To Set Mirror Tool Options; To Create A Pattern Using The Fractalize Command - MACROMEDIA FREEHAND MX 11 Use Manual

To create a pattern using the Fractalize command:

Select an object.
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Select Window > Toolbars > Xtra Operations.
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Click the Fractalize button.
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Each application of Fractalize almost doubles the number of points on the selected object. This
can increase file size.

To set Mirror tool options:

Select Window > Toolbars > Xtra Tools.
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Double-click the Mirror button in the Xtra Tools toolbar.
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In the Mirror dialog box, select the axis around which the objects should reflect:
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reflects from top to bottom.
Horizontal
reflects from left to right.
Vertical
Horizontal & Vertical
reflects around multiple axes.
Multiple
If you chose Multiple, set these additional options:
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Set the number of axes the object reflects around. (Specify 1 to 50 using the slider, or specify 1
to 100 by typing a value.)
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Select Reflect to multiply the path and its reflection, or select Rotate to multiply only the path.
Select Close Paths to close any open paths whose end points are within the Snap distance set in
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general preferences; deselect the option to leave the paths open.
Click OK.
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reflects both ways at once.
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