Blend Tool F7

You can use the Blend Tool to blend
between objects creating several intermediate shapes. For more details on what you can do with blends, see the Blends Overview.

Blend Tool Infobar Controls

Distance between Steps/Number of Steps

Remove

Effect

Position Profile

Attribute Profile

One to One

Anti-alias

Blend along a curve

Rotate along a curve

Blend Tool Operations

Blending objects

Removing a blend

Creating a two-way blend

Changing the number of steps in a blend

Creating multi-stage blends

Changing the way colors fade in a blend

Anti-aliasing steps in a blend

Blending along a curve

Removing a blend from a curve

Movies (not working in this version)

Blending objects

Blending objects - Advanced

Tips

You can blend between any type of objects.

For information on transparency in blends see the group transparency topic.

Objects used in blends can be edited without removing the blend first. See Selecting objects inside objects.

You can apply attributes to an object inside a blend by holding down CTRL when you drop the attribute on the object.

You can also choose the Blend Tool using the Blend Pop-up Menu.