Operation Manual

VIDEOGRAPHICS LAB USER GUIDE

Moving objects

Once an object is selected, you can move it by dragging it with the Object

tool. Apart from moving an object with your mouse, you can also move it

using the Position spin boxes on the Attribute toolbar. When you view the

Position spin boxes, they show the current horizontal and vertical position

of the selected object respectively (All measurements are in pixels). You

can enter in new values to move the object accordingly. This is very useful

if you are working with various layers of objects and you want to move

one by a fraction of a pixel, such as when creating shading effects.

Transforming objects

In CG Infinity, you can transform an object using the Object and Envelope

tools. When you transform an object, you can adjust its shape and rotation

as well as resize it so that it fits better inside the edit window frame.

Transforming works by dragging the handles on the bounding box of a

selected object. Depending on the type of transform you are performing,

these handles appear either on the sides and corners of the bounding box or

just the corners. (To manipulate the actual path of an object you need to

use the Adjust tool, see page 28.)

Using the Object tool

The Object tool provides five options on the Attribute toolbar for resizing

and rotating an object. The first option, Resize, allows you to drag on the

nodes of a bounding box to stretch and pull an object. (If you want the

object to change its size proportionally, hold down the [

SHIFT] key as you

drag.) To rotate an object, select the Rotate option. As you rotate, the

degree of the rotation is displayed in the Rotation Angle spin box at the

end of the Attribute toolbar. For finer adjustments, you can use this spin

box or enter in the degree of rotation directly. You can also reposition the

rotation circle, found in the middle of the object, to determine where the

center of rotation is, such as the top left corner or right side. (To return

the rotation circle to the middle, click the Reset Rotation Center button

next to the Rotation Angle spin boxes.)