Viz World Classic User Guide
Version 23.0 | Published December 12, 2023 ©
Editing Shapes
The options on the Shape panel allow you to edit the entire shape:
It provides the following options:
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Move Shape: Allows you to move, stretch, or rotate a shape.
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Open Shape: Opens a shape at a selected segment or point.
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Divide Shape: Divides a shape into two shapes.
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Join Shapes: Joins two shapes.
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Smooth: Converts all the points on a shape from corner points to curve points.
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Sharpen: Converts all the points on a shape from curve points to corner points.
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Filled/Outline: Specifies whether the shape is filled.
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Open/Closed: Specifies whether the segment between the endpoints should be drawn.
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Use To Cut Hole: Makes the shape cut a hole in shapes below it in the Shapes list.
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Fix Shape: Adds a keyframe (for example, to an animated path).
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Remove Keys: Removes a keyframe. Use Next and Prev Shape Key to jump between the keyframes.
These options are described in greater detail in the following procedures:
To Move a Shape
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Select a shape from the Layers list.
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Select the Contents tab, and then the Shape tab.
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Select the Move Shape tool. The shape is shown with a dotted bounding rectangle.
Either:
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Drag the shape by a point within the rectangle to move it to a new position.
Or:
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Right-click at the destination and click Move here from the appearing context menu:
To Resize a Shape
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Select a shape from the Layers list.
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Select the Contents tab, and then the Shape tab.
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Select the Move Shape tool.
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Move the mouse pointer to one of the eight handles on the corners or midpoints of the bounding rectangle.
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Drag to resize the shape:
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Hold down CTRL to constrain the shape to its original aspect ratio.
To Rotate a Shape
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Select a shape from the Layers list.
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Select the Contents tab, and then the Shape tab.
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Select the Move Shape tool.
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Point to the rotation handle, which is a yellow circle to the right of the pin position. The cursor changes to a rotation symbol.
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Drag the handle to rotate the shape about its pin position.
To Move the Pin Position
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Select a shape from the Layers list.
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Select the Contents tab, and then the Shape tab.
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Select the Move Shape tool.
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Point to the pin position, which is initially at the center of the shape. The cursor changes to a pin symbol.
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Drag the pin position to move it.
To Open a Shape
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Select a shape from the Layers list.
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Select the Contents tab and then the Shape tab.
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Select the Open Shape tool.
Either:
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Click the border of the shape to open the shape with the start and end points either side of the corresponding segment:
Or:
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Click a point to open the shape using that point as the start point.
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Click the point a second time to use that point as the end point.
To Divide a Shape
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Select a shape from the Layers list.
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Select the Contents tab and then the Shape tab.
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Select the Divide Shape tool.
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Drag between two non-adjacent points on the border of the shape.
The shape is split into two shapes along the line joining the points.
To Join Two Shapes into One
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Select a shape from the Layers list.
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Select the Contents tab and then the Shape tab.
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Select the Join Shapes tool. The start and end points of each shape are displayed.
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Click the start or end point on the first shape. A line extends to the cursor.
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Click the start or end point on the second shape. The selected endpoints are joined to combine the two shapes into a single shape.