Once you click the plus icon, you should be prompted with a menu of path effects to choose from: Outlined in red.

If the button is grayed out then you either do not have your object(s) selected or they are not vector paths. The Path Effects menu should now be active on the right-hand side of your screen as a docked menu:Ĭlick the plus ( +) icon in the bottom corner of the menu to apply a new path effect. Make sure you have your object(s) selected by clicking on them, then open the Path Effects menu by navigating to:Īs a shortcut, you can also access this menu via the keyboard shortcut, which is Control + Shift + 7. Step 2: Apply the Mirror Symmetry path effect Important: the mirror symmetry setting we’re about to apply only works on objects that are paths, so make sure to convert your object(s) to paths before proceeding. This grouping of objects will be duplicated and mirror across the vertical axis to make a smiley face. The circles up top represent the left eye. The quarter circle on the bottom represents the left half of the mouth.

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