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Adobe Illustrator Help Working with Objects

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4 Do one of the following:

• To move the objects by the speciﬁed amounts, click OK.

• To move the objects randomly, but no more than the speciﬁed amounts, select the

Random option. Then click OK.

Offsetting objects

You can create a replica of a path, set off from the selected path by a speciﬁed distance, by

using the Offset Path command. This is useful when you want to create concentric shapes

or make many replications of a path at a regular distance from the original path. You can

create an offset path from a closed path or an open path; if created from a closed path, the

new offset path appears at the speciﬁed distance outside or inside the original path.

You can apply the Offset Path command as a ﬁlter or as an effect. For more information on

effects, see “

Using effects” on page 235.

Use the Offset Path command to “convert” a mesh shape into a regular path. For

example, if you have released an envelope, or want to convert a mesh shape for use in

another application, apply the offset path ﬁlter with a setting of 0, and then delete the

mesh shape. You can then edit the remaining path.

To create an offset path:

1 Do one of the following:

• To apply the command as a path command, select the paths you want to offset. Then

choose Object > Path > Offset Path.

• To apply the command as an effect, select an object or group in the artwork, or target a

group or layer in the Layers palette. (For more information on targeting, see “

Selecting

artwork in layers” on page 221.) Then choose Effect > Path > Offset Path.

2 Specify the offset distance, line join type, and miter limit. (For more information about

line join type and miter limit, see “

Creating line effects” on page 131.) Then click OK.

Deleting objects

Deleting an object removes it permanently.

To delete an object:

1 Select the object.

2 Press Backspace or Del (Windows) or Delete (Mac OS), or choose Edit > Clear or

Edit > Cut.

Rotating the x and y axes

When you open a new ﬁle, the x and y axes are parallel to the horizontal and vertical sides

of the window. You can rotate the axes by specifying an angle of constraint in the General

Preferences dialog box.

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