From the context menu that pops up select Stop updating your Xara program will ask you if you want to Stop all copies from updating or just this copy. Marque select the 12 Live Copies that make up your snowflake (Make sure the master copy is not selected!) and right click.Deselect the shape and Ctrl + s to save and return to the main document and admire your beautiful snowflake! But don’t admire too long because you aren’t quite done yet.This is the smoothing slider slide it to the right to increase the smoothing and reduce the amount of nodes. On the Infobar you will see a little slider come active. You will see there are likely quite a lot of them. If you are using the Eraser tool method, with the shape still selected in the edit inside window select the Shape tool and Click and drag to marquee select all the nodes.The process is the same as before just a different method of moving nodes. Make sure you have the shape inside the master copy selected and then use the Shape tool to add nodes and push and pull them in and out to create the flake shape.(note: I don’t recomend the Ctrl+Click method when editing with the Eraser because it’s too easy to accidentally lose the inside selection with the Eraser tool and then you get Opacity Masks.) Either Ctrl + Click or right click the master copy and open the Live Copy.You can also add to the flake by holding shift which switches from the Eraser toolto the Shape Painter tool.The right side is the edges and cuts along this side will affect the flakes shape. The left side of the triangle is the fold and cutouts on the fold will produce holes in the flake. It works the same way as cutting folded paper snowflakes. Use the Eraser tool and cut your master shape as desired. You will now be working in an Edit inside window.Right click the master copy and choose Open Live Copy As the Live Copy is a type of group you need to be sure you are using the Eraser on the shape inside at all times or the Eraser tool will produce Opacity Masks and you won’t be able to finish off the snowflake.The template consists of 13 triangles (all live copies) One is the master copy this is the one you will edit, the other 12 make up the octagon shape, these will become your snowflake. One thing to note the live copy is a special kind of group and as such you will need to make sure that you are editing the basic shape within the group and not the group it’s self. Remember the paper snowflakes you made as a child by folding paper and cutting out pieces with scissors? The principle of this is just the same. The snowflake maker uses the Live Copy function to create a six sided snowflake. There are two methods to edit the template and create your snowflake. Go to file> Save Template, and name your template. Install the Snowflake Maker as a Template
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