Re: How to Bend a Collection of Objects
CorelDRAW had in 9 an envelope tool and it is so well made, it really hasn't changed up till now. It is located on the effects flyout fourth flyout from the bottom. The tool in question is third from the right. This gives you nodes around your object which allow you to distort your drawing as though it were melted wax. If you select two nodes at once, opposite nodes, you can create equal curves on both sides. Additionally, via use of shift, alt and ctrl in various combinations, you can get a balloon effect as well. 9 doesn't appear to allow you to create your own envelope shape. You should access your help menu and read all the documentation on this tool and then have fun.
With CorelDRAW you can also make brushes and create all kinds of items as part of that brush, they are scatter brushes, you do not need to have them bounce items all over the place, but you can get some pretty interesting effects with it. If you wanted an irregular stone paver, this might work out well to indicate an edging. As it could be a brush, you could use it again and again.
Along with the envelope tool however you can create a shape and use it as a mould. Which offers tremendous some versions of DRAW but if 9.0 is like 8.0, you do it from the Effects menu. Click Envelope then the eyedropper button, then the horizontal pointer and select the object you want to use as the envelope shape, then hit apply. There are a couple of modes, vertical, horizontal original and putty. See what works best in your situation.
Last edited by sallybode; 16 February 2007 at 10:15 PM.
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