In practice of graphic design permanently it is required to align objects on one line or to allocate them equally spaced. 0???????? this routine enough and tiresome operation palette Align (Alignment) helps (fig. 6.6), which is displayed on the screen by command Show Align (to Show alignment) menu Window (Window).
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| Rice 6.6. Palette Align |
In this palette following buttons (from left to right) are presented:
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Buttons of some Align Objects (to Align objects) allow to align the selected objects by a right edge, on horizontal center, on the left edge, on the upper edge, on vertical center and on bottom edge; |
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Buttons of some Distribute Objects (to Arrange objects) allow to allocate the selected objects on equal distances between the upper edges, between horizontal centers, between bottom edges, between the right edges, between vertical centers and between the left edges; |
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Buttons of some Distribute Spacing (to Arrange with equal intervals) allow to provide identical distances between objects on a vertical and across. Thus, buttons work, if variant Auto on the right is selected from the list (Automatically). If numeral value objects are removed from each other on the distance equal to this value is selected. Process begins with source object which is defined by click of tool Selection (Selection) (  ). |
If buttons of the lower row miss, it is necessary to execute command Show Options (to Show additional fields) the menu of a palette which opens click on a triangular arrow in the upper part of a palette.
For alignment of objects the following logic is accepted:
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If objects are selected sequentially (by means of a key [Shift]) alignment happens on the last selected object; |
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If objects have been selected by means of the shaped frame alignment happens on that object which layout coincides with the button (for example, right alignment will be carried out by a right edge of the most right object and etc.). |
For removal of the selected object or the selected set of objects it is necessary to push a key [Delete] or [Backspaced]. The Same result can be received, executing command Clear to (Clear) menu Edit (Editing).
Rotation of axes ? and Y
By default at discovery of the new document of axis ? and Y are allocated parallely to the horizontal and vertical sides of the screen (work sheet). Axes can be turned if needed on any corner if to enter appropriate value in dialog box Preferences (Setting).
Rotation of axes can be demanded, if all elements (including yet not created) have to be allocated under an identical corner (this possibility is useful to those designers who do not think to itself of design of page without layout of elements at an angle in such level that many customers consider as design everything that "across page").
After rotation of axes on a certain corner all objects placed on page are allocated under this corner (fig. 6.7).
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| Rice 6.7. Influence of setting of value in the field Constrain Angle: (1) drawing of an ellipse in axes by default, (2) drawing of an ellipse in the axes turned on 30 ° |
To install an angle of rotation of axes, it is necessary to cause command Preferences (Setting) of menu Edit (Editing) dialog box Preferences (Setting) and to open section General (Cores) (fig. 6.1 see).
In the field Constrain Angle (the Angle of rotation of axes) it is necessary to enter value of an angle of rotation of axes: the positive value rotates axes counter-clockwise, and negative ? clockwise.
Value of a corner is saved in a file of setting of the program of adobe Illustrator and all new documents will use this setting until new value will be entered or the file of setting (in the latter case the program returns all setting by default) will not be remote.
This setting of values influences layout of text objects, on corners of graded-index extensions, on objects which form by means of tools of groups Rectangle (Rectangle), Ellipse (Ellipse) and Graph (Chart).
The angle of rotation of axes influences and scaling operations, mirror reflection, relocation of objects by means of cursor control keys, and also on display of corners in palette Info (Info). Besides, at key press [Shift] relocation or drawing in a direction, to the multiple 45 degrees, is digitized from the turned coordinates. In the same way ""clever"guides (Smart Guides) lead".
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Nota Bene. It is necessary to pay attention that the turned system of coordinates DOES NOT INFLUENCE already existing objects, on the objects created by tools Pencil (Pencil) and Autotrace (Autotrace), and also on operations of rotation of objects and creation of a series of the intermediate forms (blending). |
In vectorial programs, including in Adobe Illustrator program, all objects are independent from each other: each object can be moved and transformed arbitrarily without the slightest influence on other objects. However if objects are superimposed, their unique dependence from each other is shown: the object with filling which is allocated at the uppermost level can superimpose any underlaying objects.
Layout of vectorial objects on a plane reminds an application principle (fig. 6.8): the object which "is sewn or pasted" earlier can be superimposed by object which "is sewn or pasted" later.
It means that all vectorial objects are allocated in the form of some infinite "pile". Even the most ordinary-looking object allocates own level in general "pile". It is natural that objects of this "pile" can freely "be shuffled".
The further development of a principle of application is the mechanism of layers (layers) about which speech in chapter 10 goes.
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Nota Bene. It is necessary to mean also that at grouping of objects their order can change. More in detail about it look further in section "Grouping of objects in" a pile "" the given chapter. |
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| Rice 6.8. Layout of vectorial objects in "pile" (a principle of application of objects) |
All commands on relocation of objects in "pile" are caused by command Arrange (Mounting) of menu Object (Object). Such commands four.
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Commands Bring to Front (On the foreground) and Send to Back (On a background) mix the selected object accordingly on the uppermost or on the lowermost levels. |
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Commands Bring Forward (to Shift forward) and Send Backward (to Shift back) move the selected object accordingly on one object above or more low. |
If the object is a part of any group commands Bring to Front (On the foreground) and Send to Back (On a background) move the selected object on top level / bottom within group.
Object insertion in "pile"
Commands Paste in Front (to Paste forward) and Paste in Back (to Paste back) menus Edit (Editing) allow to place object which is stored in clipboard Clipboard, under the selected object or over the selected object.
These commands are convenient for using instead of commands Bring Forward (to Shift forward) and Send Backward (to Shift back), if in the document set of objects and it is necessary to place object concerning other object. Command Cut is for this purpose used to (Cut) menu Edit (Editing) which temporarily transfers the selected object to a clipboard. Then it is necessary to select object concerning which the object stored in the buffer is located, and to fulfill one of considered commands.
If at performance of these commands there is no selected object the object from the buffer is located on the uppermost or on the lowermost level, accordingly.
At an insertion from the buffer of several objects, all of them save own order and are allocated under or over the selected object.