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