Shearing vectors

Shearing can be pictured by thinking of an image superimposed onto a flexible rubber sheet. If you hold the sides of the sheet and move them up and down in opposite directions, the image undergoes a spatial stretching known as shearing:

Before shearing

After shearing in the X-axis

Using the Shear area of the Tool Settings: Transform panel, you can enter precise angles to shear a vector.

To shear a vector using specific angles:

1. Select the vector.
2. Click the Transform button.
3. Ensure the transform origin by which you want to move the selected vector is in the correct position.
4. In the Shear area:
   • Enter the angle by which you want to shear the selected vector horizontally in the W box.
   • Enter the angle by which you want to shear the selected vector vertically in the H box.
5. Click Apply to shear the selected vector, or Cancel to cancel the shear.
6. Click Repeat to shear the vector again by the same angles.