Adobe illustrator 10 Manuale Utente

4 Do one of the following:

To move the objects by the specified amounts, click OK.

To move the objects randomly, but no more than the specified amounts, select the 

Random option. Then click OK. 

You can create a replica of a path, set off from the selected path by a specified distance, by 
using the Offset Path command. This is useful when you want to create concentric shapes 
or make many replications of a path at a regular distance from the original path. You can 
create an offset path from a closed path or an open path; if created from a closed path, the 
new offset path appears at the specified distance outside or inside the original path. 

You can apply the Offset Path command as a filter or as an effect. For more information on 
effects, see 

Use the Offset Path command to “convert” a mesh shape into a regular path. For 
example, if you have released an envelope, or want to convert a mesh shape for use in 

another application, apply the offset path filter with a setting of 0, and then delete the 
mesh shape. You can then edit the remaining path.

1 Do one of the following:

To apply the command as a path command, select the paths you want to offset. Then 

choose Object > Path > Offset Path. 

To apply the command as an effect, select an object or group in the artwork, or target a 

group or layer in the Layers palette. (For more information on targeting, see 

.) Then choose Effect > Path > Offset Path. 

2 Specify the offset distance, line join type, and miter limit. (For more information about 
line join type and miter limit, see 

.) Then click OK.

Deleting an object removes it permanently.

1 Select the object.

2 Press Backspace or Del (Windows) or Delete (Mac OS), or choose Edit > Clear or 
Edit > Cut.

Rotating the x and y axes 

When you open a new file, the x and y axes are parallel to the horizontal and vertical sides 
of the window. You can rotate the axes by specifying an angle of constraint in the General 
Preferences dialog box.