• Hold Ctrl and drag to create a copy of the original object.
• Hold Shift and drag to constrain the new position.
Moving Objects Using DesignCentral
Use DesignCentral when you have to move the objects to a precise position.
1 Select the objects. DesignCentral displays the Scale tab.
2 In DesignCentral, adjust the following parameters:
Horizontal position of the selected objects.
Vertical position of the selected objects.
The point where the X, Y coordinates will
refer in above fields.
Rotating, Shearing and Mirroring
Objects
You can rotate or mirror objects by using the following methods:
Rotating, Shearing and Mirroring Using
DesignCentral
1 Select the objects.
2 From the Arrange menu, select Rotate.
3 In DesignCentral, adjust the following parameters:
New angle of selected objects.
Shear angle that will applied to the selected objects.
Rotates selected objects 90 degrees counter clockwise
or clockwise.
Mirrors selected objects horizontally or vertically.
Keep Original
A copy of original object will be kept after rotating or
mirroring.
The point selected will be used as stationary point.
4 Click Apply.
 Rotating may also be done using DesignCentral, but some of the above options
may not be available.
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Rotating and Shearing by Dragging Control Points
1 Select the objects.
2 Click Rotate tab in DesignCentral.
3 To adjust the Stationary Point do one of the following:
• Select one point in the DesignCentral Reference grid.
• Click and drag the Stationary Point.
• Hold Ctrl and drag the stationary point to move to a point of
the Reference grid.
4 Position the cursor on a Rotate or Shear control point.
5 Click and drag the control point.
• Hold Ctrl and drag to create a copy of the original object.
• Hold Shift and drag to constrain the rotation or shear angle to
increments of 45 degrees.
Creating Mirrored Objects
1 Select the objects.
2 From the Arrange menu, select Mirror.
 A mirrored image is displayed, along with a Mirror Line. If the mirror
line is not visible, increase the distance in DesignCentral.
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