Editing Designs
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Distortion Controls: Scale
The scale is also used by the Pinch effect. It controls how much
to expand the ‘ball’. The previous picture shows a high scale.
The picture below is an example of a low scale:
To distort segments:
1
Open an existing design.
2
Select one or more segments you want to distort.
3
From the Arrange tab of the Ribbon, select the Distort tool.
The Distort dialog appears with the selected segments
displayed in the preview window.
4
In the Style area, select the distortion style you want.
You see this style applied to your segments in the preview
window.
5
Adjust any of the distortion controls accordingly.
6
Click OK.
You see selected segments altered accordingly.
You can distort all types of segments, including the various text
segments and merged stitch segments.
