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108 Object Handling

whereas ClipView just hides the parts outside the ClipView object. What’s more you can
then adjust the position of the objects inside the ClipView.

To create a ClipView:

1. The ‘window’ object must be behind the other objects
in the ClipView. If necessary move it backwards. In this
example the dark ellipse is the window object.
Alternatively draw the ‘window’ shape on the mask
layer (on page 333).
2. Select all the objects you want to be inside the
ClipView (including your ‘window’ object unless it is on
the mask layer).
3. Choose "ARRANGE" > "APPLY CLIPVIEW" ("Q"). All of the
"window" object remains visible plus those parts of
other objects that overlap the "window" object.

Setting the ClipView background color
The fill color of the original object used as the ClipView is the background color. So either
set this to the desired color before setting the ClipView or perform a "select inside" ("Ctrl
+ click") on the background, and then adjust the color.

Select clipping shape
This selects only the shape that you used to do the clipping. Effectively this is the
‘window’ through which you see the other object(s) in the clipview. Once it’s selected you
can move it around or otherwise transform it, to adjust your clipview.
Select clipped objects

This selects all the objects in the clipview that are being clipped. Therefore once these
are selected, you can drag them around inside the clipview to adjust their position
relative to the clipping shape.

Selecting objects in the Clipview
You can perform a "select inside" by holding "Ctrl" and clicking on the desired object.
This is very like selecting objects inside a group described earlier in this chapter
(ClipView objects are a type of group). You can now perform most edit operations on the
object.
Removing a ClipView
Just select the object and the menu "Arrange -> Remove ClipView", or press "Alt + Q".

Soft edged ClipView

With the whole ClipView object selected, you can adjust the FEATHER slider control on the
top bar, to give the whole clipped object a soft feathered edge.