Scale, rotate, reflect, shear, and Live Corners let you refine a shape without rebuilding it
Grab your Guided Notes (FDD 6.4) and a pencil.
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Today's Word Bank
Every word below appears on your notes sheet. Watch closely, some get used more than once.
Live Corners Widget
Reflect
Rotate
Scale
Shear
How today works: we'll look at one blank at a time. Study the example, make your best guess, then we'll reveal the answer together. Fill in your notes as we go, don't skip ahead!
1GUIDED NOTES
What resizes an object?
This transformation resizes an object larger or smaller, hold Shift while dragging a corner handle to scale proportionally. What's it called?
GUIDED NOTES #1
SCALE
Shift-drag a corner to keep proportions locked while resizing.
2GUIDED NOTES
What turns an object around a point?
This transformation turns an object around its reference point, click once to set a custom reference point before dragging. What's it called?
GUIDED NOTES #2
ROTATE
The reference point doesn't have to be the object's center, click to relocate it first.
3GUIDED NOTES
What creates a mirror image?
This transformation flips an object across a horizontal or vertical axis to create a mirror image. What's it called?
GUIDED NOTES #3
REFLECT
A true mirror flip, not the same as rotating 180°.
4GUIDED NOTES
What slants an object?
This transformation slants an object along an axis while keeping opposite sides parallel. What's it called?
GUIDED NOTES #4
SHEAR
Keeps opposite sides parallel, creates that slanted, italic-like look.
5GUIDED NOTES
What rounds corners without switching tools?
The ______ ______ ______ lets you drag the small circle at a rectangle's corner to round it live, non-destructively, without switching tools.
GUIDED NOTES #5
LIVE CORNERS WIDGET
Non-destructive and reversible, round corners without losing the ability to change your mind.
NOW DISCUSS
Turn & Talk
Practice checklist: scale one object proportionally using Shift, rotate around a custom reference point, and round a rectangle's corners using Live Corners.
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