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Drag in the direction you want to rotate the object. As you drag, the green line moves
around the circle to indicate the amount of rotation. The red line remains fixed and
indicates the original orientation of the object. You can cancel the rotation by dragging the
pointer back inside the yellow circle.
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When the object is rotated to the desired position, release the mouse button. Or, you
can undo the rotation by dragging the pointer within the circle before releasing the mouse
button.
Scaling and distorting objects
Scaling an object enlarges or reduces it horizontally (along the x axis), vertically (along the
y axis), or both horizontally and vertically relative to the point of origin. The point of
origin is wherever you click in the wireframe after selecting the transform object tool. You
can also distort the object by changing its shape and size in any direction.
To scale or distort an object or group:
Select a wireframe view: Top, Side, or Isometric.
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Select the object or group you want to scale or distort. (See "Selecting objects" on
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page 30.)
Select the scale objects tool
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Do one of the following:
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To scale or distort the object without moving it, click in the center of the object. A yellow
circle appears where you clicked.
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To scale or distort the object and move it away from a specific location at the same time,
click that location.
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Drag the pointer toward the outside of the circle until a green line appears.
Do one of the following:
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To enlarge the object both vertically and horizontally, drag away from the center of the
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circle. To reduce the object both vertically and horizontally, drag toward the center of the
circle.
To enlarge the object along one axis only, Shift-drag away from the center of the circle
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along that axis. To reduce the object along one axis only, Shift-drag toward the center of
the circle along that axis.
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