Add a custom bevel path, Rotate an object in three dimensions – Adobe Illustrator CS3 User Manual
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ILLUSTRATOR CS3
User Guide
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Lighting Sphere
A. Selected light in front B. Move selected light to back or front button C. New light button D. Delete light button
Add a custom bevel path
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Open the Bevels.ai file located in the Adobe Illustrator Plug-ins folder.
2
Create a single open path in the Bevels.ai file.
3
Choose Window
> Symbols, and do one of the following to make the path a symbol:
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Drag the path to the Symbols panel.
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With the path selected, click the New Symbol button
in the Symbols panel or choose New Symbol from the
panel menu.
4
To rename the symbol, double-click the symbol in the Symbols panel, enter a name in the Symbol Options dialog
box, and click
OK.
5
Choose File > Save.
6
Quit Illustrator and then relaunch Illustrator.
The Bevel menu in the 3D Extrude & Bevel Options dialog box lists the bevel.
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To apply the custom bevel, do one of the following:
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To apply the bevel to an extruded 3D object, select the 3D object, and then double-click the 3D Extrude & Bevel effect
in the Appearance panel. In the 3D Extrude & Bevel Options dialog box, choose the bevel from the Bevel menu.
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To apply the custom bevel to 2D artwork, select the 2D object, and then choose Effect > 3D
> Extrude & Bevel. In
the 3D Extrude & Bevel Options dialog box, choose the custom bevel from the Bevel menu.
Rotate an object in three dimensions
1
Select the object.
2
Choose Effect > 3D
>
Rotate.
3
Select Preview to preview the effect in the document window.
4
Click More Options to view the complete list of options, or Fewer Options to hide the extra options.
5
Specify options:
Position
Sets how the object is rotated and the perspective from which you view it. (See “Set 3D rotation position
Surface
Creates a wide variety of surfaces, from dull and unshaded matte surfaces to glossy and highlighted surfaces
that look like plastic. (See “Surface shading options” on page 248.)
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Click
OK.
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