Viz World Classic User Guide

Version 23.0 | Published December 12, 2023 ©

Defining the Appearance of Cutouts

The options on the Properties panel allow you to define the style, opacity, and softness of cutouts, add a drop shadow, and specify a transformation numerically:

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Appearance Options

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The Appearance options allow you to specify the style of the cutout, and change its opacity or softness. Set the Style to Color to convert the cutout to a solid color, and use Fill Color to define the color. This is useful for creating shadows.

Transform Options

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These allow you to specify the position, scale, rotation, and origin numerically. The Origin determines the point about which the cutout is rotated or scaled, and defaults to Center.

Either:

  • Choose one of the predefined options from the Origin context menu.

Or:

  • Edit the X and Y origin values to specify the origin in pixels relative to the lower left corner of the cutout.

Drop Shadow Options

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Select Drop Shadow to turn on a drop shadow for the cutout.

The following parameters are provided:

  • Offset: Sets the offset of the drop shadow, in pixels.

  • Opacity: Sets the opacity of the drop shadow. 0% gives no drop shadow.

  • Softness: Blurs the drop shadow to smooth the edges. Values in the range 0-5 are recommended.

  • Color: Determines the color of the drop shadow.