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Distributing the distance and space between objects
See Chapter 5 (Combining Multiple Objects) in the
Draw Guide
for
more information.
Editing pictures
Draw contains a number of functions for editing raster graphics
(bitmaps)—for example, photos, scanned pictures, and so on—including
import and and export as well as conversion from one format to
another. Draw can read in all the usual range of graphic file formats.
However, it does not have the same capabilities as the specialized
raster graphics programs like Adobe Photoshop or The Gimp.
See Chapter 6 (Editing Pictures) in the
Draw Guide
for details.
Working with 3D objects
Although Draw does not match the functionality of the leading drawing
or picture editing programs, it does offer a wide array of tools and
methods to produce and edit very good 3D drawings and pictures.
Draw offers two types of 3D objects: the ones carried forward from
OOo version 1,
3D bodies
, and the ones newly introduced in version 2,
3D shapes
. Depending on which type you choose, there are different
possibilities for further editing of the object (rotation, illumination,
perspective). Setting up and editing 3D objects is simpler with 3D
shapes than with 3D bodies, but 3D bodies currently allow for more
customizing than 3D shapes.
See Chapter 7 (Working with 3D Objects) in the
Draw Guide
for details.
Inserting pictures from other sources
You can add pictures from several sources:
The Gallery—see Chapter 11 (Graphics, the Gallery, and
Fontwork)
Directly from a scanner (Insert > Picture > Scan)
Images created by another program, including photographs from
a digitial camera (Insert > Picture > From File)
Draw provides tools for working with bitmap images such as
photographs: the Picture toolbar and the bitmap image management
palette. See the
Draw Guide
for details and examples.
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