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  36 <topic id="textsimpressguide3d_createxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
  37 <title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Converting 2D Objects to Curves, Polygons, and 3D Objects</title>
  38 <filename>/text/simpress/guide/3d_create.xhp</filename>
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  40 <history>
  41 <created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
  42 <lastedited date="2005-01-07T09:41:50">FPE: Deleted screenshots</lastedited>
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  45 <body>
  46 <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3150207"><bookmark_value>3D rotation objects; generating</bookmark_value>
  47 <bookmark_value>3D objects; generating</bookmark_value>
  48 <bookmark_value>converting; to curves, polygons, 3D</bookmark_value>
  49 <bookmark_value>extrusion objects</bookmark_value>
  50 </bookmark>
  51 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150207" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="32"><variable id="3d_create"><link href="text/simpress/guide/3d_create.xhp" name="Converting 2D Objects to Curves, Polygons, and 3D Objects">Converting 2D Objects to Curves, Polygons, and 3D Objects</link>
  52 </variable></paragraph>
  53 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153914" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="33">You can convert two dimensional (2D) objects to create different shapes. $[officename] can convert 2D objects to the following object types:</paragraph>
  54 <list type="unordered">
  55 <listitem>
  56 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150210" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="49">Curved object based on Bézier curves</paragraph>
  57 </listitem>
  58 <listitem>
  59 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154762" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="50">Polygon object consisting of straight line segments</paragraph>
  60 </listitem>
  61 <listitem>
  62 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150051" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="51">3D object with shading and a light source</paragraph>
  63 </listitem>
  64 <listitem>
  65 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149873" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="52">3D rotation object with shading and a light source</paragraph>
  66 </listitem>
  67 </list>
  68 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149048" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="34">To convert an object to a curved shape:</paragraph>
  69 <list type="ordered">
  70 <listitem>
  71 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3147295" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="35">Select a 2D object on the slide or page.</paragraph>
  72 </listitem>
  73 <listitem>
  74 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150654" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="54">Right-click the object and choose <emph>Convert - To Curve</emph>.</paragraph>
  75 </listitem>
  76 </list>
  77 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145828" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="55">To modify the shape of the object, click the <emph>Points</emph> icon
  78 <image id="img_id1027558" src="svx/res/cd015.png" width="0.222inch" height="0.222inch"><alt id="alt_id1027558" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt>
  79         </image> on the <emph>Drawing</emph> toolbar, and drag the handles of the object. You can also drag the control points of a handle to modify the shape of the curve.</paragraph>
  80 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153738" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="56">To convert a 2D object to a polygon:</paragraph>
  81 <list type="ordered">
  82 <listitem>
  83 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3145241" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="57">Select a 2D object on the slide or page.</paragraph>
  84 </listitem>
  85 <listitem>
  86 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3148774" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="59">Right-click the object and choose <emph>Convert - To Polygon.</emph>
  87 </paragraph>
  88 </listitem>
  89 </list>
  90 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155368" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="39">To modify the shape of the object, click the <emph>Points</emph> icon
  91 <image id="img_id7219458" src="svx/res/cd015.png" width="0.2201inch" height="0.2201inch"><alt id="alt_id7219458" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt>
  92         </image> on the <emph>Drawing</emph> toolbar, and drag the handles of the object.</paragraph>
  93 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153919" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="60">To convert a 2D object to a 3D object:</paragraph>
  94 <list type="ordered">
  95 <listitem>
  96 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3147172" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="62">Select a 2D object on the slide or page.</paragraph>
  97 </listitem>
  98 <listitem>
  99 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_idN1088B" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Click the <emph>Extrusion On/Off</emph> icon
 100 <image id="img_id2490920" src="res/commandimagelist/sc_extrusiontoggle.png" width="0.1665inch" height="0.1665inch"><alt id="alt_id2490920" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt>
 101         </image> on the <emph>Drawing</emph> bar, or right-click the object and choose <emph>Convert - To 3D</emph>.</paragraph>
 102 </listitem>
 103 </list>
 104 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148828" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="41">To edit the properties of the 3D object, use the <emph>Line and Filling</emph> toolbar and the <emph>3D Settings</emph> toolbar.</paragraph>
 105 <paragraph role="tip" id="par_idN108C5" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">To convert a text object to 3D, use the <emph>Fontwork</emph> icon
 106 <image id="img_id3821222" src="res/commandimagelist/sc_fontworkgalleryfloater.png" width="0.1665inch" height="0.1665inch"><alt id="alt_id3821222" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt>
 107         </image> on the <emph>Drawing</emph> toolbar.</paragraph>
 108 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3145410" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="65">To convert a 2D object to a 3D rotation object:</paragraph>
 109 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154260" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="66">A 3D rotation object is created by rotating the selected object around its vertical axis.</paragraph>
 110 <list type="ordered">
 111 <listitem>
 112 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3147506" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="67">Select a 2D object on the slide or page.</paragraph>
 113 </listitem>
 114 <listitem>
 115 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3151318" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="69">Right-click the object and choose <emph>Convert - To 3D Rotation Object</emph>
 116 </paragraph>
 117 </listitem>
 118 </list>
 119 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146125" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="70">To edit the properties of the 3D object, use the Line and Filling toolbar and the 3D Settings toolbar.</paragraph>
 120 <paragraph role="tip" id="par_id3149336" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="43">You can rotate the 2D object before converting it to create a more complex shape.</paragraph>
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