Yikes!! I've been using Corel Draw! 8 for years and my favorite tool was the angle of rotation. For example, I would select an object, usually a rectangle that has the point of rotation at end of the narrow rectangle. As I rotated it, I could see how much the angle of rotation in degrees is. Therefore I could type a value in the box and the rectangle would rotate some many degrees. Fast forward to my Corel Draw 12. Now when I click on the same object, the box will display what the angle is in degrees already based on the circular angle startingaat the nine o'clock position. I need it to say ZERO and I can't find the setting to set it at zero
To explain what I am drawing is I rotate a narrow rectange and basically creating a dial face for instruments.
HELP!!
tnx
I don't remember it changing, but versions 8 and 12 are not versions I've used.
However, a possible answer : with your pointer in its intended "zero" place, draw a circle centred on the pointer's rotation point. Give it no fill and no outline, so that it doesn't print.
Group the two objects, which should show 0 degrees rotation for the group. You can then rotate the group rather than just the pointer and I think it will then show the angle you want it to.
a little more complicated than that..
Here's the angle of rotation tool. Now if you draw a rectangle, click on it. it will display this 0 degrees. Now rotate it a little bit
Here is the output:
In coreldraw 8, no matter what the position of the rectangle was the starting point was always 0 degrees. Now when I rotate it again, I have to subtract the starting point from the ending point and it's lots of word. I just want the CD 8 function back and I cant find an answer
thanks
There's another possible answer. Lets say you want to rotate by 20 degrees and its currently reading 45. You don't have to change it to 65. Just put +20 at the end of it. Corel will do the calculation for you.
However, the functionality you describe for version 8 seems vaguely similar to that of the Angle Transform docker. You could perhaps try looking there and see if that's more what you want.
Mike said: In coreldraw 8, no matter what the position of the rectangle was the starting point was always 0 degrees. Now when I rotate it again, I have to subtract the starting point from the ending point and it's lots of word. I just want the CD 8 function back and I cant find an answer
This changed several years ago (on X3), because older versions always revert to zero, and you are unable to know the angle of the object.. No, if you rotate any object 35º the Propierty bar always shows 35º. I know, when you must change sometimes seems difficult, but it's very easy. On older version, if you rotate 35º and enter 10, the program add 10º (35+10=45º). Now, if you type 10, the object rotate on an angle of 10º, if you type 35+10 the value will be added. Remember that you can use Alt+F8 for rotate from zero again
Mike said: Now rotate it a little bit
Now rotate it a little bit
Based on you output above I see you are rotating clockwise..
As above I also believe the change came in X3.
If you wish to rotate a clockwise dirtrection a spectiftc number of degrees you can subtract the number, say 20° from the existing. 0° -20°. the object will rotate clockwise. Or does it? No, Corel rotates to the resuting angle. It only appears clockwise to humans. Positive numbers rotate anti-clockwise. Corel apparently views all rotatations as anti-clocwise (positive rotation in Corel) Therefore if you subtract 20° from a begining of 0° the result will be 340°. As a carpenter at on time long long ago, I hate it. But the mathmatics side of my brain eventual has managed the change.
Good luck.