Viz World Classic User Guide
Version 23.0 | Published December 12, 2023 ©
Cutting/Pasting and Exporting/Importing Shapes
Several options are available to help you reuse shapes within a project, or between projects. You can cut, copy and paste shapes within a shape layer, between shape layers, or between shape layers and shape overlays, to make multiple copies of a shape or use one shape as the starting point for another shape.
You can also export shapes to a file and then import them into a different project, to reuse artwork you have created on a previous occasion.
To Cut or Copy a Shape
Either:
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Click the shape in the Shapes list or Details list with the right mouse button and select Cut or Copy from the appearing context menu.
Or:
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Select the shape in the Shapes list or Details list.
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On the Edit menu, click Cut or Copy.
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Cut deletes the original and puts it onto the clipboard.
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Copy makes a copy of the original on the clipboard leaving the original unaffected.
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To Paste a Shape
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Select the shape layer or image/movie layer on which you want to paste the copy.
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On the Edit menu, click Paste.
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If you pasted onto a shape layer the shape is added at the top of the Shapes list for the layer.
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If you pasted onto an image or movie layer the shape is added to the top of the Shapes list or Details list for the layer.
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To Export a Shape
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Right-click to select the shape in the Shapes list or Details list and click Export... from the appearing context menu. The following dialog box allows you to give a name to the shape file:
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Enter an appropriate name and click the Save button to save the shape.
To Import a Shape
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Right-click in the Shapes list or Details list and click Import... from the appearing context menu. The following dialog box allows you to select the shape you want to import:
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Select the shape file and click the Open button to import it.