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Vectors Inspector

The Vectors Inspector lets you edit properties for all selected vectors. If multiple kinds of vectors are selected, then only the properties shared by all of the selected vectors can be edited.

Vector Properties:

The Visible checkbox lets you set whether or not the vector is drawn.

The Align Pixels checkbox lets you tell Opacity to dynamically optimize the appearance of the vector at different resolutions for a crisper appearance.

The Geometry slice lets you set the dimensions and position of the vector. Some vectors let you define a rectangle be setting a Position and Size. Others let you define the Positions for points of the vector.

The Scale fields let you set amounts to scale the vector by in the X and Y dimensions.

The Sides field lets you set the number of sides in a polygon.

The Star field lets you set how star-like a polygon is (as a percent).

The Segments field lets you set the number of segments (quarter-circles) in a spiral.

The Decay field lets you set how quickly the segments in a spiral decrease their radius.

The Angle field lets you rotate the vector.

The Shear fields let you set the X and Y shear angles for the vector.

The Corner fields let you set the X and Y radii (which can be linked) for rectangle vectors.

The Arc fields let you set the start and end angle to make ellipse vectors into arcs.

The Stroke slice lets you enable and set the properties for the stroke (or outline) of a vector. You can choose a Color, Linear Gradient, or Radial Gradient fill and set the colors. For linear gradient fills, you can set the gradient's angle, and for radial gradient fills, you can set the center point. You can also set a dash pattern, the stroke position (inside, outside, or centered on the path) and the cap of the stroke, which determines how the stroke looks at its ends. Caps

You can also click the plus and minus buttons to add and remove strokes.

The Fill slice lets you enable and set the properties of the fill of a vector. You can choose a Color, Linear Gradient, Radial Gradient, Angle Gradient, or Image fill and set the colors and settings. For basic linear gradient fills, you can set the gradient's angle, and for advanced linear gradients you can set the individual gradient points. For advanced radial gradient fills, you can set the center point. For advanced angle gradient fills, you can set the angle to start the gradient.

The Gradient slice lets you set properties about gradient vectors. You can choose either a Basic gradient between only two colors, a Standard gradient with color stops, or an Equation gradient where you enter equations to determine its different color values. The Blend Hue option tells the vector to combine the colors in the gradient based on their Hue, Saturation and Brightness instead of their Red, Green and Blue values.

The Gradient Stops slice lets you edit the positions of standard gradient vectors. You can their colors and locations and also add or remove stops.

The Gradient Equations let you set the equations of equation gradient vectors. You can edit the equations for the gradient's Red, Green and Blue (or Hue, Saturation and Brightness) components and also its alpha value.

The Background slice lets you edit the background color for text vectors. When a text vector has a non-transparent background color, its text will be rendered with sub-pixel antialiasing.

The Text slice lets you edit the rich text for text vectors. You can edit the text's fonts, colors, and styles.

The Page field lets you edit the page number drawn for PDF vectors.