Transform

With this node you can move, rotate, reflect or scale selected objects or the entire PDF document.

It has the following configuration options:
  • Input File: here you can define the input file. Select the pencil to open Expression Builder.
  • Selection Only: if you select this checkbox, the actions will only be performed on the items that were selected in a previous node (for example Layers).
  • Reference: here you can select the reference according to which the transformation should be done. It can be a pagebox or a selected object's bounding box.
  • Fit to reference box: if you select this checkbox, the selection is fit to the selected reference box. If no object is selected, the complete document will be fit to the reference box.
  • Reference Point: here you can select the transformation position of the selection’s bounding box reference point.
  • Horizontal Distance: here you can define the horizontal moving distance of an object. Negative values will move the object to the left. Positive values will move the object to the right.
  • Vertical Distance: here you can define the vertical moving distance of an object. Negative values will move the object to the bottom. Positive values will move the object to the top.
  • Horizontal Scale: here you can define the horizontal scaling distance of an object. The input fields range from -100% to +100%. A negative value will flip the bounding box.
  • Vertical Scale: here you can define the vertical scaling distance of an object. The input fields range from -100% to +100%. A negative value will flip the bounding box.
  • Mirror: here you can select if an object should be mirrored. Options:
    • None: if you select this option, no mirroring will be performed.
    • Horizontal: if you select this option, the selection will be mirrored horizontally.
    • Vertical: if you select this option, the selection will be mirrored vertically.
  • Rotate: here you can define the rotation value of a selection. If you use a negative value, the bounding box will be rotated clockwise; if you use a positive value, the bounding bow will be rotated counterclockwise.
  • Delete Selected Objects: if you select this checkbox, all selected objects will be deleted.
  • Output: here you can select the output type. Options:
    • Postfix: if you select this option, you can define a postfix that will be added to the newly generated file. The new file will be placed on the same location as the original file.
    • Custom: if you select this option, you can specify a path where the new file will be placed and a postfix that will be added to the new file. Select the pencil to open Expression Builder.
Note: the Search and Select node is very often combined with the Transform node.