IBM Lotus Symphony


3D Objects

Open the 3D Objects toolbar, where you can add 3D shapes to the current slide.

Icon 3D Objects
Tip Icon To rotate a 3D object around any of its three axes, click to select the object, and then click again to display its rotation handles. Drag a handle in the direction you want to rotate the object.

Cube

Draws a filled cube where you drag in the slide. To draw a 3D rectangle, hold down Shift while you drag.

Icon Cube

Pyramid

Draws a pyramid with a square base where you drag in the slide. To draw a pyramid with a rectangular base, hold down Shift while you drag. To define a different polygon for the base of the pyramid, open the 3D Effects dialog and click the Geometry tab. In the Segments area, enter the number of sides for the polygon in the box labeled Horizontal, and then click the green checkmark.

Icon Pyramid

Sphere

Draws a filled sphere where you drag in the slide. To draw a spheroid, hold down Shift while you drag.

Icon Sphere

Torus

Draws a ring-shaped object that is based on a circle where you drag in the slide. To draw a torus that is based on an oval, hold down Shift while you drag.

Icon Torus

Cylinder

Draws a cylinder that is based on a circle where you drag in the slide. To draw a cylinder that is based on an oval, hold down Shift while you drag.

Icon Cylinder

Shell

Draws a bowl-shaped object that is based on a circle where you drag in the slide. To draw a shell that is based on an oval, hold down Shift while you drag.

Icon Shell

Cone

Draws a cone that is based on a circle where you drag in the slide. To draw a cone that is based on an oval, hold down Shift while you drag.

Icon Cone

Half-Sphere

Draws one half of a sphere where you drag in the slide. To draw a one half of a spheroid, hold down Shift while you drag.

Icon Half-Sphere

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