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6. Type 60 in the Rotate field, and then click Copy.
Note:
The Transform Again
command applies the
last-used transformation
of any type to a selected
object without opening
7. Choose Object>Transform>Transform Again to create the third branch of a dialog box. This
the snowflake icon. command might result
in movement, rotation,
As before, the Transform Again command repeats the last-used transformation — in this
case, the copy-rotate transformation from Step 6. reflection, shear, or
scale, depending on the
8. Choose Select>All. Using the Align or Control panel, click the Vertical Align last transformation you
Center and Horizontal Align Center buttons. applied.
Because each “branch” is a group, the three sets of branches are now exactly centered
in both directions. This step might not cause a noticeable change, depending on how
precisely you placed the lines, but it’s a good idea to be certain that the groups align
properly.
Vertical Align Center
Horizontal Align Center
9. With all snowflake objects selected, choose Object>Lock>Selection.
10. In the Layers panel, select the Template cold.tif layer and click the
Delete Selection button at the bottom of the panel. Click Yes in the
confirmation message.
Since the snowflake drawing is complete, you no longer need the template image.
Click here to delete
the selected layer.
11. Save the file and continue to the next exercise.
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