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Chapter 27: Working with Compound Objects
FIGURE 27.18
The Deformation dialog box interface lets you control the cross section over the length of the path.
To move a control point, select and drag it or enter a horizontal and/or vertical value in the fields at the bot-
tom of the window.
Table 27.2 describes the buttons at the top of the Deformation window.
TABLE 27.2
Deformation Dialog Box Buttons
Toolbar Button Name Description
Make Symmetrical Links the two curves so that changes made to one curve are
also made to the other
Display X-Axis Makes the line controlling the X-axis visible
Display Y-Axis Makes the line controlling the Y-axis visible
Display XY axes Makes both lines visible
Swap Deform Curves Switches the lines
Move Control Point Enables you to move control points, and includes flyouts for
horizontal and vertical movements
Scale Control Point Scales the selected control point
Insert Corner Point, Insert Inserts new points on a deformation curve
Bézier Point
Delete Control Point Deletes the current control point
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