Drawing and editing vector objects 569
To transform nodes
Edit workspace
1 On the Tools toolbar, select the Pen tool .
2 On the Tool Options palette, click the Edit Mode button .
Note: If you cannot see all of the options on the Tool Options
palette, click the More button .
3 Select one or more nodes.
4 Choose Objects Transfor m Sele cte d Node s, and choose one of
the following commands:
• Flip — moves selected nodes along the vertical axis (those on
top go the bottom and vice versa). On a single node, the
command flips the node’s control arms.
• Mirror — moves selected nodes along the horizontal axis (those
on the left go to the right and vice versa). On a single node, the
command mirrors the node’s control arms.
• Rotate — rotates the selected nodes by the current rotation
setting. Applied to a single node, the control arms (if any) will
rotate.
• Skew X — moves selected nodes to the left or right (along the
horizontal axis) using the current skew setting
• Skew Y — moves selected nodes to the left or right (along the
vertical axis) using the current skew setting
• Contract — moves the selected nodes closer to each other by
the current contraction setting. This command cannot be
applied to a single node.
• Expand — moves the selected nodes away from each other by
the current expansion setting. This command cannot be applied
to a single node.
5 Where applicable, type a value for the selected transformation
setting.
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