Using Symmetry ruler

Symmetry is the quality of being made up of exactly the same parts, either facing the other, around an axis. To make a symmetrical drawing, you can draw half the object and then mirror it, or you can use Symmetry ruler!

Getting ready

You will need a sketch of something to mirror, of course! In this recipe, the demonstration will be of this sketch of a robot's head:

How to do it…

The following steps will walk us through the use of Symmetry ruler:

1. Select the Figure tool. Then, select the Symmetrical ruler subtool, which is under Ruler.

2. Click and hold the mouse on the drawing; then, drag out a line. This is the line that your drawing will be mirrored about. The dark line shown down the center of the face in the following screenshot is our Symmetrical ruler:

   

   Tip

   To make the ruler perfectly straight or at a 45-degree angle, hold down the Shift key and drag. This will constrain the ruler.

3. If adjustments need to be made to the ruler placement, select the Object tool under Operation...