Transform an object’s patterns, Transform using the bounding box – Adobe Illustrator CS4 User Manual
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USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS4
Reshaping objects
Transform panel
A. Reference point locator B. Panel menu C. Lock proportions icon
Transform an object’s patterns
When you move, rotate, reflect (flip), scale, or shear an object that is filled with a pattern, you can transform just the
object, just the pattern, or both the object and pattern. Once you transform an object’s fill pattern, all patterns that you
subsequently apply to that object are transformed the same way.
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To specify how you want to transform patterns when using the Transform panel, select an option from the panel
menu: Transform Object Only, Transform Pattern Only, or Transform Both.
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To specify how you want to transform patterns when using a transform command, set the Objects and Patterns
options in the corresponding dialog box. For example, select Patterns and deselect Objects if you want to transform
the pattern but not the object.
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To transform patterns but not objects when using a transform tool, hold down the tilde key (~) while dragging. The
borders of the object appear to be transformed, but when you release the mouse button, the borders snap back to
their original configuration, leaving only the pattern transformed.
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To prevent patterns from transforming when using transform tools, choose Edit > Preferences
> General
(Windows) or Illustrator > Preferences
> General (Mac
OS) and deselect Transform Pattern Tiles.
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To return an object’s fill pattern to its original state, fill the object with a solid color, and then reselect the desired
pattern.
Transform using the bounding box
When you select one or more objects with the Selection tool, a bounding box displays around them. Use the bounding
box to easily move, rotate, duplicate, and scale objects by dragging the object or a handle (one of the hollow squares
along the bounding box).
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To hide the bounding box, choose View
> Hide Bounding Box.
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To show the bounding box, choose View
> Show Bounding Box.
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To reorient the bounding box after you rotate it, choose Object > Transform
> Reset Bounding Box.
Selected objects before (left) compared to after (right) scaling using the bounding box
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