X. Tools for drawing panel (2)

 

  1. Clone tool:


5.1. Press ''CTRL'' and click to mark source point for copying. In some modes ''CTRL''+click is used to select the pivot point. You can copy not only with usual round pen, but also with rectangle or curve (press ''E''to select it if you want).

 

5.2. Additional options in menu ''Clone tool'':


5.3. You can clone surface not only with translation but also with mirroring, inverting and rotating:


 -  Translation (In this mode press ''CTRL'' and click to select the source point):

Dx - the shift of source point in horizontal direction.

Dy - the shift of source point in vertical direction

Example:


-         Mirroring (Copying with mirror. Press ''CTRL'' and click to select the point on mirroring plane).

Example:


 

-         Inversion  (Clone with inversion. Press ''CTRL'' and click to select the center of inversion):

Center X and  Center Y - position of pivot point. Press ''CTRL'' and click to change it.

Example:


-         Clone sector (Copy sector that is rotated on some angle. Press ''CTRL'' and click to select the pivot point):

 


Amount of sectors - amount of sectors when copying a pattern in a sector.

Counter clockwise – when the option is active, sector copying will be done counter-clockwise. This mode may be used to multiply a pattern drawn in one sector around the entire circle.

 


 

5.4. When symmetry is turned on, then in menu ''Clone tool'' you will see an additional option ''Symmetrical copy'':

 


It allows you to copy points from one side to another.

Example:


 

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