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Cross-fading

Creates shapes and distributes them by uniform increments between two drawing objects. $[officename] draws a series of intermediate shapes between two selected objects and groups the result.

Settings

Sets the options for cross-fading.

Increments

Enter the number of shapes you want between the two selected objects.

Cross-fade attributes

Applies cross-fading to the line and fill properties of the selected objects. For example, if the selected objects are filled with different colors, a color transition between the two colors is applied.

Same orientation

Applies a smooth transition between the selected objects.