Envelope styles and editing options
Extruding objects
The Extrude command lets you create objects that appear to have
three dimensions. You can extrude vector and text objects in parallel
style, and vector objects in circular and semi-circular (sweep) style.
You can rotate and scale extruded objects in three-dimensional space.
You can set the placement, intensity, and color of a simulated light
source for shading extruded objects. Solid color fill inks can be
applied to extruded objects. Strokes and other inks are not supported.
Note: Canvas extrusions resemble QuickDraw 3D objects, but
QuickDraw 3D is not required to extrude objects. You can save
extruded objects in QuickDraw 3D file format (3DMF) if QuickDraw
3D is installed (Mac only).
Example
Style
Number of handles
Envelope behavior
Warp
Enter the number of hori-
zontal and vertical han-
dles in the text boxes.
Each handle behaves like a path anchor point and
can move in any direction.
Distort
Four
Each side of the envelope edit box is a straight line;
handles can move in all directions. This style is useful
for creating perspective.
Straight Line
Eight
All handles are connected by straight lines. Corner
handles are constrained to right-angle movements;
side handles can move in all directions.
Single Cusp
Eight
Side handles form convex or concave curves between
corner handles. Side handles can move in any direc-
tion; corner handles are constrained to right-angle
movements.
Double Cusp
Eight
Side handles form S-shaped curves between corner
handles. Side handles can move in any direction; cor-
ner handles are constrained to right-angle move-
ments.
Bézier
Eight
All handles behave like smooth anchor points and
can move in any direction.