MACROMEDIA FreeHand MX, Use Manual

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Special Effects 195
Using a Duet effect attribute
The Duet effect creates one or more clones of a shape and combines the clones with the original
to create a single complex shape. You can define the number of clones to create and determine
whether the clones are to be rotated or reflected from the original shape. You can also define the
center point around which the clones are rotated or reflected.
Reflected effect (left), original object (center), and Rotated effect (right)
To apply a Duet attribute to a selected effect in the Object panel:
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Select Duet in the effect type pop-up menu.
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Modify the attributes of the effect:
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Select Reflect to create a single mirror image of the original.
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Select Rotate to create duplicates rotated around a center point.
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Drag the center point or edit the x and y coordinates to change the angle and orientation of
cloned shapes.
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For Copies, enter a number to set the number of clones to rotate.
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Select Joined to automatically connect the original shape with its clones.
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Select Closed to close either the cloned shapes (if Joined is deselected) or the entire new path (if
Joined is selected).
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Select Even/Odd fill to make overlapping areas of a fill alternate between filled and transparent.