Automatically mirrors sketched strokes, either bilaterally or radially.
To use bilateral symmetry
- In the option box, set to
The axis of symmetry appears as a dotted line.
- Modify the axis in the following ways:
- Drag the central red dot to move the axis.
- Drag a red double-arrow to change the orientation of the axis. The axis rotates around the other double-arrow.
- Move the double-arrows along the axis to change the rotation pivots.
- Click the button at the bottom of the window to reset the axis to its original position.
- Select any brush and start sketching.
Everything you sketch on one side of the axis automatically gets drawn on the other side, as a mirror image.
To use radial symmetry
- In the option box, set to , and to the number of sections.
A number of axes of symmetry (equal to the value of ) appear as dotted lines radially emanating from a center point.
- Modify the axes in the following ways:
- Drag the central red dot to move the center point.
- Drag the red double-arrow to change the orientation of the axes (by rotating them around the center point).
- Click the button at the bottom of the window to reset the axes to their original position.
- Select any brush and start sketching.
Everything you sketch within one of the sections automatically gets drawn in all the other sections, creating a kaleidoscopic
effect.
To stop sketching symmetrically
Do one of the following to toggle off symmetry:
Canvas Brush Symmetry Control
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Check/uncheck this option to turn symmetrical sketching on or off.
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– Defines an axis (straight line) on the canvas which acts as the “mirror”.
– Defines a number of lines emanating radially from a center point. They divide the canvas into a number of sections, each
mirroring everything drawn in any of the other sections.
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Specifies the number of sections defined by the radial lines when is set to .