Shearing Layers

By default, the angles at the corners of a layer are all 90 degrees. You can use the Shear tool to increase or decrease this value, changing the shape of a layer along one or more axes.

Note: The placement of the pivot point affects how a layer is sheared. See Changing the Pivot Point.

To shear a layer:

1. Select the layer.
2. To use the Transform controls to set explicit values for the amount of shear, click the Transform button and adjust the X, Y, and Z Shear fields.

Note: You can also double-click the Shear tool, and enter an explicit X, Y, and Z shear in the Shear dialog.

3. To return to the default values, click the Shear Reset   button.
4. To shear a layer in the viewport, click the Shear tool   on the Toolbar and then drag in a viewport.

Note: Left-click and drag to shear along the X and Y axes. Right-click (Windows) or Option-click (Macintosh) and drag to shear on the Z-axis.

5. To constrain the movement to one or more axes, select the required X, Y, and Z options on the Toolbar.