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April Trompe L'Oeil Room Page 12

Open Xara and press the New Animation button to open Xara's animation window. Import the truck animation.

If you're not already on the rear view of the truck use the Next Frame button to advance to this view.

Draw a rectangle the same size as the back of the truck. Add text and group both and center them over the truck.

Copy the group to the clipboard (Ctrl-C)

Advance to the next frame. Paste the group and align with the left side of the back.

Reduce the width to match the right side of the back of the truck. Apply a Mould and select the Default Perspective envelope (the second rectangle on the Inforbar. Adjust the envelope to fit the shape.

Press the Next Frame button, paste the group, and repeat the last step. Repeat this step until you have covered all frames containing the rear view of the truck.

©1999 Gary W. Priester