines the label information
177. s at a selected interior node two segments respectively i e NE E B 4 Drag any selected node to reshape adjacent segment s All selected nodes move in the same direction so you can reshape the curve in complex ways by selecting specific nodes Shift drag to constrain the movement to horizontal or vertical 5 Drag one or more control handles to produce very precise changes in the curvature of the line on either side of a node You can shorten or lengthen the handles which changes the depth of the curve that is how far out the curve extends or alter the handle angle which changes the curve s slope 68 Lines Curves and Shapes a When using the Pen Tool pressing Ctrl while clicking a node lets you edit the curve directly You can t edit multiple nodes simultaneously By changing the type of node you can change how the adjacent segments behave As a shortcut when selecting nodes you can press Tab or Shift Tab to select the next or previous node along the line following the order in which nodes were created Simplifying or enhancing a line The more nodes there are on a line or shape the more control over its shape you have The fewer nodes there are the simpler smoother the line or shape You can adjust the Smoothness to refine the curve most recently drawn as long as the line is still selected It is also possible to add or delete nodes to simplify or enhance curves and even clean curves r
178. s or posters Small for example business cards Booklet or Special Folded greetings cards e Where applicable click in the document list to preview available formats for the selected category Watch the preview window for an example of each type e Ifyou select Large or Small you can define a custom document format by clicking Create Custom and entering the desired settings e Ifyou select Regular or Booklet you can check Facing Pages to set up the document using paired side by side pages This is appropriate if you re creating a document where you need to see both the left hand verso and right hand recto pages or one that employs double page spreads where a headline or other element needs to run from the left hand page to the right hand page 3 Select a Document Size set the orientation Portrait or Landscape and enter a Width and Height if a custom setup You can change this later via the Pages context toolbar 32 Working with Pages 4 Adjust the document Margins to your specifications You can set the left right top and bottom margins individually or click the From Printer button to derive the page margin settings from the current printer settings The dialog also provides options for Balanced margins left matching right top matching bottom or for two Mirrored margins on facing pages where the left margin setting becomes the inside and the right margin becomes the outside Note Page margins are
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180. sername and Password You ll need to re enter this information into DrawPlus Registration is complete after activation All that s now required is to enter your account details into your DrawPlus program Publishing and Sharing 251 If you ve already registered but not added your account details click Login This takes you to your account details where you can enter details as described in the next section So you don t forget to set your user account details you ll get a reminder to register every eight days if there are no details set You can register on the website then transfer your username and password over or cancel to register later Setting up account details in DrawPlus L 2 Select Options on the Tools menu In the Options gt Upload pane enter your remembered Username and Password Optional click the Test button to verify that the account details are correct If successful a Username and password valid message is produced If you ve forgotten your password or you ve not already registered use the accompanying Reset Password and Register buttons For the latter you ll be directed to the Registration page on the website Complete the registration details and click Create Account Optional Reduce the upload Quality to 96dpi to speed up file transfer if your Internet connection is 56k dial up modem at the expense of zoom quality Otherwise use the default 300 dpi for broadband and all other
181. sert delete clone or reorder frames and access individual frame properties The tab also lets you preview the animation and enable onion skinning directly exporting as a standalone animated GIF or video is carried out via the File menu The Frames tab is designed for Stopframe animation only and only shows while in this mode Don t get this tab confused with the Storyboard tab used in DrawPlus s Keyframe animation mode see p 211 Each tab hosts distinctly different tools suited to the respective animation type In most cases your new Stopframe animation will have a single initial frame e g Frame 1 To create new frames you can either clone the current frame or insert a blank frame after the current frame Choose to clone if you will be reusing the current frame s contents with a transformation of some kind the most common way of simulating change or movement Once you ve finished creating frames you can preview or export your animation just as you would play the frames of a movie 208 Creating Animations To view the Frames tab e Unless the tab is already displayed click the handle at the bottom of your workspace to reveal the tab To clone the current frame to a new frame E3 e Select a frame in the Frames tab and choose Clone Frame The frame is added after the selected frame Alternatively use the Blend Tool to automatically create intermediate stopframes in steps between objects To generate
182. set of objects into a group is that it is easier to select and edit the objects all at the same time The only requirement for grouping is that multiple objects are selected in advance see p 58 Ungroup K To create a group from a multiple selection e Click Group below the selection To ungroup turn a group back into a multiple selection e Click Ungroup below the selection To ungroup multiple groups within a group e Select Ungroup All from the Arrange menu Once grouped simply clicking on any member of a group selects the group object In general any operation you carry out on the group affects each member of the group Property changes applied to a group such as changing line or fill will alter all the objects that make up the group Objects within groups can be selected with the Ctrl key and edited without having to ungroup your grouped objects 124 Working with Objects Combining cropping and joining objects DrawPlus includes some powerful tools to carve new shapes out of old shapes the Combine Crop Clip Add Subtract and Intersect buttons on the Arrange tab B Merges two or more objects into a composite aby object with a clear hole where their filled regions overlap The composite takes the line and fill of the bottom object e ny Q 9 Click the button again to break apart a i Provides cropping or clipping functions where Combine you create a temp
183. simulates a light source 198 Applying Special Effects To add dimensionality 1 Select an object and click Q Instant 3D on the Drawing toolbar The object immediately adopts 3D characteristics with an orbit circle displayed in the object s foreground You ll also notice a 3D specific context toolbar appear above your drawing 2 Click a 3D effect category from the first drop down menu on the 3D context toolbar from Bevel Lights Lathe Texture Viewport Material the other toolbars options change dynamically according to the category currently selected See online Help for more details 3 Set each drop down menu or input box for each category in turn A little experimentation is advisable 4 Hover over the object s orbit circle and rotate about the X Y or Z axis or X and Y axes together by dragging about the circle s periphery depending on the currently displayed cursor To revert your Instant 3D transform Py e Click Reset Defaults on the context toolbar To switch off 3D effects e Click Remove Instant 3D on the context toolbar You can always select the object again then click the Drawing toolbar s Instant 3D button to reinstate the effect The Bevel and Lathe categories offer several presets that you can apply as your profile You can also define your own custom profiles for both bevel and lathe effects from the Instant 3D context toolbar See online Help for more details For high quality displa
184. sing DrawPlus To close the current document e Choose Close from the File menu or click the window s Close button or If you have a middle mouse button wheel click it when you hover over the document tab at the top of your workspace If the document is still unsaved or there are unsaved changes you ll be prompted to save changes To close DrawPlus e Choose Exit from the File menu For each open window you ll be prompted to save any changes made since the last save Working with Pages 30 Working with Pages Working with Pages 31 Setting up a document A document s page size and orientation settings make a fundamental difference to its layout and are defined when the new document is first created see Starting with a new drawing on p 21 If the Startup Wizard is turned off or you cancel the setup dialog a new document defaults to A4 Europe or Letter size US in Drawing Mode You can adjust the document layout at any time but as a general rule it s best to make page setup one of your first creative tasks For scale drawings you can set the ruler units independently of the page measurement units See Setting measurement units and drawing scale on p 33 To adjust the basic layout of the document Drawing mode 1 Choose ta Page Setup from the context toolbar shown with Pointer or Rotate Tool selected objects must be deselected 2 Select a document category Regular Large for example banner
185. sion in your PDF Spot or process colour CMYK separations for full colour printing are possible You have full control over prepress settings for output 12 Welcome New features Ease of Use Quality Design Snapping power for fine positioning p 37 Align objects relative to nearby objects by using colour coded dynamic guides vertex snapping let s you snap to an object s natural corners and points Great for engineering drawing flow charting and general precision layout An in built candidate system for snapping to objects in focus is used Add text to a path easily p 101 Make your text fit to any line and shape s outline easily simply draw then type text directly on the object s path At a glance object properties see online Help For a breakdown of each object s properties use the Properties tab To fine tune a whole range of object properties edit directly from within the tab Tailor your keyboard shortcuts see online Help Take advantage of customizable keyboard shortcuts for enhanced productivity assign your own keystrokes to toolbar and menu commands Use single key keyboard shortcuts for easy tool access Near photo quality effects Truly impressive display quality of filter effects p 189 and brush strokes p 87 gives great results at any magnification Supersample on export p 243 Use super sampling for superior quality export with stunning realism great for ensuring fine detail in your ex
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187. stroke or spray brush type See online Help Brush strokes can be applied directly to the page by using your mouse or pen tablet the latter method is ideally suited for applying pressure sensitive strokes to your drawing However painting with the mouse still provides a viable alternative to the tablet where pressure sensitivity is controlled via the Pressure tab or set on a per brush basis Using Brushes 89 Applying brush strokes The ri Paintbrush Tool is used exclusively to apply brush strokes to the page The tool is used in conjunction with the Brushes tab and a supporting context toolbar To apply a brush stroke 1 Select the ri Paintbrush Tool from the Drawing toolbar 2 Display the Brushes tab and choose a category from the drop down list then a brush Paint r El Global E My brushes h a AE 0l Bristle 02 ne Embroidery DasH MA 3 Select a Colour Width or Opacity from the Brush context toolbar D Line Colour Width 32 pt Opacity S4100 4 Optional For spray brushes adjust Flow to control the density of paint laid down as you apply it like layering up a brush then painting 5 Optional From the context toolbar adjust Smoothness to set how smooth your stroke is applied 90 Using Brushes 6 Optional Enable C Select on Create to leave the brush stroke selected on the page If disabled the stroke is left deselected 7 Opt
188. t Serif GraphicsPad or equivalent e 3D accelerated graphics card with DirectX 9 or above or OpenGL support e Internet account and connection required for accessing online resources 16 Welcome First time install To install DrawPlus X4 simply insert the DrawPlus X4 Program CD into your DVD CD drive The AutoRun feature automatically starts the Setup process Just answer the on screen questions to install the program Re install To re install the software or to change the installation at a later date select Control Panel from the Windows Start menu and then click on the Programs Uninstall a program option Make sure the DrawPlus X4 Program CD is inserted into your CD DVD drive then select Serif DrawPlus X4 click the Change button and simply follow the on screen instructions Use equivalent options for Windows XP Ps Getting Started 18 Getting Started Getting Started 19 Startup Wizard Once DrawPlus has been installed you re ready to start Setup adds a Serif DrawPlus X4 item to the All Programs submenu of the Windows Start menu e Use the Windows Start button to start DrawPlus or if DrawPlus is already running choose New gt New from Startup Wizard from the File menu to display the Startup Wizard The Startup Wizard offers different routes into the program for you to explore Serif DrawPlus Inspiring Creativity What do you want to do Create Sort by A Start New Drawing
189. t or within a specific page region It s possible to create your own border from a current object selection or from a preset border style To create a border l 2 6 If creating a border around an object Select the object first Select Border Wizard from the Insert menu From the dialog choose to select a border from a library of pre designed borders From library or make your own border based on the Current selection Click Next gt Choose where you want the border to be placed e g Around the current selection and click Next For presets choose one of the pre defined border designs from the scrolling list and set the border s width If making your own border enable a different border style The preview window shows what the border will look like in both instances Click Finish If you chose a whole page or object border it appears immediately With the T custom option use the cursor to drag out a region to be bordered You can create a border on individual pages but not on all pages simultaneously 184 Applying Special Effects Creating blends Blends enable you to morph any shape into any other shape via the Blend Tool If the two shapes are separated in space each step creates an intermediate shape to create a kind of morphing effect where the colour transparency and line properties all change along with the object shape during the blend process For more complex ble
190. t Vector cropped Bitmap from the Output Type drop down menu 2 Drag the Feather slider to apply a soft or blurry edge inside the cutout edge 3 Drag the Smoothness slider to smooth out the cutout edge 4 The Inflate slider acts as an positive or negative offset from the cutout edge Selecting areas to keep or discard A pair of brushes for keeping and discarding is used to enable parts of the image to be selected The tools are called Keep Brush and Discard Brush and are either used independently or more typically in combination with each other When using either tool the brush paints an area contained by an outline which is considered to be discarded or retained depending on brush type A configurable number of pixels adjacent to the outline area are blended Either tool allows the default brush size to be set before you select areas for keeping discarding You can set your own custom size or use a small medium or large preset brush size Choose from the top of the Studio workspace Dy To aid the selection operation several display modes are available to show selection Show Original Show Tinted and Show Transparent buttons A respectively display the image with e selection areas only e various coloured tints aiding complex selection operations e checkerboard transparency areas marked for discarding For Show tinted a red tint indicates areas to be discarded a green tint shows areas to be kept 168 Work
191. t all With the power of scalable vector graphics at your command youll see the creative possibilities open up right before your eyes Whether youre a beginner or an expert you ll find easy to use tools you can use right away With this version DrawPlus has broken the price performance barrier once again If you ve upgraded from a previous version this new edition of DrawPlus includes a host of exciting new features see p 12 which complement DrawPlus s existing features listed overleaf Don t forget to register your new copy using the Registration Wizard on the Help menu That way we can keep you informed of new developments and future upgrades 4 Welcome Existing features As you might expect from powerful design software DrawPlus is packed with a comprehensive range of design tools and options in an easy to use user environment Document Multipage Document Support From startup to printout the versatile DrawPlus engine sustains your creativity Choose from a wide range of preset document types including booklets and folded documents Work on pages right side up automatic imposition assures correct order and orientation of your output Use DrawPlus s always at hand collection of popular design templates to create designs quickly Import PDF Unlock the contents of third party PDF drawings using DrawPlus s impressive open PDF feature objects can be brought into a new drawing with a single click for immedia
192. t attributes in 221 object control in 219 Index 265 object placement in 221 previewing 218 Stopframe 205 207 exporting 231 onion skinning in 209 previewing 210 Animation Mode 205 artistic text 95 97 Artistic Text Tool 96 audio clips Keyframe animation 217 Auto Connectors 76 AutoCAD opening 27 Auto Select Layer 133 AutoTrace Studio 170 autotracing 169 AVI format 232 for animation 232 Back One 128 background page 45 banners 239 printing 239 setup 31 Bevel effects 189 B zier curves 62 69 editing 69 Bitmap brushes 87 Bitmap fills 137 152 Bitmap transparency 158 bitmaps Alpha edged bitmap 166 Vector cropped bitmap 166 bleed limit 242 in printing 242 Blend Mode 12 141 266 Index Blend Tool 184 blending 184 stopframe animation 186 blur 191 blur effects 190 Border Wizard 183 borders 183 creating 183 Bring to Front 128 brush strokes 12 89 applying 89 editing 91 brushes 13 altering opacity with pressure 257 altering width with pressure 257 textured 87 Brushes tab 87 business cards 240 camera TWAIN compatible 180 canvas resetting 47 rotating 46 cards business 240 printing 239 setup 31 changing views 42 Choose Workspace 20 Clipboard operations 107 clipping 124 Clip to Bottom 124 Clip to Top 124 cloning 107 closed lines shapes 63 closing DrawPlus 28 Colour Fill 190 colour models 147 Colour Picker Tool 13 144 Colour t
193. t independently Resource Management Swap out your already placed bitmaps or text fragments in Drawing mode or any Animation mode from the new Media tab a Keyframe animation s movie or audio clip can also be replaced Colour and Transparency Design Power with Colour Gradient Fills The Gradient Fill Editor allows you to adjust gradient contour and tint any portion of the colour spread locate key colours precisely and select from RGB HSL CMYK PANTONE or Registration colours via a Colour Selector Advanced Fill Support Simply apply solid colours from the Studio s Colour tab or Swatches tab onto a fill path to add or replace colours for more subtle gradients Choose colours from different colour mixing modes in the Colour tab HSL Wheel HSL Square RGB Sliders CMYK Sliders or Tinting all offer different ways to mix colour Load RGB CMYK and coordinated themed palettes from within the Swatches tab Apply high end linear radial conical ellipse three colour four colour square and plasma fills to any text or shape for exciting professional results Use bitmap fills for textures and backgrounds Add view edit or delete colours used in your current drawing from within a saveable Document Palette Even import your own bitmaps and use them as fills on DrawPlus objects Plus Mesh Fills for impressively varied gradients using a path node network Define new colour sets based on a base colour this linkage can transform t
194. te Radial Elliptical Conical Plasma Square Three Points and Four Points ranging from clear to opaque The Bitmap transparency gallery hosts texture maps based on the Swatch tab s selection of bitmaps Each preset s tooltip identifies its category To apply gradient or bitmap transparency effects 1 With your object selected go to the Transparency tab Ej down arrow on the Gradient or Bitmap button respectively Select a 1 For gradient or bitmap transparency click the drop 2 category from the flyout then click a thumbnail in that category or Drag the desired thumbnail from the gallery to an object 3 The transparency is applied to the object s Sometimes objects of a lighter colour will not display their transparency clearly ensure the transparency is applied correctly by temporarily placing the object over a strong solid colour Fill Lines Colours and Transparency 159 To apply gradient transparency with Transparency Tool l Select an object a Click the Transparency Tool on the Drawing toolbar Click and drag on the object to define the transparency path The object takes a simple linear transparency grading from 100 transparency to 0 transparency in the direction you drag You ve freeform control over where the path starts and ends and the direction in which the path will be drawn You can even click again to redraw the path Editing gradient
195. te editing Layers Each page can have multiple layers so you can assign elements to different layers for modular design Each layer entry hosts a hierarchical tree view of associated thumbnailed objects Rotate Canvas Let your canvas rotate through any angle just like an artist would do in real life Great for artists with tablets for drawing freeform curves at any orientation and for getting a different perspective of your drawing Pseudo 3D Projections Project objects isometrically onto Top Front or Right planes via a Standard toolbar For more advanced projections take advantage of editable Dimetric Trimetric Oblique projections or even create your own Custom projection Design Welcome 5 View Quality Draw in one of several drawing modes to view objects at optimum quality Normal mode unsmoothed Draft or as single pixel outlines Wireframe Professional Standard Drawing Features Features like converting text to curves defining custom envelopes fully customizable drop shadows layers and scalable vector graphics give complete creative power Combine two shapes into one Subtract for cropping and masking Intersect to carve out unique shapes and regions Cropping Any object can serve as a cookie cutter for trimming one or more other objects into a single shape and the effect is reversible so you won t lose your originals Great for creating reflections of complex scenes Vector editing t
196. ted objects on multiple layers 1 1 Select the Knife Tool on the Drawing toolbar s Vector Edit flyout 2 Optional Use Smoothness on the tool s context toolbar to set how regular the freeform cutting line is click the right arrow and drag the slider right for increasing smoothness 3 Optional By default you ll get a straight cutting profile but for regular shaped cuts pick a Cutting Profile from the context toolbar ee Pinking Straight TLL Square Ae Wavy AAA Double Agag wv Triple Zigzag etete Diagonal th Saw AA Spike uur Fence Wolo Spacer If required adjust the Wavelength and or Amplitude for your shaped cut 116 Working with Objects 4 Using the cursor drag a freeform line across any object s you would like to split unselected objects on which the line traverses will not be split Instead press the Shift key as you drag for a straight line Hover over then click to remove the unwanted cut area s or With the Pointer Tool drag the newly split fragments apart instead Instead of performing a freeform or straight cut you can cut using preset cutter shapes The cutting shape can be resized or morphed to fit your object design just as for QuickShapes see p 72 To cut out selected objects using cookie cutters i From the Knife Tool s context toolbar click to expand the Preset Knife Paths flyout Click a preset shape to apply it to your object as a cutout
197. the Linear Radial Elliptical Conical Square Three Colour and Four Colour types Once you ve applied a gradient fill to an object using the Swatch tab see Setting fill properties on p 137 you can use the Fill Tool to edit the object s fill path defining the placement of the spectrum across the object Applying a gradient fill There are several ways to apply a gradient fill as a line colour or object fill using the Fill Tool or via the Swatch tab Using the Fill Tool you can vary the fill s path on an object for different effects To apply a gradient fill Fill Tool 1 Select a coloured object 2 Click the Swatch tab and ensure the val Line or Fill swatch is set accordingly 3 Click the gt Fill Tool on the Drawing toolbar 150 Fill Lines Colours and Transparency 4 Click and drag on the object to define the fill path a solid line The object takes a simple Linear fill grading from the current colour of the object ending in white objects filled with white will grade from white to black to show contrast C A Node Start key colour B Node End key colour and C Fill Path To apply a gradient fill Swatch tab l Select an object Click the Swatch tab and ensure the a Line or Fill swatch is set accordingly y r Select the AM Gradient button s drop down menu and pick a gradient category Click the thumbnail for the fill you want to apply or Drag from the gallery swatch
198. the adjacent swatch e Click the Colour tab s Line or Fill swatch then the Picked Colour swatch to transfer the colour to the chosen swatch Defining line and fill colours When you re applying a fill or line colour using the Studio s Swatch tab you choose a colour from one of several colour palettes arranged as a gallery of colour swatch thumbnails Different palettes can be loaded but only one palette is displayed at any one time Several of the colour palettes are based on themed colours while the remaining palettes are based on industry standard colour models i e e Standard RGB Red Green and Blue default e Standard CMYK Cyan Magenta Yellow and Black Applying a colour from any of the above palettes to an object will add that to DrawPlus s Document Palette a set of colours currently in use or previously used in your document The Document Palette is primarily used to reuse colours already in your document great for working to a specific tailored set of colours To complement the default standard colours A in the Swatch tab s Document Palette you can also store other palette colours B bitmap fills C gradient plasma mesh fills D and colour spreads E Swatch ie Ty j E FESS O CSE Bes Fill Lines Colours and Transparency 147 Adding colours to the Document Palette E directly from an object s line fill into the user s Document Palette Colours are added manually or automatica
199. the page or move horizontally left or right by using the Shift key and scrolling together Try combining the Ctrl key and scrolling up or down for immediate in out zoom control 44 Working with Pages Adding and deleting pages DrawPlus lets you add one or more pages before or after a currently selected page you can even make use of an object cloning feature which copies objects from a chosen page To add one or more new pages 1 Select a page from which to add page s before after 2 Click UA Add Delete Pages on the HintLine toolbar 3 On the Page Manager s Insert Page tab specify the following e The number of pages to add e The page before or after the new pages should be added e Whether to duplicate a particular page by copying objects from it 4 Click OK The document format as determined in File gt Page Setup will determine whether or not you can add or delete pages For example Folded documents have a fixed number of pages To delete one or more pages 1 On Page Manager s Delete Page tab specify the following e The number of pages to delete e The page after which pages should be deleted 2 Click OK To duplicate a page e On the Page Manager s Insert Page tab you can specify how many pages to add and where to add them Check Copy objects from page if you want to duplicate a particular page Working with Pages 45 To make a page a background for other pages e From the Pages tab right click the int
200. ting 215 Knife Tool 114 lasso selection 59 layers 128 adding 129 deleting 130 freezing 131 locking 131 managing objects on 131 merging 131 paper textures on 131 195 properties of 131 rearranging 130 renaming 129 selecting 129 Layers tab 129 layout tools 33 37 guides 35 page and pasteboard 32 rulers 33 snapping grid 37 levels object order 127 lighting effects 3D 195 Line tab 141 linear fills 149 linear transparency 158 lines adding line styles 142 applying settings 141 closed shapes 63 270 Index closing 64 connectors 76 curved 62 defining colours 146 dimension lines 80 drawing 60 editing 65 extending 62 filling unclosed 63 joining 71 reshaping 66 setting defaults 51 141 smoothing 61 straight 61 styles for 142 Lock Position 122 margins of page 31 markers Keyframe 227 marquee selection 57 Material Thickness 189 measurement units 33 Mesh Fill Tool 154 mesh fills 154 metafiles 163 morphing blends 184 Motion blur 190 movies Keyframe animation 217 adding 217 moving objects 114 multiple pages 239 printing 241 multiple selections 57 58 multiple windows 50 New Drawing 21 new features 3 12 Node Tool 57 66 72 nodes editing 66 Nudge Distance arrow keys 114 objects adding to 117 aligning with each other 126 aligning with snapping grid 37 cloning 107 converting shapes to editable curves 73 copying formatting 113 cop
201. tively to freeform curves to eliminate that shaky hand appearance Intelligent Curve Tracing Simply connect the dots to trace around curved objects and pictures the Pen Tool features Smart segments that use automatic curve fitting to connect each node 8 Welcome Text Effects Brushes Unleash the painter within you with DrawPlus s powerful Paintbrush Tool and the supporting Brush tab s galleries Pick from natural media brush types such as acrylic charcoal dry paint pastel pen and watercolour or create your own Using a pressure sensitive pen tablet Pressure sensitivity is supported via a Pressure tab with preset or custom pressure profiles and control over the maximum and minimum pressure applied QuickShapes QuickShapes work like intelligent clipart or the most powerful set of drawing tools you ve ever envisaged Even extremely complex shapes like spirals stars and webs are simple to draw and customize using QuickShapes Type text directly into any shape Working with Text Apply and edit artistic frame or shape text right on the page apply basic formatting from the always at hand Text context toolbar Control advanced properties like text flow wrap kerning leading paragraph indents above below spacing Need foreign language support Simply paste text in Unicode format as either formatted RTF or unformatted plain text Font substitutions during the opening of DrawPlus or PDF files offers an
202. to jump directly to that page To navigate pages e Click a Previous Page S Next Page L First Page or k Last Page on the HintLine toolbar Working with Pages 43 Zooming The HintLine toolbar also allows the user to view and or edit the page at different levels of detail You can zoom in out step by step or by a user defined preset amount Panning is also possible TOA The Current Zoom setting on the toolbar displays the current zoom percentage with 100 representing an actual size page Click over the value then type to enter any zoom percentage up to 5000 or select a preset zoom from the flyout list includes fit to Full Page or Page Width To zoom to a particular view l l e Click Zoom Out or RE Zoom In to decrease increase the current zoom percentage with each click e Click Q Zoom Tool and drag out a rectangular marquee on the page to define a region to zoom in to To zoom out hold down the Shift key when dragging or just right click on the page You can also pan around a zoomed in page while the Ctrl key is pressed To zoom to the current selection choose Selection from the View menu A e Click W Pan Tool to use a hand cursor to click anywhere on the page and drag to reposition the page in the window e Click Fit Page to adjust the zoom percentage so the entire page area is displayed in the window If you re using a wheel mouse you can scroll the wheel forward or back to move up or down
203. to retain the fill colour you can fill each curve without closing them This is made easy by using the Fill on Create feature To fill an unclosed curve automatically e Select the Pencil Tool Pen Tool or Paintbrush Tool e Enable Fill on Create from the context toolbar and select a suitable fill from the Colour tab You ll also need to ensure Select on Create is enabled on the context toolbar Freehand and Paintbrush tools only e Draw a freeform line pen line or brush stroke into a curve The resulting curve is closed automatically and filled with the current fill colour Lines Curves and Shapes 65 Editing lines and shapes To edit lines or shapes you can manipulate their segments and or nodes allowing you to Redraw part of a curve Reshape a line or curve Simplify a line remove nodes Enhance a line add nodes Change the type of node or line segment Convert to straight line segments Adjust a shape Join two lines together Redrawing part of a curve With the Pencil Tool it s easy to redraw any portion of a curve To redraw part of a selected curve f Select the line then the Pencil Tool Hover the displayed cursor on the line where you want to begin redrawing The cursor changes to indicate you can begin drawing Click on the line and a new node appears 66 Lines Curves and Shapes 3 Keep the mouse button down and drag to draw a new line section connectin
204. to the left for a reduced opacity setting You ll notice the new opacity setting influencing the fill s appearance if placed in front of another coloured object Using transparency effects While uniform opacity can be applied along with colour via the Colour tab see Setting opacity on p 155 it s possible to apply gradient transparency via the Transparency tab or Transparency Tool independent of colour Bitmap transparency can also be applied exclusively via the Transparency tab Just as a gradient fill can vary from light to dark a gradient transparency varies from more to less transparency i e from clear to opaque Picking a linear transparency preset from the Transparency tab and applying it to a shape shows the transparency effect A Linear Transparency B Transparency path C Effect on graphic 158 Fill Lines Colours and Transparency Transparency can also be applied along a custom drawn transparency path using the Transparency Tool in the same way as the equivalent fill path see p 149 Transparency paths are easily editable Transparency effects are applied locally to each object Applying different transparency effects won t alter the object s fill settings as such but may significantly alter a fill s actual appearance Let s check out the Transparency tab As with the Swatch tab there are galleries for both gradient and bitmap transparencies Gradient transparency galleries include Linear opposi
205. toLab the Filters stack on the right contains some commonly used filters such as White Balance and Lighting These filters are disabled by default To apply one of the default filters click its Enable Disable control to enable it and then adjust the filter settings by dragging the sliders To disable reset and delete a filter see p 176 To add a new filter l Browse the filter thumbnails displayed on the Favourites Adjustments and Effects tabs and click the one you want to apply The selected filter is added to the Trial Zone and the main window shows a preview of your photo with the filter applied Commit Y E Brightness eS 7 E3 oh lt 41 Contrast Ca 1 16 Experiment with the filter settings in the Trial Zone you can drag the sliders or enter values directly to suit your requirements Note that some filters also offer check boxes drop down menus and additional advanced controls Optional To replace the trial filter click a different thumbnail Selecting a new filter always replaces the current filter To apply the filter click Commit to add it to the Filters stack 176 Working with Pictures 5 Optional e Repeat steps 1 to 4 to add more filters to the Filters stack Filters are applied to a photo cumulatively in the order in which they are added to the Filters stack The most recently added filter always appears at the bottom of the stack See To reorder filters p 176 e
206. ts its shape to route around obstructive objects Unlike the other connectors Auto connectors automatically form bridges when crossing each other so they re perfect for complex diagrams with interwoven pathways See Using Auto Connectors in online Help g Choose the Direct Connector Tool to draw a single straight line connector between any two connection points m Choose the Right Angle Connector Tool for a connector with only vertical and horizontal segments the connector shape is made up of right angles To change the connector type 1 Select the connector with the Pointer Tool 2 Select an Auto Right Angle Direct or Custom connector type from the context toolbar 3 t bh Fa Or e Right click the connector and choose equivalent options from the Connectors flyout 80 Lines Curves and Shapes Adding dimension lines and labels DrawPlus lets you add dimension lines with text labels showing the distance between two fixed points in a drawing or the angle formed by three points For example you can draw a dimension line along one side of a box measuring the distance between the two corner points If you resize the box the line automatically follows suit and its label text updates to reflect the new measurement O 2 N N You ll find dimension lines indispensable for planning garden designs e g a garden gazebo plan technical diagrams floor plans or any drawing where exact measurement
207. tton If you delete a layer all of the objects on it are lost So if you want to keep any of them move them to another layer first You can move layers up or down in the stacking order to place their objects in front or behind those on other layers move objects to specific layers and even merge layers To move a layer in the stacking order A a i k ie EA In the Layers tab select the layer s entry then click the Move Layer Up or Move Layer Down button to move the layer up or down in the list respectively or e Drag the selected layer to a new position in the layer stack Remember that objects on layers are drawn in the order in which the layers were initially added to the Layers tab Put another way the bottom layer in the Layers tab stack is drawn first then the second bottom third bottom etc A background layer should be the bottom layer in the Layers tab stack The standard object ordering commands Forward One Back One etc can be used on a layer affecting an object s level within the layer it currently occupies For more information see Ordering objects on p 127 At some point you may be confident that objects on separate layers can be managed on the same layer without compromising layer control Merging layers enables this and will help to keep your layer management simpler This rationalization is possible via the Merge button Working with Objects 131 To merge a layer 1 Activate t
208. tton changes to yellow when a mask is applied i e D Working with Pictures 179 You can create additional masks for the same filter as above and then choose between them You can only apply one mask at any one time By using the Mask menu s New From gt option you can also base your new mask on an existing mask which may be applied to the current filter or to any other filter in the stack This is useful when working with Favourites filters that contain multiple adjustments To edit a mask e Expand the drop down z Mask menu and select the mask you want to edit Click Edit Mask Saving favourites Sit iiL You can save specific filter settings or combinations of filters as favourites for future i Se PhotoLab stores all your favourites together in the Favourites tab You can even create your own z me categories e g My Adjustments within the tab HSL Adjust 2 To save and manage favourites 1 Click A Save Filter 2 Inthe dialog type a name for your filter and choose the category in which to save it Click to create a new category 3 Optional To organize your favourites into user defined categories click the Tab Menu button and choose Manage Favourites 180 Working with Pictures Importing scanner images In recent years the increasingly more sophisticated image management software supplied with scanners means that DrawPlus leaves the photo management aspect of importing scanned ima
209. tup Wizard is displayed by default when you launch DrawPlus You can switch it off via the Don t show this wizard again check box on the Startup Wizard screen or on again via Startup Wizard in Tools gt Options use User Interface gt Ease of Use menu option You can also access the Startup Wizard at any time from New gt New from Startup Wizard on the File menu Starting with a design template It s so much easier creating drawings with a little bit of help DrawPlus can utilize a whole range of design templates which will speed you through the creation of all types of drawings and animations Templates can be thought of as object factories They let you pick a design and leave you with one or more new objects on the page Getting Started 21 If the design is exactly what you want then all that is left is for you to print it or export it If you want to personalize the design or add to it then you need to know how to work with lines shapes and text To create a drawing from a design template 1 Launch DrawPlus or choose New gt New from Startup Wizard from the File menu You ll see the Startup Wizard 2 Select Open gt Design Template 3 From the dialog select a drawing category on the left and examine the designs on the right Click the thumbnail that s closest to the one you want then click Open The design is loaded and forms the basis of your new unsaved drawing or animation When you make any cha
210. u go The line appears immediately and follows your mouse movements 3 To end the line release the mouse button The line will automatically smooth out using a minimal number of nodes Note the little squares indicating its nodes at the two ends and at each point where two line segments come together Lines Curves and Shapes 61 4 optional To set the degree of smoothing to be applied to the line and subsequent lines set the Smoothness value on the context toolbar above your workspace Smoothness F 72 Click its right arrow to display a slider drag right then left You ll see your drawn line still selected smooth out with fewer nodes as you drag right and become more jagged with more nodes as you drag left For the smoothest curves the next time you draw a freeform line leave the sliding arrow towards the right of the slider To draw a straight line 1 Click the iis Straight Line Tool from the Drawing toolbar s Line Tools flyout 2 Click where you want the line to start and drag to another point while holding down the mouse button then release the mouse button The straight line appears immediately 15 646 10 619 at To constrain the angle of the straight line to 15 increments hold down the Shift key down as you drag This is an easy way to make exactly vertical or horizontal lines Any kind of open line that is one that hasn t been closed to create a shape can be extended and you c
211. uivalent for pen or pencil lines Imagine the end of your stroke tapering off or getting fainter as it lifts off the page The width and opacity setting can be set either e globally via the Pressure tab or e per brush via the Stroke Brush Edit or Spray Brush Edit dialogs You can set the degree to which width and opacity changes either independently or in combination Let s look at some examples based on drawn straight line for clarity We ll use a pressure profile below available from the preset drop down menu for all examples 258 Pressure sensitivity and pen tablets Here s how the degree of width opacity changes the stroke s appearance Width 100 Opacity Variance 100 lt gt Fi r 4a 4a l R JE ot Width 0 Opacity Variance 100 lt gt E Width 100 Opacity Variance 0 a 4 ge Ho E z EJIE l Width 0 Opacity Variance 0 r Ho a7 4 5 o af gt r Width 50 Opacity Variance 50 BHO wd ae lah LT tT ge ov ow or The first example shows the default behaviour when pressure is applied These settings are stored independently of the currently chosen pressure profiles To adjust stroke width or opacity with pressure in Pressure tab 1 Select a previously drawn brush freeform line or curve 2 Inthe Pressure tab pick a pressure profile from the drop down menu 3 Entera 1 Width o
212. und set volume Timeline go to marker animation frame animation playback control stop play rewind DrawPlus makes use of ActionScript a language specifically designed for Adobe Flash applications to allow a high level of interactivity between the exported Flash SWF and the user e g a web visitor When an action is applied from the menu you may be prompted for a parameter setting pixel width colour etc but you can alter parameters at any time without having to view underlying ActionScript code Optionally a new action can be created from scratch within the dialog Simply code directly or paste ActionScript into an Edit window To apply an action to selected object s l 2 Select an object on any keyframe Double click an event from the Actions tab From the dialog navigate the tree menu expanding the options if necessary and click on a chosen action e g Timeline Actions gt Go to marker X Click the el button to apply the selected action it moves across into the Applied Actions box then repeat for optional additional actions You may be presented with a dialog which prompts for object names or parameter values colours number of pixels marker names etc required for the underlying ActionScript code to act on Optional For multiple applied actions you can order the Applied Actions list with the Up or Down buttons Click OK You ll notice the selected event now shown in bold in th
213. urately and their current status i e Installed installed on your computer Substitute not installed on your computer so a suggested substitute font is selected for you Instead to use a different substituted font click the Substitutions button 26 Getting Started 4 Choose a Text option where Tight attempts to preserve the physical position of text in the original PDF by preventing text wrapping while Flow makes text editing easier but at the expense of original text accuracy by allowing text to wrap making paragraphs from lines and applying list formatting Enable Import only page to choose an individual PDF page to import Otherwise all PDF pages will be imported Check Crop contents to page area to remove unwanted areas outside the PDF page such as printer marks crop marks registration targets colour bars or additional text instructions Click OK Opening Adobe Illustrator and Scalable Vector Format files To open Click Open on the Standard toolbar Change the file type drop down menu to display Adobe Illustrator files ai or a Scalable Vector Format svg svgz Locate and select the file and click Open You can only open Adobe Illustrator files of Version 9 or above which have also been saved within Adobe Illustrator as being PDF compatible Scalable vector format files are editable and are ideal for sharing between vector applications They can be uncompressed svg or co
214. uto Connector Tool This creates intelligent Auto Connectors 78 Lines Curves and Shapes 3 Click the connection point on the object and drag to the destination object you ll see potential target connection points display in red on the destination object When the pointer is over a chosen connection point release the mouse button You ll see a box appear around the point when a connection is imminent A connector line will appear between the two connection points Once you ve created a connector DrawPlus makes it easy to adjust the connector s path or edit the properties of a connector To adjust a selected connector s path e For Auto connectors Drag the line from the displayed arrows into a new position aa e For Auto Right Angle or Custom connectors Drag a node s to a new position on the page Lines Curves and Shapes 79 To edit the selected connector s properties line weight colour weight style and end e Select options from the Connector context toolbar at the top of your workspace Connector types Ol We ve used the Auto Connector Tool exclusively so far However this tool exists among a selection of connector tools each designed for different uses The Connector Tool when selected offers the different types of connector tool on the Connectors context toolbar situated above the workspace a Choose the Auto Connector Tool for an adaptable auto connector that intelligently adjus
215. w e Select New Window from the Window menu The same drawing shows in a new window e g Drawing1 x where x represents the window number You will need to position your windows and set your magnification level for side by side comparison Updating defaults When you create new objects in DrawPlus the way they look depends on the current default settings for that particular type of object DrawPlus stores defaults separately for 1 lines shapes including connectors and QuickShapes 2 brushes 3 artistic frame text 4 3D filter effects and 5 dimension lines Defaults for shape text as contained in shapes are distinct from those for artistic frame text and are defined along with other shape defaults they are subsumed under other shape properties For any object default means the properties of the object that will be applied to the next new object of the same type you create You can adopt two approaches to controlling your defaults according to your preferred way of working i e i On Defaults are changed dynamically by o synchronizing to the colour style transparency or Synchronize effect of the currently selected item or tab Defaults setting For example when painting you might from flyout want to reuse the colour of a previously painted on Standard brush stroke toolbar This is the default mode of operation Synchronize Off Defaults are changed by manually updating to the Defaults current it
216. w button to add a New Action entry to the Applied Actions list 3 With the entry selected click the Edit button The Action Script Code Editor window is displayed 4 Enter your ActionScript code either by coding directly or by pasting existing code in the window 5 Click OK Click the Flatten button to rationalize several listed actions into one A combined action named Flattened Code is created instead Each code snippet will be run consecutively ActionScript Version 2 is supported in DrawPlus Creating Animations 227 Creating markers Working in a similar manner to bookmarks markers work along with actions allowing jumps to particular keyframes on the storyboard Markers are positioned between keyframes along the storyboard and need to be activated for use Each marker can be named which is especially useful for marker identification when you re using multiple markers along your storyboard Additionally a marker can be used to stop an animation preventing your animation from looping the Stops playhead marker setting will prevent the animation from continuing past that marker position To set a marker 1 Clicka marker icon after a chosen keyframe 2 From the dialog enter an easily identifiable Marker Name 3 Optional Check Stops playhead to prevent your animation from continuing 4 Click OK 5 The marker s appearance will change accordingly i e Marker not set Marker set Marker set with shown
217. will print each page of the document at a reduced size with the specified number of small pages or thumbnails neatly positioned on each printed sheet Publishing and Sharing 241 Multiple pages per sheet e Under Multiple Pages per Sheet on the Print dialog s Layout tab select an option The multiple page options are enabled when you are working with a page from the Small documents category in Page Setup You can select the number of times to repeat each page and tell DrawPlus to skip a certain number of regions on the first sheet of paper Skipping regions is useful if for example you ve already peeled off several labels from a label sheet and don t want to print on the peeled off sections Display the Preview window to see how the output will look e If you haven t set up the document as a Small document but still want to print multiple pages per sheet try using the Fit Many option see Scaling on p 240 Note that this option ignores printer margins and doesn t change the imposition orientation of output pages Tiling e Under Tiling on the Print dialog s Layout tab check Print tiled pages to print large or enlarged pages using multiple sheets of paper e Set the Scale factor to print at a larger size e g 300 Each section or tile is printed on a single sheet of paper the various tiles can then be joined to form the complete page Use this option for printing at larger sizes than the maximum paper size o
218. window Creating Animations 219 Keyframe object control We ve just looked at storyboard control However a whole series of important object control tools are also available in keyframe animation They are available on an object toolbar displayed in context under any selected object z i P DD Ungroup lt gt lt 0 Ob Initial grouped objects show run Objects along the animation run forward and grouped object show buttons for conversion to key buttons objects and object placement and attributes buttons in both directions The insertion of keyframes when you begin your animation will automatically run objects forward or backward However Run Forward and Run Backward commands let you introduce new objects in your animation which run across a limited number of keyframes or the entire storyboard To run object s forward backward 1 Select the keyframe which contains your chosen object 2 Select the object then click bb Run forward or i Run backward if on a later keyframe located on the object toolbar directly under the selected object 3 From the dialog choose to Run Length either To end of storyboard or by N Keyframes enter a number of keyframes to copy to 220 Creating Animations Once run forward or backward you can move an object on any keyframe normally the last to make animation work Objects that are not moved are called tweened objects and show as transparent square nodes see illustrat
219. y you can make DrawPlus display your Instant 3D objects at higher resolutions Alternatively the resolution can be reduced for quicker redrawing on slower computers To change Instant 3D display resolution e Select a resolution from the Display Resolution drop down list in Tools gt Options Drawing Quality gt View Quality Applying Special Effects 199 Applying Pseudo 3D Pseudo 3D produces a object projection to follow one of three separate planes top front or right either by using an Isometric projection default or other more complex projection By bringing together transformed objects on each plane you produce the illusion of working in three dimensions from a simple cube below to more complex 3D shapes text etc Each projection from the same Quick Square object can be presented as follows with a combined multi object cube Top Plane Front Right Combined Plane Plane cube In DrawPlus you can specify a plane Top Front or Right directly from the Standard toolbar s 3D Planes flyout While working with the toolbar all newly created objects will be drawn according to the currently set plane Only one plane can be set at any one time For more complicated projections DrawPlus also allows Cabinet Oblique Cavalier Oblique and various Dimetric and Trimetric projections to be applied you can also design your own Custom projection All projections represent a different object position about the X Y and Z axes
220. yer a e In the Layers tab if the Edit All Layers button is disabled click the chosen layer and either e Click the layer s object on the page a or e In the Layers tab click the Expand icon on the chosen layer entry to reveal all associated objects You ll see objects named automatically e g Curve 2 Nodes Closed Curve 5 Nodes Quick Rectangle etc each with their own preview The frontmost object in your drawing always appears at the top of the layer s listed objects the order reflects the Z order El Shadow 6 Objects Curve 4 Nodes Curve 3 Nodes Curve 4 Nodes Curve 2 Nodes Curve 7 Nodes Curve 2 Nodes This tree view greatly improves the ability to select and manage nested objects in more complex drawings It s also great for visualizing your object order The object on the page is selected when selection handles appear on the object and the displayed bounding box reflects the selected layer s colour Working with Objects 133 To select any object on any layer Initially objects which are on layers that are not selected are also visible but you may find that you can t select an object as it is on a different layer This can be slightly confusing at first as you frantically click on an object to no effect But of course you can change this state of affairs If View All Layers is enabled the default all layers set as visible appear in the edit window regardless of
221. ying cutting and pasting 107 cutting 114 deleting 107 distributing 126 editing Bitmap and Plasma fills on 152 editing gradient fills on 149 editing mesh fills on 154 erasing 117 exporting 243 fills 137 flipping 122 grouping and ungrouping 123 isolating 50 joining 125 Add 125 Intersect 125 Subtract 125 key Keyframe animation 211 line settings 141 locking unlocking 122 measuring 33 80 moving 114 naming 133 obstructive 79 on layers 133 ordering 127 outlines 143 brush effects 143 edge effects 143 properties 12 QuickShapes 72 replicating 108 resizing 118 rotating and shearing 120 scale 33 selecting complex objects 59 selecting one or more 57 123 selecting in groups 123 setting defaults 51 shearing 121 splitting 114 storing in Gallery 83 transparency effects on 157 tweened Keyframe animation 211 obstructive objects 79 onion skinning Stopframe 209 opacity 155 opening AutoCAD files 27 DWG DXF files 27 PDF files 14 24 picture as a document 24 saved documents 22 optimizing exported graphics 243 ordering objects 127 Outer Bevel effect 189 Outer Glow effect 189 Outline effect 190 outlines 143 190 brushes as 143 edge effects for 143 overflow of text 99 overlays as design aids 46 Index 271 page area 32 composition 46 marks printing 242 numbers and navigation 42 size 31 units 31 Page Setup 31 206 page units 33 pages 44

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