Drawing Spirals And Arcs; To Set Spiral Tool Options; To Draw A Spiral - MACROMEDIA FREEHAND MX 11 Use Manual

Drawing spirals and arcs

With the Spiral and Arc tools, you can easily draw spirals and arcs. Options let you customize the
way each tool works.

To set Spiral tool options:

In the Tools panel, if the Spiral tool is not showing, select it from its pop-up menu.
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Double-click the Spiral tool.
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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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specifies the number of rotations in the spiral, regardless of its size. Set the number
Rotations
by entering a value in the Number of Rotations text box or by adjusting the slider.
adds more rotations as the spiral grows bigger. Set the spacing between each
Increments
rotation by entering a value in the Increment Width text box or by adjusting the slider. For
expanding spirals, enter a value in the Starting Radius text box.
Select a Draw From option:
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lets you click to set the center point of the spiral and drag to place the end point.
Center
lets you click to place the end point of a spiral and drag to place the center point.
Edge
lets you click to place one end point of a spiral and drag to place the other end point.
Corner
Click a Direction button to specify whether a spiral turns clockwise or counterclockwise. This
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does not change the path direction of a spiral.
Click OK.
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To draw a spiral:

In the Tools panel, select the Spiral tool from its pop-up menu.
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Drag to draw a spiral.
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To modify the spiral as you draw, use any of the following keys:
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Press Shift to constrain the placement of the final point.
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Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Macintosh) to draw from the center regardless of the selected
drawing option.
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