Twisting


    The Twist command rotates an object more sharply in the center than at the edges.

    You can apply the Twist command as a filter or as an effect. Effects are live, which means you can apply an effect command to an object and then continue to modify or remove the effect at any time. Filters, on the other hand, can't be subsequently modified and can be removed only with the Edit > Undo command. (See Comparing filters and effects.)

To twist an object:

  1. Select the object.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • To apply the command as a filter, choose Filter > Distort > Twist.
    • To apply the command as an effect, choose Effect > Distort & Transform > Twist.
  3. Enter a value for the twist angle, from 3600 to -3600 (a positive value twists clockwise; a negative value twists counterclockwise).