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84 Object Handling

The constrain angles are user definable. Refer to "Customizing Designer Pro (on page
629)".

To create a copy while rotating, click "+" on the numeric keypad while rotating, or click
the right mouse button.

To quickly create a fan like this, draw a single line, then position
the transformation center in the bottom right (click the bottom left
button of the 3x3 transformation center control on the InfoBar),
and then as you drag rotate the object, right click for each
successive line you require.

Rotating by exact angles (using the InfoBar)
Type an angle into the rotate box and press "". Xara will remember the angle of rotation
you enter. Positive angles will rotate anti-clockwise and negative angles will rotate
clockwise, the same direction as the symbol.

Click the arrows to the right to nudge the rotate
angle.

Angle values that are entered are absolute, no relative. This means if your object is at an
angle of 30 degrees, and you enter 45 degrees, it will not increase it by 45 degrees but
rather set it at that. If you wanted to instead increase it by 45 degrees, you can enter #45
to do so (so the angle becomes 75 degrees), and #-45 to decrease the angle by 45.

Some points to note about the rotation angle:
• If several objects are selected that all have the same angle of rotation, that value will
be show in the rotation field.
• If the values are different, the field will show MANY. Typing a value will then rotate all
objects to that angle around their individual centers.
• Groups have their own angles and is independent from the objects within.
• When several objects that have the same rotation are grouped, the new group will be
given that same angle.