Point Transform Tool
The Point Transform Tool lets you scale or rotate a selected object from any of its nodes about a positioned transform origin.
Point Transform ToolThe Point Transform Tool lets you scale or rotate a selected object from any of its nodes about a positioned transform origin.
The tool is especially suited to transforming an object about not only its own geometry (or chosen node) but that of another object's geometry. The point of transformation is always the object's tranform origin which can be repositioned onto the same or other object's geometry (or chosen node); you can drag from a node on your object to transform about the transform origin.
The following settings can be adjusted from the context toolbar:
Baseline mode—when enabled, text objects will display a baseline which can be used to help transform the text.
Align to nodes of selected curves—will horizontally or vertically align any node you drag to any other node on the same or a different curve.
Snap to geometry of selected curves—will snap dragged nodes to the same or different curve's path (or node).