MACROMEDIA FREEHAND 10-USING FREEHAND Use Manual page 145

With the Spiral and Arc Xtras tools, you can easily draw spirals and arcs. Each tool
has several options that let you customize the way it works.
For information on managing Xtras, see "Using and managing Xtras" on page 79.
Choose Window > Toolbars > Xtra Tools.
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Double-click the Spiral tool in the Xtra Tools panel.
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In the Spiral dialog box, select a Spiral Type option:
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Click the left button to create a spiral with a concentric, evenly spaced radius.
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Click the right button to create an expanding-radius spiral that opens up
farther with each rotation. In the Expansion text box, enter a value or drag the
slider to adjust the expansion rate.
Select a Draw By option:
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Rotations specifies the number of rotations in the spiral, regardless of its size.
Set the number by entering a value in the Number of Rotations text box or by
adjusting the slider control.
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Increments adds more rotations as the spiral grows bigger. Set the spacing
between each rotation by entering a value in the Increment Width text box or
by adjusting the slider control. For expanding spirals, enter a value in the
Starting Radius text box.
Select a Draw From option:
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With the Center option, you click to set the center point of the spiral and drag
to place the end point.
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With the Edge option, you click to place the end point of a spiral and drag to
place the center point.
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With the Corner option, you click to place one end point of a spiral and drag
to place the other end point.
Click a Direction button to specify whether a spiral turns clockwise or
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counterclockwise. This does not change the path direction of a spiral.
Click OK.
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Choose Window > Toolbars > Xtra Tools to display the Xtra Tools panel.
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Click the Spiral tool and drag to draw a spiral.
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