Re: FLASH: OT: Aligning objects to paths in FreeHand 9

[John Dowdell]

At 2:50 AM 10/19/0, Thorvald Neumann wrote:

> Does anybody know how to align objects to a path in Freehand 9?


Well, we can blend along a curve, but with this you'd have to set keyframes

in the blend where it changes direction. (I'm assuming that "alignment"

means changing rotation as the path changes its angle.)


But text-along-a-path has orientation controls, and you can also insert

inline graphics into text blocks... try this:


1)  Create desired path.


2)  Type a few short words.


3)  Select text and path, choose Text > Attach to Path.


4)  Copy desired shape to clipboard.


5)  Insert cursor between letters in text-to-path, and paste, paste, paste.


Result: Graphics along path, rotating with changes in path direction. You

can set orientation options in the Object Inspector.


How does this do, for what you want to do there...?


jd






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