Working with Adobe Illustrator

Transform Objects

You can use the Transform panel to view the locations, sizes, and orientations of one or more selected objects. Type new values to modify the selected objects and their pattern fills, or both.

The purpose of Transform is:

• Move the Object 
• Rotate the Object 
• Scales the Object 

Processes For Create a Design: 

Select the Line: Three are two Types

1. Part of the Object = (Short Key is "A")
2. Full Selection of Object = (Short Key "V")

  Stoke: 

Use the Stroke panel (Window > Stroke) to specify whether a line is solid or dashed, the dash sequence and other dash adjustments if it is dashed, the stroke weight, the stroke alignment, the miter limit, arrowheads, width profiles, and the styles of line joins and line caps.

 

 How to Duplicate the Object:

There are 5 methods:

1. "Ctrl + "C" and "Ctrl + "V" copy and past
2. Alt + Drag 
3. "Ctrl + C" and Ctrl + F in front of the object
4. Select the object and press "Enter" a pop up will be open then fill the information.
5. First "Ctrl + D " will be done First, then go to "Transform" Select Transform again then press it.
   

Layers: 

Press F7 open Layers 

Benefits of the Layers:

1. Hide the Object 
2. Lock the Object 
3. Select the object with one Click 
4. Create multi layers
5. Ordering the object 
6. Reference Points
7. "Ctrl + D" and Ctrl + F 
8. Shift + drag get 45-degree accuracy 

How to move line with measurement: 

Go to Transform menu on Control panel "Shift + 8"